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Bentonite Clay and Mud Powder in Russia, the CIS countries and the world: Production, Market and Forecast (10 edition)
Number of pages: 184
Number of tables: 68
Number of figures: 42
Language: Russian
Released: 27.10.2025
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This report is the tenth edition of a study of the bentonite clay and clay powder market in Russia, the EAEU/CIS countries, and globally.
Market monitoring has been conducted since 2004.
The objective of the study is to analyze the bentonite market – global, Russian, and in the EAEU/CIS countries.
The objects of the study are bentonite clays and clay powders.
This work is a desk research. The following sources of information were used: data from statistical committees of the EAEU countries (including Rosstat, the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan); international databases of the UN (UNdata), World Bank, Eurostat; international and European trade data (UN Comtrade, Trade Map); the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation (until 2022); the Unified Information System in Procurement; rail transportation statistics; the SBIS database; foreign specialized companies; annual and quarterly reports of securities issuers; Industry and regional press, conference materials, websites of manufacturers and consumers of the products under study; scientific and technical literature (e.g., elibrary), the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (FIPS) patent database; the InfoMine database, etc.
Research timeframe: 2000-6 months to 2025; forecast: 2025-2030.
Research coverage: Russian Federation – comprehensive, detailed market analysis; EAEU/CIS countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan) – general retrospective market analysis; rest of the world – general information on market dynamics and characteristics.
The report consists of 7 parts and contains 184 pages, including 42 figures, 68 tables, and 1 appendix.
The first chapter of the report provides a brief overview of the global bentonite market (reserves, mining, production, producing countries, prices).
Chapter two presents information on the mineral resource base of bentonite clays in the CIS countries, including the reserve structure and characteristics of the main deposits.
Chapter three is devoted to the extraction and production of bentonite products in the CIS countries. This chapter describes the current status of the main bentonite producers in Russia, provides quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the output at each enterprise, and analyzes data on supply volumes and destinations for the period 2003-2024. Information on selected bentonite product producers in Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Armenia, and Uzbekistan is also provided.
Chapter four of the report presents data on foreign trade operations with bentonite products in the Russian Federation from 2000-2025, as well as in other CIS countries (2005-2024). The report presents statistical data on foreign trade volumes in physical and monetary terms, the regional structure of bentonite exports and imports, and data on the volumes and destinations of deliveries by major exporters and importers.
Chapter five of the report presents data on the dynamics of bentonite export and import prices in Russia from 2000 to 2025 and current prices on the Russian domestic market.
Chapter six of the report examines bentonite consumption in Russia from 2000 to 2024. This section presents the production-consumption balance of this product, assesses the industry and regional consumption structures, identifies the main consumers, and describes the current status and development prospects of the largest consumer companies. This chapter also assesses bentonite consumption in other CIS countries.
Chapter seven of the report presents a forecast for the development of the Russian bentonite market through 2030.
The appendix provides address and contact information for the main companies producing bentonite products in the CIS countries.
The target audience for this study is:
- bentonite product market participants – manufacturers, consumers, and traders;
- potential investors.
This study is intended to serve as a reference guide for marketing departments and decision-makers working in the bentonite product market.
