High Purity Quartz Concentrate in the World: Production, Market and Forecast

Introduction

1. World market of high purity quartz concentrate

1.1 General characteristics of the market

1.2 Existing and potential end-uses

1.3 Capacity of the market, its pattern and basic tendencies

1.4 Basic company-producers

Unimin (USA)

History of high purity quartz concentrates production

Characteristics of resources and process of their concnetration

Capacities Unimin on production of high purity quartz

Norwegian Crystallites (Norway)

Kyshtym GOK (Russia)

«Polar Quartz» (Russia)

Other producers

China

Brazil and Madagaskar

1.5 Basic end-uses, analysis of main tendencies and prospects

1.5.1. Production of quartz products

1.5.2 Standing of sectors using quartz products

1.5.2.1 Semiconductor industry

1.5.2.2 Helioenergetics

1.5.2.3 Lighting industry

1.5.2.4 Fiber optic industry

1.6. The greatest company-consumers of quartz concentrate

Heraeus

Quartz ingots

Glass quartz tubes

Bars

Crucibles

Plates

Momentive Performance Materials

Coated crucibles

Standard crucibles

Large-volume ingots

Ingots of shape closed to pre-set (grades i21-12, i21-24, i21-44)

Bars

Large-diameter tubes (> 50 mm)

Small-diameter tubes (< 50 mm)

Tosoh SGM

Saint-Gobain Quartz

Quartz crucibles

Quartz ingots

Fused quartz bars

Transparent and non-transparent tubes

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

QSil

Cylinders

Tubes

Sections / bars

Capillars

Covalent Materials Corp.

1.7. Forecast of development of world market of high purity quartz concentrate

2. World market of powders, used as fillers

2.1 Characteristics of market

2.2 Existing and potential end-uses of the products

2.3 Description and capacity of the market, basic players

Powders on the basis of ground natural quartz

Powders on the basis of fused silica

2.4 Basic company-producers

Tatsumori (Japan)

Ceylon Quartz Industries (Sri-Lanka)

Korea Semiconductor Material (Kosem)

Admatechs (Japan)

Norwegian Cristallites

C-E Minerals

Minco Inc.

Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

2.5 Basic end-uses and forecast of their consumption of quartz powders

Production of epoxide molding compound (ЕМС) for electronics

Investment casting

Refractories/ceramics

Appendix 1: Contact information on main world consumers of quartz products

Appendix 2: Contact information on main world producers of quartz powders (powder)

Table 1. Chemical composition of quartz concentrates of Unimin

Table 2. Quality data of quartz concentrates Norwegian Cristallites, ppm – 10-4 %

Table 3. Quality of quartz concentrates of JSC «Polar Quartz» and JSC «Kyshtym GOK»

Table 4. Volumes of export of quartz concentrate by JSC «Kyshtym GOK» in 2005-2008 and the first half of 2009

Table 5. Chemical composition of Heraeus fused quartz grades

Table 6. Characteristics of Heraeus quartz ingots

Table 7. Characteristics of fused quartz tubes Heraeus

Table 8. Characteristics of fused quartz bars Heraeus

Table 9. Characteristics of fused quartz plates Heraeus

Table 10. Crucible sizes of Momentive Performance Materials

Table 11. Chemical composition of main grades of quartz products of Momentive Performance Materials

Table 12. Financial results of Momentive Performance Materials Group in 2005-2008

Table 13. Chemical composition of quartz ingots of Tosoh Quartz

Table 14. Mix of products of Saint-Gobain Quartz

Table 15. Performance data of Saint-Gobain Quartz products

Table 16. Financial results of SUMCO in 2005-2008, thousand $

Table 17. Characteristics of quartz products QSIL

Table 18. Grades of quartz glass of Covalent Materials Corp.

