Chromium-based minerals are commonly used products in the industry. From the source, there are natural chromite sand and synthetic chromite sand.

The chromite sand price was raised at the beginning of 2023. On February 9, 2022, South Africa declared a state of disaster nationwide due to worsening power shortages. At present, Eskom has to cut off a large number of customers’ electricity every day due to insufficient power supply.

Chromite sand is a kind of chilling material, and 46% Cr2O3 Chromite sand is the main material for producing chrome-based ladle filler sand (Drainage sand). Chromite sand for ladle filler is one of the main applications of natural chromite sand.

Chromite sand for casting comes from natural chrome ore. The manufacturer should produce chrome ore blocks to chromite sand or powder with specific AFS fineness. In the meantime, our QC team must conduct quality control throughout the production process. We adopt strict quality control standards to ensure the good quality and particle distribution of chromite ore for casting.

The sand sticking is very harmful to steel castings. How to eliminate the effect is very important for foundry plants. Foundry grade Iron Chromite Sand could help to do the task.

South Africa, the world’s largest producer of chromium, has approved measures to support the domestic ferrochrome industry, including an export tax on chromium ore, according to a Cabinet statement on Thursday. “Interventions include a proposal to introduce an export tax on chrome ore, the use of energy efficiency technologies in smelters, and the adoption of