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Nonmetallic Minerals
Sell offers and buy requests for Nonmetallic Minerals, posted by companies and agreed directly between them.
About Nonmetallic Minerals trade
Non-metallic minerals are materials that are used for their physical or chemical properties, not for the metal in them: limestone, gypsum, silica sand, salt, feldspar, kaolin, marble and granite. Buyers are cement and glass makers, ceramics and paper producers, builders, chemical plants and stone traders.
Products
Limestone · Gypsum · Silica Sand · Salt · Feldspar · Kaolin · Marble (Blocks & Slabs) · Granite
Bulk Nonmetallic Minerals offers: FOB, CFR and CIF terms available
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Who trades Nonmetallic Minerals in the world
Looking at the 8 products of this group together, the largest exporting countries in 2024 were India, United States, Turkey, Germany, and the largest importing countries were China, India, United States, Japan. Open a product to see the figures for that product alone.
| Top exporting countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| India | USD 1.3 billion |
| United States | USD 1.3 billion |
| Turkey | USD 916 million |
| Germany | USD 814 million |
| Australia | USD 803 million |
| United Arab Emirates | USD 611 million |
| Top importing countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| China | USD 2.9 billion |
| India | USD 1.5 billion |
| United States | USD 1.1 billion |
| Japan | USD 624 million |
| Italy | USD 543 million |
| Canada | USD 535 million |
Source: OEC (BACI/CEPII), 2024. Sums of the main trading countries of each product in the group; by every mode of transport, not only by sea.
How Nonmetallic Minerals is shipped
Minerals travel in bulk carriers, often on Handysize and Supramax ships, or bagged in containers for finer products. Stone blocks and slabs go in containers or as breakbulk and need careful lashing to avoid damage.
What buyers and sellers compare
Buyers compare purity, chemical composition, particle size, whiteness for kaolin and feldspar, moisture and the packing. For dimension stone they compare colour, block size and surface defects. A laboratory analysis of a sample from the loading is the usual basis for the final quality check, and the surveyor is named in the contract.
When the terms are agreed, you can explore suitable vessels on Shipfixing.
Questions about Nonmetallic Minerals
How is silica sand shipped?
In bulk on bulk carriers for large cargoes, or in bags and containers for smaller lots. The contract names the grain size and the purity limits.
What is gypsum used for?
Mostly for plasterboard and cement, so buyers care about purity and moisture.