Kaolin in the CIS ..

Contents

Introduction



1. Reserves and deposits of kaolin in CIS



2. Technologies of processing and requirements imposed on grade of kaolin products.

2.1. Kaolin concentration

2.2. Requirements imposed on grade of kaolin products in CIS/Russia



3. Mining and production of kaolin in CIS



4. Current standing of CIS kaolin producers

4.1. Russia

JSC ''Novokaolinovy GOK''

PRIVATE JSC ''Kyshtym Kaolin-Ceramic Combine ''Ksanta''

PRIVATE JSC "Plast-Rifei"

JSC Plant of Ceramic Articles

JSC Borovichi Refractory Combine

Chalgan experimental combine

4.2. Ukraine

JSC «Prosyana GOK»

PRIVATE JSC «Dnipro Kaolin»

PRIVATE JSC ''Glukhovtsy mining-concentrating kaolin combine (Grukhovtsy GOKK)''

PRIVATE JSC ''Mineral''

JSC «Vatutinsky refractory combine»

4.3. Uzbekistan

Joint Venture ''Kaolin'' (JSC "Ugol")



5.Export-import of kaolin products in CIS

5.1. Export-import of kaolin in Russia for 1997-2004

5.2. Tendencies and features of export-import kaolin supplies

5.3. Export-import of kaolin in Ukraine for 1999-2004

5.4. The main export-import flows of Ukrainian kaolin



6. Review of prices on kaolin

6.1. Domestic prices on kaolin in Russia

6.2. Dynamics of Russian export-import prices



7. Domestic consumption of kaolin in CIS

7.1. Balance of kaolin consumption in Russia (sSupply-demand balance).

7.2 . Structure of kaolin consumption in Russia

7.3. The main end-uses of kaolin in Russia

7.3.1. Production of building ceramics in Russia

7.3.1.1. Production of ceramic tile

7.3.1.2. Production of ceramic sanitaryware items

7.3.2. Pulp-and-paper industry

7.3.3. Other end-uses

7.4. The main company-consumers of kaolin in Russia

7.4.1. JSC Semiluki refractory plant

7.4.2. PJSC Company Piastrella

7.4.3. PJSC Samara Ceramic Concern

7.4.4. JSC Borovichi Refractory Combine

7.4.5. JSC Pulp-and-paper mill Kama



8. Forecast of production and consumption of kaolin in Russia.



Contact information on company-producers of kaolin in Russia



List of tables:

Table 1. The greatest kaolin deposits in CIS

Table 2: Sorts and regulated quality parameters of concentrated kaolin for artistic and home porcelain and faience in Russia

Table 3: Sorts and regulated quality parameters of kaolin for production of chalk-overlay paper and board in Russia

Table 4: Sorts and regulated quality parameters of kaolin for printing and writing paper in Russia

Table 5: Sorts and regulated grade parameters of concentrated kaolin for perfumery in Russia

Table 6: Sorts and regulated quality parameters of concentrated kaolin for electrotechnical articles in Russia

Table 7: Sorts and regulated quality parameters of concentrated kaolin for chemical industry in Russia

Table 8. Sorts and regulated quality parameters of concentrated kaolin for chamotte articles production in Russia.

Table 9: Sorts and regulated quality parameters of KS-1 type kaolin for facing tiles and sanitary and building ceramic articles in Russia

Table 10: Sorts and regulated quality parameters of concentrated kaolin for industrial rubber and plastic articles, artificial leather, cloth in Russia

Table 11. Characteristics of kaolin enterprises in CIS

Table 12. Production of concentrated primary kaolin in CIS countries for 1993-2002, thous. tonnes

Table 13. Production of concentrated primary kaolin in Ukraine for 2002-2004, thous. tonnes

Table 14. Specs of kaolin of types KSE of JSC Novokaolinovy GOK

Table 15. Specs of kaolin of types KE and KR of JSC Novokaolinovy GOK

Table 16. Specs of kaolin of types KBE and KBB of JSC Novokaolinovy GOK

Table 17. The greatest company-consumers of kaolin of JSC '' Novokaolinovy GOK'' (2003-2004)

Table 18. The greatest foreign company-consumers of kaolin of JSC '' Novokaolinovy GOK'' (2003-2004)

Table 19. Specifications of kaolin of PJSC «Ksanta»

Table 20. The greatest Russian consumers of kaolin PJSC «Ksanta» in 2003–2004

Table 21. Specifications of kaolin of types KZHB of PJSC «Plast-Rifei»

Table 22. Specifications of kaolin of types KZHS, KZHF, KZHE of PJSC «Plast-Rifei»

Table 23. Specifications of kaolin of types KZH, KZH? of PJSC «Plast-Rifei»

Table 24. Specifications of kaolin of type ??S-ZhL of PJSC «Plast-Rifei»

Table 25. The greatest Russian consumers of kaolin PJSC «Plast-Rifei» in 2003–2004

Table 26. Specifications of kaolin of type N? of JSC «Plant of ceramic articles»

Table 27. Specifications of kaolin of types ?F?-2, ?F?-3, ??-1, ?E-2 of JSC «Prosyana GOK»

