The association of independent consultants in mineral resources, metallurgy and chemical industry _________________________________________________ Boron and Borates Market Research in the CIS Moscow May 2009 Boron-Containing Products Market Research in the CIS Contents Annotation.................................................................................................................................7 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................8 I. Brief characteristics of world market of boron (reserves, production, prices) ................12 I.1. Reserves ............................................................................................................ 12 I.2. Mining and production...................................................................................... 14 I.3. Consumption ..................................................................................................... 17 I.4. Pricing ............................................................................................................... 18 II. Reserves and deposits of boron in the CIS.......................................................................21 III. Boron: mining and production.........................................................................................24 IV. Current standing of company-producers of boron products in the CIS........................28 IV.1. CJSC Mining-chemical combine «Boron» (Dalnegorsk, Primorsky region, Russia) ..................................................................................................................... 28 IV.2. JSC "Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant" (Kuvandyk, Orenburg Region, Russia) ................................................................................................................................. 39 IV.3. JSC "KazInvestNedry" (Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan)................................... 42 V. Foreign trade operations in boron products......................................................................44 V.1. Volume of export-import of boric acid in Russia in 1999-2008..................... 44 V.2. Tendencies and features of export-import supplies of boric acid in Russia in 1999-2008................................................................................................................ 45 V.3. The main directions of export-import supplies ............................................... 46 V.4. Export-import of boron products in Russia in 2006-2008 .............................. 50 V.5. Export-import of boron products in Ukraine................................................... 53 V.6. Dynamics of export-import prices in Russia................................................... 58 V.7. Export-import prices on boron products in Ukraine ....................................... 65 VI. Domestic consumption of boron products in Russia .....................................................68 VI.1. Supply-demand balance of boron-containing ores in Russia......................... 68 VI.2. Supply-demand balance of boric acid in Russia ............................................ 69 VI.3. Pattern of consumption of boric acid in Russia ............................................. 71 VI.4. The main end-uses of boric acid .................................................................... 73 VI.4.1. Production of fiberglass and glass........................................................... 73 VI.4.2. Production of enamels.............................................................................. 79 VI.4.3. Production of ceramic ware..................................................................... 82 VI.4.4. Metallurgical industry.............................................................................. 84 VI.5. The main company-consumers, their projects ............................................... 86 VI.5.1. JSC "OSV Steklovolokno (Fiberglass)" (former JSC "Saint Gobain Vetrotex Steklovolokno ",(Gus’-Khrustal’ny, Vladimir Region) ......................... 87 2 Boron-Containing Products Market Research in the CIS VI.5.2. JSC "Tuimazysteklo"(Tuimazy, Bashkortostan)....................................... 90 VI.5.3. JSC "STEKLONiT"(Ufa, Bashkortostan)................................................. 94 VI.5.4. JSC "Volgograd ceramic plant"(Volgograd)........................................... 97 VI.5.5. JSC "Volzhsky pipe plant"(Volzhsky, Volgograd Region) ..................... 