specialty_metal · primary
At a glance
Price · 2025
2,500dollars per metric ton
USGS MCS (European free market, dollars )
Price trend
-9% 1Y
-2%/yr · 4Y CAGR
US net import reliance · 2025
59%
Production HHI
0.38
Highly concentrated (>0.25)
From ore to use
lifecycle flow
5.2Bt
Russia leads · 44% share
Provenance
25.1Mt
China top · 2024
659.0Kt
net importer · 2025
0t
year-end · 2025
40.0Kt
Consumption: Reported, primary · 2025
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