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Introduction to Bentonite
Bentonite is the commercial name for the
clay mineral montmorillonite, which is
formed by the weathering of volcanic ash
bed. Most known bentonite deposits in the
world date from the Tertiary and Mesozoic
periods and may thus be up to 230 million
years old. World resources of bentonite
are very large and thought to be practically
inexhaustible.
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Trade and Market for Minerals, Metals, Oil and Gas - Dynamics and
Determinants
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Europe was the world's largest importer of bentonite in 2006. The most
notable importing countries in Europe were, in descending order, Germany,
Netherlands, France, the UK and Sweden. The two biggest exporters in
Europe were Greece and Italy, who sold most of their export bentonite in
the European home market, with the bulk of their exports shipping to
Germany, France and Sweden. Europe's largest individual producer of
bentonite was, by far, Greece at 1.1 million tonnes bentonite produced in
2006, followed by Russia at approximately 0.5 million tonnes.
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Wide Educational Products and Services. 7/1/1, Samar Sarani (At Radio Galley on Dumdum Road, Near Dumdum Chiriamore) Kolkata 700002,
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Wide Educational Products and Services. 7/1/1, Samar Sarani (At Radio Galley on Dumdum Road, Near Dumdum Chiriamore) Kolkata 700002,
West Bengal, India. Phone : (033)25468733 / Fax : (033) 25468733 Mobile : 09339682179 / 09007744212. Email : wide.publishing@gmail.com.
Wide Educational Products and Services. 7/1/1, Samar Sarani (At Radio Galley on Dumdum Road, Near Dumdum Chiriamore) Kolkata 700002,
West Bengal, India. Phone : (033)25468733 / Fax : (033) 25468733 Mobile : 09339682179 / 09007744212. Email : wide.publishing@gmail.com.
Trade and Market for Minerals, Metals, Oil and Gas - Dynamics and
Determinants
Conclusions
Particular attention was devoted to the European market,
and the role of the CIS countries. We noted that the
market had a distinct regional character, although
approximately 9 per cent of the total European and CIS
bentonite imports in 2007 was supplied by India and the
US. Greece is by far the biggest supplier of European
bentonite imports, followed by Italy, the Netherlands,
Germany and Turkey, in descending order.
The main drivers behind the European bentonite market
appear to be consumer applications (such as pet litter)
and industrial uses (such as foundry sands, construction,
to some extent drilling mud and, in Sweden, iron ore
pelletizing), but there is simply too little information
available to make any strong assertions regarding this
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