Kenya Fluorspar Company
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mining |
| Founded | 1971 (as Fluorspar Company of Kenya) |
| Defunct | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Kimwarer, Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Charles Field-Marsham (chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Fluorite |
| Website | kenyafluorspar.com |
The Kenya Fluorspar Company is a mining company in Kenya, located in Kimwarer, a village in the southern part of the Kerio Valley in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, that was among the few large-scale mining and metallurgical operations in Kenya, and ranked among the country’s leading foreign exchange earners. It operated as a state corporation between 1971 and 1997 and as a private company between 1997 and 2018.
Fluorspar is mined to produce hydrofluoric acid, which is used in various applications such as in refrigerants, herbicides, pharmaceuticals, high-octane gasoline, aluminum, plastics, electrical components, fluorescent light bulbs, ceramic production and optical lens production. It is also used in the manufacture of steel, air conditioning systems, and glass fiber.