PRODUCT NAME

MARKET

USES

Ammonium Fluoroborate

Metals

Aluminium Processing

Textiles

Flame retardants

Ferric Nitrate

Glass

Additive in glass manufacture

Metals plating  and Finishing

Component of metal finishing blends

Photography

Photochemicals

Pollution Control

Additive in flue-gas desulphurization

Printed Circuit Boards

Etchant for copper-clad plates and Use in stripping plate resist

Textiles

Mordant in dyeing

Fluboric Acid

Chemicals

Catalyst for preparing acetals and esterifying cellulose

Metals Plating and Finishing

Clean metal surfaces prior to electroplating

Brightening aluminum surfaces in electropolishing

Component of electroplating bath for metal plating tin, tin-lead, copper

Satin finish for brass and bronze

Matte finish for zinc

High-speed wire plating

Component of electroplating for applying tin or tin-lead etch resist

Lead Fluoborate

Metals Plating and Finishing

Electroplating lead or tin-lead alloys

Printed Circuit Boards

Electroplating lead or tin-lead alloys

Metaphosphoric Acid

Chemicals

Phosphorylating agent

Dehydrating agent

Analytical reagent, e.g. in analysis of proteins

Pharmaceutical/ Person Care

Manufacture of zinc oxylate dental cement