The report is devoted to investigation of current standing of market of boron products in the CIS and forecast of its development. The report is composed of 7 Sections, contains 106 Pages, including 19 Figures, 67 Tables and 2 Appendices. This work is a desk research. As information sources, we used data of Federal Service of State Statistics of Russia (Rosstat, FSSS of Russia), State Committees on Statistics of CIS countries, Federal Customs Service of Russia (FCS of Russia), State Customs Committee of Ukraine (SCC of Ukraine), railage statistics of Russia. Besides, data of sectoral and regional mass-media, yearly and quarterly reports of companies, as well as web-sites of enterprise-producers and consumers of boron products.

The first Section of the report presents data on world market of boron (reserves, production, prices).

The second Section of the report is devoted to description of boron deposits in the CIS.

The third Section of the report presents data on mining and production of boron in the CIS.

The fourth Section of the report presents data on current standing of producers of boron products in the CIS.

The fifth Section is devoted to foreign trade operations in boron products in Russia and Ukraine. In addition, it analyses export-import prices on boron acid, borax, calcium borate and other products.

The sixth Section of the report describes consumption of boric acid in Russia. The Section presents supply-demand balance of the product, sectoral pattern of consumption and its change, as well as current standing and prospects of development of the greatest enterprise-consumers.

The seventh Section of the report presents forecast of Russian boric acid market development (production, export, import and consumption) up to 2015.

Appendix presents addresses and contact information of enterprises, producing and consuming boron acid.
 

INTRODUCTION

I. Brief characteristics of world market of boron (reserves, production, prices)

I.1. Reserves

I.2. Mining and production

I.3. Consumption

I.4. Pricing

II. Reserves and deposits of boron in the CIS

III. Boron: mining and production

IV. Current standing of company-producers of boron products in the CIS

IV.1. CJSC Mining-chemical combine «Boron» (Dalnegorsk, Primorsky region, Russia)

IV.2. JSC "Yuzhno-Uralsky cryolite plant" (Kuvandyk, Orenburg Region, Russia)

IV.3. JSC "KazInvestNedry" (Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan)

V. Foreign trade operations in boron products

V.1. Volume of export-import of boric acid in Russia in 1999-2008

V.2. Tendencies and features of export-import supplies of boric acid in Russia in 1999-2008

V.3. The main directions of export-import supplies

V.4. Export-import of boron products in Russia in 2006-2008

V.5. Export-import of boron products in Ukraine

V.6. Dynamics of export-import prices in Russia

V.7. Export-import prices on boron products in Ukraine

VI. Domestic consumption of boron products in Russia

VI.1. Supply-demand balance of boron-containing ores in Russia

VI.2. Supply-demand balance of boric acid in Russia

VI.3. Pattern of consumption of boric acid in Russia

VI.4. The main end-uses of boric acid

VI.4.1. Production of fiberglass and glass

VI.4.2. Production of enamels

VI.4.3. Production of ceramic ware

VI.4.4. Metallurgical industry

VI.5. The main company-consumers, their projects

VI.5.1. JSC "OSV Steklovolokno (Fiberglass)" (former JSC "Saint Gobain Vetrotex Steklovolokno ",(Gus’-Khrustal’ny, Vladimir Region)

VI.5.2. JSC "Tuimazysteklo"(Tuimazy, Bashkortostan)

VI.5.3. JSC "STEKLONiT"(Ufa, Bashkortostan)

VI.5.4. JSC "Volgograd ceramic plant"(Volgograd)

VI.5.5. JSC "Volzhsky pipe plant"(Volzhsky, Volgograd Region)

VII. Prospects and forecast of production, export, import and consumption of boron-containing products in CIS countries up to 2015

Appendix 1: Contact information on company-producers of boron products

Appendix 2: Contact information on company-consumers of boron products

List of Tables:

Table 1: Reserves of boron-containing ores in the world, mln t* (in equivalent of Â2Î3)

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

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 welding of copper