Abstract
Introduction
1. Global Bentonite Market Overview, 2000-2024
2. Bentonite Reserves and Deposits in the CIS
2.1. Bentonite Reserves and Deposits in Russia
2.2. Description of Russian Bentonite Clay Deposits
2.3. Bentonite Reserves and Deposits in Other CIS Countries
3. Bentonite Mining and Bentonite Product Manufacturing
3.1. Bentonite Production Technology
3.2. Bentonite Mining and Bentonite Product Manufacturing in the CIS
3.2.1. Bentonite Mining and Bentonite Product Manufacturing in Russia, 2000-2025
3.2.2. Bentonite Mining and Bentonite Product Manufacturing in Other CIS Countries
3.3. Bentonite Product Manufacturers in Russia
3.3.1. Bentonite Group of Companies
Bentonite Kurgan LLC
Bentonite Khakassia LLC
3.3.2. Baulyuks Group of Companies
Baulyuks LLC (Almetyevsk Clay Powder Plant OJSC, Republic of Tatarstan)
Baulyuks LLC (Orenburg Region)
3.3.3. Keramzit JSC
3.3.4. Bentoprom LLC
3.4. Bentonite Product Manufacturers in Other CIS Countries
3.4.1. Ukraine
Weighting Materials Plant OJSC
Dashukovsky Bentonites OJSC
3.4.2. Uzbekistan
Bentonite LLC
3.4.3. Armenia
Ijevan Bentonite OJSC
3.4.4. Azerbaijan
JV AzRosPromInvest
OOO AzRosBentonit
3.4.5. Georgia
Askangel Alliance LLC
3.4.6. Turkmenistan
Oglanly mine of the Turkmennebit State Concern
4. Foreign Trade Transactions with Bentonite Products in the EAEU/CIS
4.1. Russia's Foreign Trade Transactions in 2000-2025
4.1.1. Bentonite Product Exports
4.1.2. Bentonite Product Imports
4.2 Foreign Trade Transactions of Other EAEU/CIS Countries in 2005-2024/2025
Kazakhstan
Belarus
Armenia
Ukraine
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
5. Bentonite Product Prices in Russia
5.1. Analysis of Russian Bentonite Product Manufacturer Prices in 2009-2025
5.2. Analysis of Export-Import Prices in Russia in 2001-2025
6. Bentonite Product Consumption
6.1. Bentonite Product Production-Consumption Balance in Russia in 2003-2024
6.2. Regional Consumption Structure
6.3. Sectoral Consumption Structure
6.4. Main Russian Bentonite Product Consumers
JSC Mikhailovsky GOK
JSC Lebedinsky GOK
JSC Karelsky Okatysh
JSC Evraz KGOK
JSC Stoilensky GOK
KAMAZ Foundry
JSC PO Bezhitskaya Stal (Bryansk Region)
JSC AvtoVAZ
PJSC Surgutneftegaz
6.5. Bentonite Product Consumption in Other CIS Countries in 2019-2024
7. Bentonite Product Market Development Forecast in Russia to 2030
Appendix: Addresses and Phone Numbers of Bentonite Product Manufacturers
Table 1. Global Bentonite Production by Major Countries in 2000-2024, Thousand Tons
Table 2. Bentonite Export Volumes by Major Global Exporters in 2012-2024, Thousand Tons
Table 3. Bentonite Import Volumes by Major Global Importers in 2012-2024, Thousand Tons
Table 4. Major Russian Bentonite Clay Deposits
Table 5. Russian Bentonite Clay Deposits Accounted for in the "Molding Materials" Balance Sheet
Table 6. Major Russian Bentonite Clay Deposits Accounted for in the "Clays for Drilling Fluids" Balance Sheet
Table 7. Major Bentonite Clay Deposits in the CIS
Table 8. Chemical Composition of Bentonite Clays from Selected Deposits in the CIS
Table 9. Consumption Soda ash production by Russian bentonite production companies in 2012-2024, thousand tons
Table 10. Bentonite clay production volumes by Russian companies in 2000-2025, thousand tons
Table 11. Clay powder production volumes by major Russian companies in 2005-2024, thousand tons
Table 12. Bentonite product production volumes by major CIS producers in 2006-2024, thousand tons
Table 13. Quality indicators of activated bentonite clay for iron ore pellet production produced by Bentonit Company LLC
Table 14. Quality indicators of clay powders for drilling fluids produced by Bentonit Company LLC
Table 15. Quality indicators of bentonite for molding Mixtures Produced by Bentonit Company LLC
Table 16. Bentonite Product Shipment Volumes and Destinations by Bentonit Kurgan LLC in 2009-2024, Thousand Tons
Table 17. Bentonite Product Shipment Volumes and Destinations by Argillite LLC in 2004-2014, Thousand Tons
Table 18. Quality Indicators of Clay Powders for Drilling Fluids Produced by Khakassky Bentonit OJSC
Table 19. Bentonite Quality Indicators for Molding Sands Produced by Khakassky Bentonit OJSC
Table 20. Bentonite Product Shipment Volumes and Destinations by Khakassky Bentonit OJSC in 2004-2013, Thousand Tons
Table 22. Bentonite Product Shipment Volumes and Destinations by Khakassky Bentonit LLC Bentonite Khakassia in 2014-2024, thousand tons
Table 22. Quality indicators of clay powders for molding sands produced by Baulyuks LLC
