specialty_metal · byproduct
At a glance
Price · 2025
25dollars per pound
USGS MCS (Price, metal, average, dollars)
Price trend
+144% 1Y
+47%/yr · 4Y CAGR
US net import reliance · 2025
91%
Production HHI
0.28
Highly concentrated (>0.25)
From ore to use
lifecycle flow
2.3Mt
China leads · 36% share
Provenance
105.2Kt
China top · 2024
41.4Kt
net importer · 2025
-
45.0Kt
Consumption, apparent · 2025
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