101 VII. Prospects and forecast of production, export, import and consumption of boron- containing products in CIS countries up to 2015................................................................103 Appendix 1: Contact information on company-producers of boron products Appendix 2: Contact information on company-consumers of boron products 3 Boron-Containing Products Market Research in the CIS List of Tables Table 1: Reserves of boron-containing ores in the world, mln t* (in equivalent of В2О3) Table 2: The main boron minerals, occurring in its payable deposits Table 3: Mining of boron-containing ores in the world in 1998-2008, kt* Table 4. Capacities of the main enterprises of Eti mine on manufacture of boron- containing products Table 5: World prices on boron products Table 6: Geographic location of balance reserves of boron ores in Russia Table 7: Requirements, imposed on quality of commodity datolite concentrate of CJSC GKhK «Boron» Table 8: Mining of boron-containing ores in the CIS in 1996-2008, kt Table 9 Physico-chemical properties of boric acid of various grades in accordance with GOST 18704-78 Table 10: Production of boric acid in the CIS in 1996–2008, kt Table 11: The main kinds of products, manufactured by CJSC «Boron» in 2002- 2008, kt Table 12: Domestic supplies of boric acid of CJSC «Boron»’ production in 2002- 2008, t Table 13: Share of export of boric acid in total volume of its production by CJSC «Boron» in 1999-2008 Table 14: Geography of export supplies of CJSC «Boron» in 1999-2008, t Table 15: Export supplies of calcium borate of CJSC «Boron» in 2006-2008, t Table 16: Supplies of borate ores from Kazakhstan to JSC "Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant" in 1999-2005 Table 17: Share of export of boric acid in total volume of its production by JSC «Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant» in 1999-2004, t, % Table 18: Geography of export supplies of boric acid by JSC «Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant» in 1999-2005, t, $/t Table 19: Domestic supplies of boric acid of JSC «Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant» in 2002-2004, t Table 20: Mining of borate ores by JSC "Inderbor" in 1994-1997, kt Table 21: Foreign trade in boric acid in Russia in 1999-2008, t Table 22: Share of export of boric acid in total volume of its production in Russia in 1999-2008, kt, % Table 23: Russian suppliers of boric acid in 1999-2008, t Table 24: Country-consumers of Russian boric acid in 1999-2008, t Table 25: Country-suppliers of boric acid to Russia in 1999-2008, t Table 26: Company-suppliers of boric acid to Russia in 2006-2008, t Table 27: Russian adressees of boric acid in 2006-2008, t Table 28: Supplies of boron-containing products to Russia in 2006-2008, t Table 29: Russian consumers of sodium perborate in 2006-2008, t Table 30: Export of boron-containing products by Russia in 2006-2008, t Table 31: Foreign trade in boric acid in Ukraine in 2000-2008, t Table 32: Country-suppliers of boric acid to Ukraine in 2000-2008, t 4 Boron-Containing Products Market Research in the CIS Table 33: Ukrainian consumers of imported boric acid in 2003-2008, t Table 34: Supplies of boron-containing products to Ukraine in 2006-2008, t Table 35: Ukrainian consumers of borax and sodium perborate in 2006-2008, t Table 36: Export of boron-containing products by Ukraine in 2006-2008, t Table 37: Export-import prices on boric acid in Russia in 1999-2008, $/t Table 38: Import prices on boric acid for Russian consumers in 2006-2008, $/t Table 39: Prices of company-suppliers of boric acid to Russia in 2006-2008, $/t Table 40: Export prices on Russian boric acid in 1999-2008, $/t Table 41: Export prices for country-consumers of Russian boric acid in 2006-2008, $/t Table 42: Export prices on boron-containing products, supplied by Russia in 2006- 2008, $/t Table 43: Import prices on boron-containing products, supplied to Russia in 2006- 2008, $/t Table 44: Import prices on sodium perborate for Russian consumers in 2006-2008, $/t Table 45: Prices of country-suppliers of boric acid to Ukraine in 2006-2008, UAH/t Table 46: Import prices on boric acid for Ukrainian consumers in 2006-2008, UAH/t Table 47: Import prices on boron-containing products, supplied to Ukraine in 2006- 2008, UAH/t Table 48: Import prices on borax and sodium perborate for Ukrainian consumers in 2006-2008, UAH/t Table 49: Export prices on boron-containing products, supplied by Ukraine in 2006- 2008, UAH/t Table 50: Consumption of boron-containing ores in Russia in 1999-2008, kt Table 51: Volumes of consumption of boric acid in Russia in 1999-2008, t Table 52: Content of B2O3 inorganic glass of special proprties, weight % Table 53: Production of fiberglass and supplies of boric acid in 2006-2008, t Table 54: Volume of production of medical glassware in Russia in 2001-2008 Table 55: Production of medical glass tubes and supplies of boric acid in 2006-2008, t Table 56: Supplies of boric acid to Russian producers of enamels in 2002-2008, t Table 57: Flux composition for oxy-acetylene gas welding and braze welding of iron, % Table 58: Flux composition for oxy-acetylene gas