Resumen de Two lions: : The modern borate duopoly
Almost a century and a half later, with over three-quarters of the global market between them, the descendants of these two operations together dominate the global market for borates – an umbrella term of boron-based minerals used in everything from glass to fertilizers to nuclear reactors. Other important uses include nuclear reactors, where boron’s ability to absorb thermal neutrons, allows it to be used both as a structural material within a reactor and as a “neutron poison” for speedy reactor shutdowns. Urbanization causes the middle class to swell, driving up demand for boron-based goods such as the glazed ceramics used in buildings or liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions and electronics which contain borosilicate glass and textile fiberglass. A spokesperson for the company also flags work to create new products and markets in areas including chemical synthesis, agriculture, light-weight materials, flame-retardant formulations, metallurgy, construction materials, windmills, aerospace, and automotive industries.
