Strategic metals
Strategic Metals – drivers of our lives in the 21st century, be it in electronics, mobility or sustainable energy. Strategic Metals include rare earth elements as well as specialty metals used in LEDs, magnets, electric motors, sensors and many other components used in smartphones, flat screens, cars, and our homes. Now they are becoming available for physical investment, including secure storage in bonded warehouses.| Metal | Chemical symbol | Bid USD/kg | Ask USD/kg | Change | Change (%) | |
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| Dysprosium Oxide (Dy) | Dy | 404.00 | 505.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | Sep 29, 2023 07:00 |
| Last update (ET) Sep 29, 2023 07:00 | ||||||
Form of delivery: Powder
Purity: min. 99.5%
Used in:
- Permanent magnets in power generators and electric vehicles
- Phosphors
- Lasers
- Metal halide lamps
| Europium Oxide (Eu) | Eu | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00% | May 31, 2021 12:07 |
| Last update (ET) May 31, 2021 12:07 | ||||||
Form of delivery: Powder
Purity: min. 99.99%
Used in:
- Energy saving lightbulbs
- Light emitting diodes (LEDs)
- Radiation protection
- Superconductor alloying material
| Gallium (Ga) | Ga | 520.80 | 651.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | Sep 29, 2023 07:00 |
| Last update (ET) Sep 29, 2023 07:00 | ||||||
Form of delivery: Metal ingots
Purity: 99.995%
Packing Unit:
- PE-Bottle 0.5 kg / 1 kg
Used in:
- Semiconductor material for microchips (as gallium arsenide)
- Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
| Germanium (Ge) | Ge | 2,130.40 | 2,663.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | Sep 29, 2023 07:00 |
| Last update (ET) Sep 29, 2023 07:00 | ||||||
Form of delivery: Metal ingots, nuggets
Purity: 99.999%
Packing Unit:
- Upon request
Used in:
- Fiber- and infrared optics (i.e. internet cables)
- Semiconductors
- Optical lenses
- Solar cells
| Hafnium (Zr<0.2%) (Hf) | Hf | 4,127.20 | 5,159.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | Sep 29, 2023 07:00 |
| Last update (ET) Sep 29, 2023 07:00 | ||||||
Form of delivery: Crystal bars
Purity: Hf + Zr min. 99.9 %, Zr-content < 0.2 %
Used in:
- Semiconductors, integrated circuits
- Super alloys
- Control rods in nuclear power plants
| Indium (In) | In | 420.00 | 525.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | Sep 29, 2023 07:00 |
| Last update (ET) Sep 29, 2023 07:00 | ||||||
Form of delivery: Ingots
Purity: 99.995%
Used in:
- Used as indium tin oxide alloy in solar cells, flat screens and architectural glass
- Solders
- High vacuum sealing
| Neodymium Oxide (Nd) | Nd | 95.50 | 119.35 | 0.00 | 0.00% | Sep 29, 2023 07:00 |
| Last update (ET) Sep 29, 2023 07:00 | ||||||
Form of delivery: Powder
Purity: min. 99.0%
Used in:
- Permanent magnets
- Dyeing of glass
- Lasers, infrared lasers
- Permanent magnets and wind turbines
| Praseodymium Oxide (Pr) | Pr | 95.40 | 119.20 | 0.00 | 0.00% | Sep 29, 2023 07:00 |
| Last update (ET) Sep 29, 2023 07:00 | ||||||
Form of delivery: Praseodymium Oxide
Purity: min. 99.5%
Used in:
- Magnets (used in electric motors, speakers etc.)
- Colorant for glass and pigments
- Electrically conductive ceramics
| Rhenium (Re) | Re | 1,396.80 | 1,746.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | Sep 29, 2023 07:00 |
| Last update (ET) Sep 29, 2023 07:00 | ||||||
Form of delivery (purity on request): Pellets
Used in:
- Alloying metal for aircraft engines and gas turbines
- Chemical and petrochemical catalysts
- Thermal spray powders
| Terbium Oxide (Tb) | Tb | 1,563.20 | 1,954.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | Sep 29, 2023 07:00 |
| Last update (ET) Sep 29, 2023 07:00 | ||||||
Form of delivery: Powder
Purity: min. 99.99%
Used in:
- Doping agent in solid state devices
- Crystal stabilizer in fuel cells
- Actuators and sensors
- Permanent magnets and wind turbines
Prices are indicative and vary with lot volumes. Strategic metals prices are provided courtesy of Tradium GmbH