Top Industries purchasing Barite (BaSO4)
Major Individual Company Purchasers
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| Rank | Industry | Metric Tons (Est.) | Percent Usage | Primary Applications |
| 1 | Oil & Gas Drilling | 5,184,000 | 72.0% | Weighting agent in drilling "mud" to prevent blowouts. |
| 2 | Chemical Manufacturing | 576,000 | 8.0% | Feedstock for barium carbonate, chloride, and nitrate. |
| 3 | Automotive (Friction) | 360,000 | 5.0% | Filler for brake pads and clutch linings for heat/wear. |
| 4 | Paints & Coatings | 216,000 | 3.0% | High-density filler for gloss, durability, and "acid-wash." |
| 5 | Plastics & Polymers | 180,000 | 2.5% | Weighting agent for noise/vibration damping in cars. |
| 6 | Rubber Manufacturing | 144,000 | 2.0% | Filler for heavy-duty floor mats and industrial tires. |
| 7 | Construction (Concrete) | 108,000 | 1.5% | Heavy aggregate for radiation shielding and soundproofing. |
| 8 | Paper Industry | 72,000 | 1.0% | Coating for high-gloss, heavy-weight premium paper. |
| 9 | Medical (Radiology) | 72,000 | 1.0% | Radiopaque "Barium swallow" contrast for X-rays/CT. |
| 10 | Glass Manufacturing | 57,600 | 0.8% | Fining agent and flux to improve optical clarity. |
| 11 | Aerospace (Acoustics) | 43,200 | 0.6% | Sound-deadening panels in aircraft cabins/engines. |
| 12 | Radiation Shielding | 36,000 | 0.5% | Protective coatings for nuclear and X-ray facilities. |
| 13 | Electronics Hardware | 28,800 | 0.4% | Vibration-damping components for high-end speakers. |
| 14 | Adhesives & Sealants | 21,600 | 0.3% | Weighting agent to improve application flow and density. |
| 15 | Ceramics & Enamels | 14,400 | 0.2% | Fluxing agent to lower kiln melting temperatures. |
| 16 | Marine Ballast | 14,400 | 0.2% | High-density aggregate for stabilizing ship hulls. |
| 17 | Explosives & Flares | 10,800 | 0.15% | Barium nitrate provides the green color in pyrotechnics. |
| 18 | Textile Industry | 7,200 | 0.1% | Weighting and sizing agent for industrial canvas. |
| 19 | Oil Refining | 7,200 | 0.1% | Support material for specific sulfur-removal catalysts. |
| 20 | Abrasives | 3,600 | 0.05% | Soft filler in grinding wheels to prevent overheating. |
Major Individual Company Purchasers
- Halliburton: One of the world's largest consumers for global drilling fluid operations.
- SLB (Schlumberger): Massive procurement for deep-water and high-pressure drilling projects.
- Baker Hughes: Major buyer for integrated oilfield services.
- BASF SE: High-volume purchaser for the Chemical (Rank 2) and Paint (Rank 4) divisions.
- AkzoNobel: Leading purchaser for high-density industrial coatings.
Caution: This content was sourced and arranged by AI and thus may be subject to errors, biases, omissions, or antiquation.
This information can provide a general sense of industry dynamics, but may be unreliable in its specifics, or as an isolated basis for investment decisions.
