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Tantalum (Ta)

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Atomic number
73
Period · group
6 · 5
Block
d-block

Who trades tantalum

$916 m of tantalum products crossed borders in 2024: ores and concentrates $450 m · refined metal $341 m · scrap $126 m.

Largest exporters

  1. 1Rwanda$118 m13%
  2. 2United States of America$112 m12%
  3. 3China$91 m10%
  4. 4Japan$81 m9%
  5. 5Dem. Rep. Congo$60 m7%
  6. 6Australia$56 m6%
  7. 7Germany$54 m6%
  8. 8Kazakhstan$36 m4%

Largest importers

  1. 1China$237 m26%
  2. 2United States of America$189 m21%
  3. 3Mexico$60 m7%
  4. 4Thailand$56 m6%
  5. 5Indonesia$51 m6%
  6. 6Japan$47 m5%
  7. 7Malaysia$46 m5%
  8. 8Germany$35 m4%

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.