亚洲的陶瓷工业现正成为该地区最大的工业矿物消费市场。据统计,亚洲长石的年消费量(不含中国)约为400万t,其中80%用于陶瓷工业。亚洲长石的主要生产国有中国、印度、韩国和泰国,其中中国是亚洲最大的长石生产国和出口国,中国内地长石年产量约350万t,其中200万～250万t用于陶瓷 Asia’s ceramics industry is now becoming the largest consumer of industrial minerals in the region. According to statistics, the annual consumption of feldspar in Asia (excluding China) is about 4 million tons, of which 80% is used in the ceramic industry. The main producing countries of feldspar in Asia are China, India, South Korea and Thailand. China is the largest producer and exporter of feldspar in Asia. The annual output of feldspar in the mainland of China is about 3.5 million tons, of which 2 million to 2.5 million tons are used for ceramics