Table 28. Specifications of kaolin of types ?F-2, ?F-3, ?S, ?E of JSC «Prosyana GOK»

Table 29. The greatest foreign consumers of kaolin of JSC «Prosyana GOK» in 2004

Table 30. Specifications of kaolin of types ?PF, ??F of PJSC «Dnipro Kaolin»

Table 31. The greatest foreign consumers of kaolin of PJSC «Dnipro Kaolin» in 2004

Table 32. Specifications of kaolin of types ?N, ?P of PJSC «Glukhovtsy kaolin plant»

Table 33. Specifications of kaolin of type P-2 of PJSC «Glukhovtsy kaolin plant»

Table 34. Specifications of kaolin of type ?S-1 of PJSC «Glukhovtsy kaolin plant»

Table 35. The greatest foreign consumers of kaolin of PJSC «Glukhovtsy kaolin plant» in 2004

Table 36. Specifications of kaolin of types PLK of PJSC «Mineral»

Table 37. The greatest foreign consumers of kaolin of PJSC «Mineral» in 2004

Table 38. The greatest foreign consumers of kaolin of JSC «Vatutinsky refractory combine» in 2004

Table 39. Specifications of kaolin of types ??? of NPP «Donbassnerudprom»

Table 40. The greatest foreign consumers of kaolin of NPP «Donbassnerudprom» in 2004

Table 41. Specifications of kaolin of types ?O of JSC «Kirovgrad Rudoupravlenie»

Table 42. Specifications of kaolin of types AKF, ??S, ??? of JV «Kaolin»

Table 43. Russian export and import of kaolin for 1997-2005, thous. tonnes

Table 44. The greatest Russian consumers of imported kaolin in 2003–2004

Table 45. The greatest country-exporters of kaolin to Russia in 2003–2004

Table 46. The company-exporters of kaolin to Russia in 2003–2004

Table 47. Ukrainian kaolin foreign trade in 1999–2004 , kt

Table 48. Country-importers of Ukrainian kaolin in 2003–2004

Table 49. Prices on kaolin of JSC «Novokaolinovy GOK»

Table 50. Prices on kaolin of PJSC «Plast-Rifei»

Table 51. Supply-demand balance of kaolin in Russia, kt

Table 52. Structure of consumption of kaolin in Russia in 2004

Table 53. The greatest Russian company-consumers of domestic-made kaolin in 2003–2004, t

Table 54. The greatest Russian company–consumers of imported kaolin in 2003–2004, tonnes



List of figures:

Figure 1. Distribution of CIS kaolin reserves by countries, %

Figure 2: Location of kaolin deposits in CIS

Figure 3. Technological scheme (flow sheet) of wet concentration of kaolin at Prosyana kaolin combine.

Figure 4. Technological scheme (flow sheet) of wet concentration of kaolin at Glukhovtsy kaolin combine.

Figure 5. Technological scheme (flow sheet) of dry concentration of kaolin at Glukhovtsy kaolin combine.

Figure 6. Technological scheme (flow sheet) of dry concentration of kaolin at PJSC Plast-Rifei

Figure 7. Dynamics of production of concentrated primary kaolin in Russia, thous. tonnes.

Figure 8. Dynamics of kaolin production of JSC «Novokaolinovy GOK» in 1999–2004 , kt

Figure 9. Dynamics of kaolin production of PJSC «Ksanta» in 1997–2004 , kt

Figure 10. Dynamics of kaolin production PJSC «Plast-Rifei» in 2000–2004 , kt

Figure 11. Dynamics of kaolin production by JSC «Prosyana GOK» in 1998–2004, kt

Figure 12. Dynamics of kaolin production by PJSC «Dnipro Kaolin» in 1998–2004, kt

Figure 13. Dynamics of kaolin production by PJSC «Glukhovtsy kaolin plant» in 1998–2004, kt

Figure 14. Dynamics of kaolin production by PJSC Mineral for 1997-2004, kt

Figure 15. Share of exports in production of kaolin in Russia in 1997–2004 , %

Figure 16. Export of Ukrainian kaolin in 1999–2004 , kt

Figure 17. Structure of Ukrainian exports of kaolin in 2003–2004 , %

Figure 18. Structure of exports of Ukrainian kaolin in 2004

Figure 19. Average annual price of products of JSC «Novokaolinovy GOK» in 1999–2004

Figure 20. Average annual prices of Russian kaolin exports in 2004, USD/t

Figure 21. Average annual export prices of Russian producers of kaolin in 2004, USD/t

Figure 22. Average annual prices on kaolin imports in Russia in 2004, USD/t

Figure 23. Production, import and «apparent» consumption of kaolin in Russia in 1997–2004 , kt

Figure 24. Structure of consumption of kaolin in Russia in 2004 , %

Figure 25. Dynamics of ceramic tile production in Russia in 1998–2004 , mln pieces.

Figure 26. Dynamics of sanitary ceramic articles production in Russia in 1998–2004 , mln pieces.

Figure 27. Dynamics of pulp-and-paper industry products in Russia in 1997–2004 , kt

Figure 28. Growth of production volumes in kaolin-consuming sectors (% compared with 1997 )