Table 23. Quality indicators of clay powders for drilling fluids produced by Baulyuks LLC
Table 24. Quality indicators of bentonite products under the Bentolux brand according to the API 13A standard produced by Baulyuks LLC
Table 25. Volumes and destinations of bentonite clay powder supplies by Baulyuks LLC (Almetyevsk Clay Powder Plant OJSC) in 2010-2024, thousand tons
Table 26. Volumes and destinations of bentonite clay powder supplies by Baulyuks LLC (Orenburg Region) in 2010-2024, thousand tons
Table 27. Quality indicators of clay powders for drilling fluids produced by Keramzit JSC
Table 28. Volumes and directions of bentonite product deliveries by Keramzit JSC in 2008-2024, thousand tons
Table 29. Quality indicators of bentonite powders for drilling fluids produced by Bentoprom LLC
Table 30. Quality indicators of bentonite powder for foundry production produced by Bentoprom LLC
Table 31. Main physical and mechanical quality indicators of bentonite clay powders for drilling fluids produced by Weighting Materials Plant OJSC
Table 32. Quality indicators of bentonite powders for molding sand grades P1T1KA and C2T2KA produced by Weighting Materials Plant OJSC
Table 33. Quality indicators Bentonite clay for iron ore pellets produced by JSC Weighting Agents Plant
Table 34. Quality indicators of clay powders for drilling fluids produced by JSC Dashukovskie Bentonity
Table 35. Quality indicators of clay powders for molding sands produced by JSC Dashukovskie Bentonity
Table 36. Quality indicators of clay powders for bentonite suspensions produced by JSC Dashukovskie Bentonity
Table 37. Quality indicators of bentonite clay for iron ore pellet production produced by JSC Dashukovskie Bentonity
Table 38. Quality indicators of bentonite powders for drilling fluids produced by Bentonit LLC
Table 39. Volumes of bentonite product exports from Russia by destination in 2001-2025 Table 40. Bentonite Product Export Volumes by Russian Enterprises by Destination in 2010-2024, Tons
Table 41. Commodity Structure of Bentonite Product Exports in 2007-2024, Thousand Tons
Table 42. Bentonite Product Import Volumes to Russia by Destination in 2001-2025, Thousand Tons
Table 43. Bentonite Product Supply Volumes to Major Russian Importers in 2012-2024, Thousand Tons
Table 44. Commodity Structure of Bentonite Product Imports in 2007-2024, Thousand Tons
Table 45. Regional Structure of Kazakhstan's Bentonite Product Exports and Imports in 2005-2025, Thousand Tons
Table 46. Regional structure of import supplies of bentonite products to Belarus in 2005-2024, thousand tons
Table 47. Regional structure of exports and imports of bentonite products of Armenia in 2005-2025, tons
Table 48. Regional structure of Ukrainian exports of bentonite products in 2005-2024, thousand tons
Table 49. Regional structure of Ukrainian imports of bentonite products in 2005-2024, thousand tons
Table 50. Regional structure of foreign trade operations with bentonite products of Georgia in 2005-2024, tons
Table 51. Regional structure of foreign trade operations with bentonite products of Azerbaijan in 2005-2025, thousand tons
Table 52. Regional structure of foreign trade operations with bentonite products of Turkmenistan in 2005-2024, t,
Table 53. Regional structure of foreign trade operations with bentonite products of Uzbekistan in 2005-2024, t
Table 54. Prices for bentonite products of some Russian producers in 2009-2025, RUB/t
Table 55. Average export prices for bentonite products by destination in 2001-2025, $/t
Table 56. Average import prices for bentonite products by destination in 2001-2025, $/t
Table 57. Bentonite production-consumption balance in Russia in 2003-2024, thousand tons, %
Table 58. Volumes of bentonite product deliveries to major Russian consumer enterprises in 2010-2024, thousand tons
Table 59. Bentonite product suppliers to Mikhailovsky GOK in 2014-2024, thousand tons
Table 60. Bentonite product suppliers to Lebedinsky GOK in 2014-2024, thousand tons
Table 61. Bentonite product suppliers to Karelsky Okatysh in 2014-2024, thousand tons
Table 62. Bentonite product suppliers to Evraz KGOK in 2014-2024, thousand tons
Table 63. Bentonite product suppliers to Stoilensky GOK in 2017-2024, thousand tons Table 64. Bentonite Product Suppliers to KAMAZ PJSC in 2014-2024, thousand tons
Table 65. Bentonite Product Suppliers to Bezhitskaya Stal JSC in 2015-2024, thousand tons
Table 66. Bentonite Product Suppliers to AvtoVAZ JSC in 2014-2024, thousand tons
