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Niobium (Nb)

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Atomic number
41
Period · group
5 · 5
Block
d-block

Who trades niobium

$3.4 bn of niobium products crossed borders in 2024: intermediates $3.4 bn.

Largest exporters

  1. 1Brazil$2.6 bn75%
  2. 2Canada$338 m10%
  3. 3Netherlands$269 m8%
  4. 4Singapore$76 m2%
  5. 5China$68 m2%
  6. 6Malaysia$17 m0%
  7. 7United States of America$14 m0%
  8. 8Türkiye$13 m0%

Largest importers

  1. 1China$1.1 bn32%
  2. 2Netherlands$554 m16%
  3. 3United States of America$277 m8%
  4. 4South Korea$212 m6%
  5. 5Singapore$176 m5%
  6. 6Japan$175 m5%
  7. 7Germany$101 m3%
  8. 8Russia$68 m2%

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.