This document discusses the potential for South Africa to become a hub for fluorochemical production. It outlines South Africa's historical involvement in fluorine and HF production, existing fluorspar mining, and skilled workforce. It also notes strategic government efforts to develop the chemical industry and build blocks like research institutions, mining projects, and a supportive legislative framework. Opportunities for investors include emerging African markets, technology development partnerships, and utilizing South Africa's skilled labor and infrastructure to develop new fluorochemical businesses.

1. South Africa: The next fluorochemical hub?
Chris Potgieter, BFluor Chemicals
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2. Purpose
 Stimulate strategic thinking
 Promote South Africa as an attractive environment to develop
your business and technology
 Illustrate available building blocks supporting the
development of a Fluorochemical Hub in South Africa
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3. Content
 Historical background to fluorochemicals in South Africa
 Future view
 What is South Africa doing to increase revenue from fluorspar deposits?
 What building blocks are in place to catalyze downstream fluorochemical
production?
 Opportunities for investors
 Discussion
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4. Historical Background
 HF and fluorine production for nuclear fuel cycle
 Fluorochemical production technology development and
commercialization in the 80’s - ongoing
 Existing fluorspar mining and exports
 Experienced local skills base
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5. Future view
 Market perspective – the pull factor
 Emerging African market – cellular phone, laptop batteries
 Energy projects – nuclear, electric vehicle
 Building projects – hospitals, schools
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6. What is SA doing to increase revenue from Fluorspar deposits?
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7. Strategic Effort
 Tripartite Summit Strategy to develop the South African Chemical Industry
– Flourochemical Expansion Initiative
 Government, the dti – facilitation role, technology industrialization
 Industry, CAIA – input into legal framework, process safety forum
 Labor – representation
 Value chain into South Africa
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8. Technology – the push factor
 Research Chairs – University of Pretoria, University of KwaZulu-Natal
 State funding – National Research Foundation (NRF)
 Government institution R+D
 CSIR – electric vehicle batteries
 Pelchem – fluorochemical production technology
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9. Industry efforts
 Fluorspar mining projects
 Economically feasible scale HF capacity on the horizon
 EPCM Engineering houses developing capability
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10. What building blocks in place to develop FC downstream?
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11. Government
 Conducive legislative framework
 Environmental Impact Assessments
 Air Emissions Licenses
 Waste legislation
 Municipal structures - Spatial development frameworks
 Planning Corridors
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12. Industry
 Raw materials – mining and chemical industry
 Outlets for by-products – building industry
 Skills base – individual, small/medium/large EPCM contractors
 Waste handling specialists
 Infrastructure – roads, rails, ports
 Suitable land
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13. Opportunities for FC investors in SA environment?
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14. Emerging Market
 Fluoropolymers – energy applications, engineering plastics
 Nuclear fuel cycle
 Alternative energy sources
 Inorganic salts
 Organic fluorochemicals – medicinal, pesticides
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15. Technology Development
 Establish R+D projects at technical highly able institutions
 Industrialize new technology with highly skilled engineering
support
 Commercialize new technology in a conducive business
environment
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16. Business Development
 Utilize highly skilled labor base in an emerging market to
develop and grow new business
 Realize benefit from strong local legal and financial support
structure
 Position business operations optimally in well developed
infrastructure
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17. Watch this space – we can!
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18. Talk to us!
Thank you
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