Table 67. Bentonite Product Suppliers to Surgutneftegas PJSC in 2014-2024, thousand tons
Table 68. Bentonite Product Consumption in Other EAEU/CIS Countries in 2019-2024, thousand tons
Figure 1. Structure of global bentonite reserves, %
Figure 2. Global bentonite production in 2000-2024, million tons
Figure 3. Structure of global bentonite consumption, %
Figure 4. Average bentonite price dynamics in the US in 2004-2024, $/t
Figure 5. Structure of bentonite ore reserves in the CIS, %
Figure 6. Regional structure of bentonite clay reserves in Russia, %
Figure 7. Bentonite production in the CIS in 2006-2024, thousand tons
Figure 8. Output of bentonite products (bentonite clay and clay powder) in Russia in 2003-2024, thousand tons
Figure 9. Dynamics of bentonite clay mining and clay powder production Bentonite Kurgan in 2003-2024, thousand tons
Figure 10. Bentonite clay mining and clay powder production dynamics at Argillite LLC in 2003-2013, thousand tons
Figure 11. Bentonite clay mining and clay powder production dynamics at Khakassky Bentonit OJSC in 2003-2013, thousand tons
Figure 12. Bentonite clay mining and clay powder production dynamics at Bentonite Khakassii LLC in 2014-2024, thousand tons
Figure 13. Bentonite clay powder production at Baulyuks LLC (Orenburg Region) in 2009-2024, thousand tons
Figure 13. Mining dynamics Bentonite clays and clay powder production at Keramzit JSC in 2003-2024, thousand tons
Figure 15. Clay powder production dynamics at Bentoprom LLC in 2003-2024, thousand tons
Figure 16. Clay powder production dynamics at Utyazhelyateley Plant OJSC in 2003-2021, thousand tons
Figure 17. Bentonite product production dynamics at Dashukovskie Bentonity OJSC in 2006-2024, thousand tons
Figure 18. Bentonite product export and import dynamics in Russia in 2000-2024, thousand tons
Figure 19. Bentonite product export dynamics in Russia in physical and monetary terms in 2000-2024 yyy, thousand tons, million $
Figure 20. Changes in the regional structure of bentonite product exports by Russia in 2001-2024, %
Figure 21. Commodity structure of Russian bentonite product exports in 2024, %
Figure 22. Dynamics of bentonite imports to Russia in physical and monetary terms in 2000-2024, thousand tons, million $
Figure 23. Changes in the regional structure of bentonite imports to Russia in 2001-2024, %
Figure 24. Commodity structure of Russian bentonite product imports in 2007-2024, %
Figure 25. Dynamics of bentonite exports and imports by Kazakhstan in 2005-2024, thousand tons
Figure 26. Dynamics Ukraine's bentonite exports and imports in 2005-2024, thousand tons
Figure 27. Dynamics of average export and import prices for bentonite products in Russia in 2002-2024, $/t
Figure 28. Dynamics of production, export, import, and consumption of bentonite products in Russia in 2003-2024, thousand tons
Figure 29. Regional structure of bentonite product consumption in Russia in 2024, %
Figure 30. Changes in the regional structure of bentonite product consumption in Russia in 2006-2024, %
Figure 31. Areas of bentonite application
Figure 32. Sectoral structure of bentonite product consumption in Russia in 2024, %
Figure 33. Dynamics of changes in the sectoral structure of consumption Bentonite Products in Russia in 2006-2024, %
Figure 34. Bentonite Product Consumption (thousand tons) and Iron Ore Pellets Production (million tons) at Mikhailovsky Mining and Processing Plant (MGOK) in 2005-2024
Figure 35. Bentonite Product Consumption (thousand tons) and Iron Ore Pellets Production (million tons) at Lebedinsky GOK (MGOK) in 2005-2024
Figure 36. Bentonite Product Consumption (thousand tons) and Iron Ore Pellets Production (million tons) at Karelsky Okatysh (Karelian Pellet Plant) in 2005-2024
Figure 37. Consumption of bentonite products (thousand tons) and production of iron ore pellets (million tons) at Evraz KGOK JSC in 2005–2024.
Figure 38. Consumption of bentonite products (thousand tons) and production of iron ore pellets (million tons) at Stoilensky GOK JSC in 2017–2024.
Figure 39. Dynamics of production, export, import, and consumption of bentonite products in Ukraine in 2005-2024, thousand tons
Figure 40. Production of iron ore pellets in Ukraine in 2005-2024, million tons
Figure 41. Production of iron ore pellets in Russia (million tons) and bentonite consumption by the industry (thousand tons) in 2005-2024
Figure 42. Forecast of consumption of bentonite products in Russia in 2025-2030, thousand tons
