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Applications
Fluorine plays a fundamental role in enhancing our day-to-day lives
At Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials we contribute to innovative technologies and applications designed to meet the world’s most important challenges.
Fluorine is a critical enabler for essential industries such as cement, steel, and aluminum—supporting efficiency, performance, and more sustainable industrial processes.
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Steels and cements
Steel industry
Fluorine is used as a flux during smelting. Main functions include:
Improving metal purity and process efficiency
Facilitating the removal of impurities
Fluorine plays a critical role in producing high-quality steel, especially in stainless and specialty steels, while helping reduce energy consumption and emissions.
Cement industry
Fluorine is used as mineralizers in cement production: Main benefits include:
Improve clinker quality
Increase energy efficiency
Reduce kiln operating temperatures
By lowering fuel consumption and improving process efficiency, fluorine contributes to a more sustainable cement manufacturing process.
Aluminum
Fluorine is essential to aluminum production through aluminum trifluoride (AlF₃), which is used in the electrolytic smelting process. Main benefits include:
Reducing energy consumption
Improving electrical conductivity of the electrolyte
Enabling the removal of impurities
These properties make fluorine indispensable for producing lightweight, high-purity aluminium used in aerospace and automotive applications
Other applications
Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials accounts for around 5% of global hydrogen fluoride (HF) production. HF is a key raw material in the manufacture of many products including refrigerants, medical propellants, fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers.
Fluorochemicals
Refrigeration, Electronics, Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Anesthetics, Agrochemical Intermediates, Metered Dose Inhalers, Fire Extinguishing Agents, Foam Blowing Agents.
Fluoropolymers and Fluoroelastomers
Aerospace and Military, Automotive, Chemicals, Semiconductors, Power Generation, Telecommunications, Consumer, Protective Clothing.
Catalyst
Petroleum Alkylation (high octane gasoline).
Metal processing
Aluminum Manufacture, Metal Extraction, Metal Processing, Titanium Chemical Milling, Nuclear Reactor Fuel Production.