Table 19. Chemical composition of quartz glass tubes of Covalent Materials Corp., ppm

Table 20. Financial results of Covalent Materials Corp. in 2003-2007

Table 21: Dynamics of world consumption of fused silica powders for production of ЕМС in electronics, kt

Table 22: Grades of manufactured crystalline powders Crystalite of company Tatsumori

Table 23: Grades of manufactured crystalline powders Fuselex of company Tatsumori

Table 24: Characteristics of crystalline quartz fillers of Korea Semiconductor Material

Table 25: Granulometric composition of grades of crystalline quartz fillers of Korea Semiconductor Material

Table 26: Characteristics of fused quartz fillers of Korea Semiconductor Material

Table 27: Granulometric composition of grades of fused quartz fillers of Korea Semiconductor Material

Table 28: Characteristics of ultra fine quartz powder «Admafine»

Table 29: Chemical composition of ultra fine quartz powder «Admafine»

Figure 1. Pattern of consumption of high purity quartz concentrates by world industry, %

Figure 2. Dynamics of world production of high purity quartz concentrate, kt

Figure 3. Estimation of shares of producers in world production of high purity quartz concentrate (2008),%

Figure 4. Flow sheet of treatment of ores from deposits Spruce Pine

Figure 5. Volume of supplies of high purity quartz concentrate by Unimin to basic country-importers, kt

Figure 6. Dynamics of export supplies of quartz concentrate NC

Figure 7. Basic directions of supplies of high purity quartz resources

Figure 8. Volume of world market of fused quartz basic materials (ingots and bars/tubes), mln USD

Figure 9. Dynamics of world trade in fused quartz pipes and tubes (2006-2008), mln USD

Figure 10. Country-exporters of fused quartz tubes (2008), %

Figure 11. Volume of world market of crucibles, ingots and tubes/bars in 2007-2008, mln USD

Figure 12. Pattern of industry of high purity of quartz concentrate and fused quartz

Figure 13. Shares of greatest producers of quartz products (2007), %

Figure 14. Volume of world market of high purity quartz products, mln USD

Figure 15. Monthly dynamics of world sales of semiconductor instruments, bln USD

Figure 16. Dynamics of annual world sales of semiconductor instruments, bln USD

Figure 17. Consumption of silicon by world industry, mln m²

Figure 18. Range of prices on quartz concentrate, crucibles of fused quartz and polycrystalline silicon, USD/kg

Figure 19. Dynamics of world market of photovoltaic (PV) or solar cells, GW/year of facilities

Figure 20. Breakage of capacities of PV cells, installed in 2008, MW

Figure 21. Dynamics of world production of PV cells (2004-2008), GW

Figure 22. Dynamics of world production of polycrystalline silicon (2000-2009), kt

Figure 23. Pattern of resources for solar energy, %

Figure 24. Company – basic world producers of polycrystalline silicon (2007), %

Figure 25. Scheme of obtaining and application of silicon in semiconductor industry

Figure 26. Pattern of various installations at world market of ambient lighting in 2007 and 2012

Figure 27. Dynamics of world and European export of metal-halide lamps in 2003-2008, t (VED code 8539 32 90 – Metal halide lamps)

Figure 28. Dynamics of world and European export of mercury lamps in 2003-2008, t (VED code 8539 32 10)

Figure 29. Dynamics of world and European export of ultraviolet lamps in 2003-2008, t (VED code 8539 49 10)

Figure 30. Dynamics of world production of fiber-optic cables, mln km of optic fiber

Figure 31. Crucibles of Heraeus Snin-Etsu production

Figure 32. Volume of sales of Heraeus Quarzglas products

Figure 33. Forecast of world market of high purity quartz concentrate, kt

Figure 34: Characteristics of quartz fillers

Figure 35: Pattern of consumption of fused silica powders, %

Figure 36: Capacity of market of various kinds of quartz powder, kt

Figure 37: Pattern of market of quartz fillers in South East Asia

Figure 38: Estimation of shares of world producers at market of quartz fillers, %

Figure 39: Appearance of spherical type powder of grade «Admafine»

Figure 40: Characteristic breakage of powder «Admafine» by particle size

Figure 41: Dynamics of world consumption of fused silica powders for production of ЕМС in electronics, kt