Schungite market research in the CIS

The report is devoted to investigation of current standing of market of schungite in CIS countries and forecast of its development. The report includes 6 Sections, 69 pages, including 27 Tables, 12 Figures and 3 Appendices. The report is a desk study. As information sources, data of Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat), Federal Customs Service of Russia (FCS), Inter-State Statistic Committee of CIS Countries, official domestic railage statistics of Ministry of Railways of Russia, data of companies, the sector and regional press, annual and quarterly repots of companies, internet-sites of company-producers and consumers of schungite were used.

The first Section of the report presents gives an estimate of mineral-resources base of schungite in Russia/CIS, presents brief data on deposits of schungite, their characteristics and reserves of the resources.

The second Section of the report presents technological classification of schungites, enterprises of the CIS, producing schungite products, and statistical data on the production in 2002-2006.

The third Section of the report is devoted to description of CIS enterprises, producing schungite products, presents nomenclature of the commodity products, prices, fields of application and the main consumers.

The fourth Section presents information on export-import supplies of schungite products in Russia in 2002-06, volumes of the supplies, average annual contract prices on various kinds of schungite.

The fifth Section of the report describes consumption of schungite in Russia. The Section presents supply-demand balance of schungite (2002-2006), sectoral structure of its consumption, presents the main Russian consumers (including their volumes of the consumption in 2002-06), and describes current standing and prospects of development of the greatest enterprise-consumers.

The sixth Section of the report appraises possible consumption of schungite in Russia as a whole and in individual end-uses.

The Appendices contain expert opinions on schungite products and contact information on producers and consumers of schungite in the CIS.
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Introduction. General information on schungite

1. Mineral resources base of schungite in the CIS

2. Classification of schungite ores, mining and methods of processing, obtaining schungite commodity products (2002-06) in the CIS

3. CIS companies, producing schungite-based commodity products
LLC NPK «CARBON-SCHUNGITE» (Russia)
LLC «KONDOPOGA SCHUNGITE PLANT» (Russia)
Ltd. GRK "KOKSU" (Kazakhstan)
Other companies

4. Export-import of schungite products in Russia (2002-06)

5. Consumption of schungite in Russia
5.1 Supply-demand balance (2002-06)
5.2 Structure of consumption
5.3 The main end-uses
Metallurgical industry
Building industry
Other end-uses
5.4 The main enterprise-consumers of schungite
Group «Evrazholding» (JSC «NKMK» and JSC «ZSMK»)
JSC «LMZ «Svobodny Sokol»
PJSC Firm «Stroitel»
5.5 Prospects of application of schungite

6. Conclusions. Forecast of market of schungite in Russia

Appendix 1: Conclusion on results of comparative evaluation of sealing properties of building materials of various composition
Appendix 2: Conclusion of 26 Central NII on schungite
Appendix 3: Contact information on enterprise-producers and consumers of schungite in the CIS
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Table 1: Chemical composition of schungite rocks of Karelia, %
Table 2: Mineralogical composition of schungite rocks of Karelia
Table 3: Requirements, imposed on schungite for use in production of cast iron, ferroalloys and other products of ferrous metallurgy
Table 4: Volume of obtaining of commodity schungite products in Russia, thousand t
Table 5: Average chemical composition of schungite rocks of Zazhoginsky deposit (macroelements), %
Table 6: Average chemical composition of schungite rocks of Zazhoginsky deposit (microelements), %
Table 7: The main consumers of schungite products of LLC «NPK «Carbon-Shungite», thousand t
Table 8: Cost of various fractions of schungite products of LLC «NPK «Carbon-Schungite» (2006)
Table 9: The main consumers of schungite products of LLC «KSHZ», thousand t
Table 10: Grades of taurites of GRK «Koksu» and their granulometric characteristics
Table 11: Chemical composition of shale taurite concentrate (KTSF) of GRK «Koksu»,%
Table 12: Chemical composition of carbonate taurite concentrate (KTKF) of GRK «Koksu» ,%
Table 13: Grades of certified taurites of GRK «Koksu» for use as sorbents
Table 14: End-uses of taurites by grades
Table 15: Effectiveness of water treatment by the Koksu schungite
Table 16: Prices on schungite products of LLC «Promconcentrate-Technologies» (as of March 2007)
Table 17: Russian export of schungite in 2002-06 by destinations of supplies, t
Table 18: Russian import of schungite in 2002-06 by country-suppliers, t
Table 19: The main importers of Russian schungite products in 2004-06, t
Table 20: Supply-demand balance of schungite in Russia, thousand t
Table 21: Current end-uses of schungites
Table 22: The main Russian consumers of schungite in metallurgical industry and volumes of their consumption in 2002-06, thousand t
Table 23: The main parameters and characteristics of basic magnesian mortars of LLC «Alfa-Pol»
Table 24: The main parameters and characteristics of basic magnesian concrete mixes of LLC «Alfa-Pol»
Table 25: The main properties of TShP of grades «NovoCarbon»
Table 26: Results of water treatment with the use of schungite
Table 27: Results of tests on changing content of oil derivatives and mud in water samples after schungite filters from Yauza river (at the intersection with MKAD), mg/l

List of Figures:
Figure 1: Positioning of schungite deposits in Karelia
Figure 2: Dynamics of production of commodity schungite products by LLC «NPK «Carbon-Schungite», thousand t
Figure 3: Dynamics of production of commodity schungite products of LLC «Kondopoga schungite plant» (KSHZ), thousand t
Figure 4: The main Russian region-consumers of broken schungite of LLC «KSHZ» (2006), %
Figure 5: Effectiveness of application of schungite as sealing material in containment of pollution with mercury
Figure 6: Dynamics of production and consumption of schungite in Russia, thousand t
Figure 7: Sectoral structure of consumption of schungite products in Russia (2006), %
Figure 8: Regional structure of consumption of schungite products in Russia (2006), %
Figure 9: Dynamics of production of cast iron by JSC «NKMK» and JSC «ZSMK», mln t
Figure 10: Consumption of dry coke in production of cast iron at JSC «NKMK» and JSC «ZSMK», kg/t
Figure 11: Dynamics of production of cast iron by JSC «LMZ «Svobony Sokol», thousand t
Figure 12: Consumption of dry coke in production of cast iron at JSC «LMZ «Svobony Sokol», kg/t
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