Estimation of the Turkish Boron Exportation to Europe

Borate is an essential material to numerous industries and even individual countries’ economies, defense, politics. Almost all need borates for production, almost everybody needs their products. a compound that contains or supplies boric oxide (B2O3). Among the minerals contain oxide, there are only four significant from economic standpoint, namely borax (tincal), colemanite, ulexite, kernite. Turkey has 70% of known reserves in world. Therefore, products could be one main topics sustainable development whole The recent pursuit new boron-consuming technologies alternative existing borate-consuming introduce additional uncertainty sustainability boron minerals. European Union (EU) Commission also declared borate 30 critical raw materials. prosperous country terms reserves, it exports 96% borates’ production. In order better understand relation between products, flow analysis (MFA) study been carried out within content this work update data about current status boron. For purpose, system established shows material. extraction, enrichment, refining processes drawn. results indicate 41% extracted colemanite ore converted into refined borate, 31% tincal 4% end-usage such as detergent. correctness sensitivity estimated values. can help production strategies. MFA on may example studies different countries.