The data describes the average price of bentonite between 2007 and 2017. In 2017, the average bentonite price stood at approx. 75 USD per ton. Beontonite is a type of clay along with ball clay, common clay, and fire clay.
Bentonite – additional informationBentonite is an absorbent aluminum phyllosilicate clay which is frequently generated from the alteration of volcanic ash. It consists predominantly of montmorillonite, a clay mineral. In 1898, Bentonite was first discovered in 1898 and classified in Fort Benton, Wyoming.
2007 | 52 |
2008 | 49 |
2009 | 57 |
2010 | 58 |
2011 | 61 |
2012 | 62 |
2013 | 65 |
2014 | 69 |
2015 | 74 |
2016 | 75 |
2017 | 75 |