【Deep Painting Society Science Knowledge】China's high-purity niobium market has broad prospects After 2023, raw materials are highly dependent on foreign countries

Niobium (Nb), a transition metal element, high-purity niobium is a high-purity niobium metal, the appearance of off-white metallic luster, its ductility is good, the melting point is high, reaching 2468 ° C, it belongs to the refractory metal, but the quality is lower than other refractory metals, with paramagnetism, superconducting properties in the low temperature state, stable properties in the air at room temperature, excellent acid and alkali resistance, only soluble in hydrofluoric acid, strong
corrosion resistance.

According to the "2022-2026 High-purity Niobium Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Recommendation Report" released by the New World Industry Research Center, high-purity niobium is mainly used in the electronics and electrical appliances and aerospace industries
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High-end high-purity niobium grains with extremely low impurity content are small and homogeneously organized, which can be used in the field of
sputtering targets for semiconductor and integrated circuit manufacturing.
The properties of high-purity niobium are close to those of high-purity tantalum, and the corrosion resistance is slightly weaker, so many application areas are similar to
high-purity tantalum.
In the case of tight supply and high price of high-purity tantalum, high-purity niobium can replace high-purity tantalum in areas with weak corrosion resistance
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In the overseas market, high-purity niobium producers mainly include Brazil Metallurgical Mining Company (CBMM), Anglo American, Canada Iamgold (Niobec) and so on
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CBMM is the world's largest manufacturer of niobium metal, and in the 1980s, it introduced a 500kW large-scale electronic bombardment furnace manufactured by West De Hellas to start producing high-purity niobium, and is currently an important supplier
in the global high-purity niobium market.

China's electronic appliances, aerospace industry development is rapid, semiconductors, integrated circuit manufacturing scale continues to increase, the market demand for high-purity niobium continues to grow, since 2021, China's high-purity niobium prices continue to rise, good for the development of
related enterprises.
China's high-purity niobium producers include Oriental Tantalum, Rare Resources, Beijing Zhongjin Yan, Zhongnuo New Materials, etc.
Oriental Tantalum has successfully trial-produced high-purity niobium plates
that meet the technical requirements of high-purity niobium materials for hard X-ray.

Niobium metal is the production raw material of high-purity niobium industry, on a global scale, niobium ore resources are mainly concentrated in Brazil, followed by Canada, Brazil Metallurgical Mining Company (CBMM) is the world's largest producer of metal niobium and has a significant advantage
in the supply of high-purity niobium raw materials.
China's niobium ore resources are poor, the demand is mainly imported from Brazil, in order to stabilize the domestic metal niobium supply, China's enterprises including niobium investment and Luoyang molybdenum industry to increase investment in overseas niobium mining and metal niobium production enterprises, for the development of China's high-purity niobium industry has laid the foundation
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New thinking industry analysts said that on the whole, China's semiconductor, integrated circuit industry is huge, technology continues to progress, the market demand for high-purity metal materials will continue to grow, China's high-purity niobium industry has broad
prospects for development.
China's niobium ore resources are poor, demand depends on imports, high-purity niobium enterprises if they have niobium mining qualifications, or invest in niobium ore / metal niobium manufacturers, in the future development will have a stronger stability of raw material supply, greater competitive advantage, and raw materials rely on procurement of enterprises have greater development risks
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Source: New Think

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