#resources-atomized

A like Antimon:

Usage:

Antimony is used as a fire protection agent for plastics, rubber, textiles and paint. Antimony-lead-alloy for batteries, catalityc converter for teh chemical industry, stabilizer, refining agent (glas production), pigment

Production:

Mining production: 143,900 t/a

Biggest mining countries: China (70.3%), Russia (6.1%), Tadzhikistan (5.6%)

HHI: 5,051

WCR: -0.39

antimony oxid production: 51,671 t/a

Biggest net exporter : China (64.4%), Belgium (15.0%), Bolivia (8.1%)

HHI: 4,502

WCR: -0.02

Antimony production: 41,388 t/a

Biggest net exporter : China (82.2%), Vietnam (8.4%), Singapore (3.9%)

HHI: 6,985

WCR: -0,34

Waste and scrap containing antimony: 5,602 t/a

Biggest net exporter: Mexiko (75.9%), Columbia (10.2%), Australia (7.9%)

HHI: 5,933

I want to start a new series of posts. In the past I only posted stuff I found on the internet or in books. That’s fun in deed (and it’s easy ;) and I’m going to carry on doing that. But on the other hand, i’m going to show you somting new. Let me call it “resources-atomized” (buzzy, isn’t it?;)

For market concentration measurement the Herfindahl-Hirschman-Index is used 

For a better view a weighted country-specific risk model called WCR is used.

 Let’s start with A like Aluminium:

 Usage:

Aluminum is used as a light metal/alloy amongst others in the construction of planes, ships and cars. It’s also used for packaging and cans (because of its biological, chemical and physical barrier properties). Electro technology (high-voltage cables), optics and light technology are other areas of use.

 Production:

It’s ore is bauxite. The refinery product is alumina and aluminum hydroxid. For the electric melting furnace you need korund.

 Bauxit production: 260.61 mio. t/a

Biggest mining countries: Australia (30.2%), China (24.9%), Brazil (13.6%)

HHI: 1,828

WCR: 0.22

Biggest mining companies: Rio Tinto Group (GB) 16.4%, Alcoa Inc. (USA) 11.7%, BHP Biliton Group (Australia) 8.1%

Alumina and aluminum hydroxid production: 108.06 mio. t/a

Biggest refinery countries: China (51.6%), Russia (19.0%), Brazil (9.7%)

HHI: 2,694

WCR: 0.17

 Alumina production: 53.29 mio. t/a

Biggest production countries: China (51.6%), Russia (6.6%), Canada (5.4%)

HHI: 2,814

WCR: 0.02

 Trade:

Artificial corundum production: 1.05 mio. t/a

Biggest net exporter: China (73.4%), Brazil (15.6%), Hungary (3.6%)

HHI: 5.659