1. Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) Industry Key Raw Materials Analysis
1.1 Key Raw Materials
The upstream raw material of tantalum pentoxide is mainly tantalum ore, tantalum ore usually contains a large amount of niobium, and tantalum and niobium are generally extracted by hydrometallurgy. Naturally pure tantalum oxide is called the mineral tantalite, and it is very rare.
1.2 Key Raw Materials Price Trend
Tantalum, a rare, very hard transition metal, does not occur naturally in metallic form. The estimated average abundance of tantalum in Earth’s crust is about 2 parts per million (or 0.0002%). Although many tantalum-bearing minerals have been identified, the most economically significant ones are the oxide minerals columbite, microlite, tantalite, and wodginite. Most of the world’s largest tantalum resources are associated with rare-metal pegmatites, such as those found in the Pilbara Craton (Australia) and pegmatites of the Kibaran orogen (Africa). Tantalum also occurs in some rare-metal granites, and in placer deposits derived from weathering of those granites and pegmatites.
Tantalum is largely used in applications that require increased chemical, corrosion, and/or heat resistance. Roughly half of the tantalum is consumed by the electronics industry, primarily to manufacture capacitors (for electronic products such as cellular phones and computers) and sputtering targets. At present, the price of tantalum varies from tantalum ore (Ta2O5 content greater than 30%; From $79.45 per pound ($176,555 per ton) for Nb2O5 content greater than 15% to more than $228 per kg for tantalum pentoxide content greater than 99.5% Ta2O5. Higher purity and more specialized products achieve higher prices. Tantalum price volatility is extremely low, which is a key factor in customer supply chain certainty.
1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
The major suppliers of raw materials to the global Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) industry include Tantalum Mining Corp, Global Advanced Metals, Pilbara Minerals, Minsur and Yichun Tantalum-niobium Mine Co., Ltd.
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
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Raw Material |
Suppliers |
Contact Information |
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Tantalum ore |
Tantalum Mining Corp |
Web: tancomine.com Tel: (204) 884-2400 Add: PO BOX 2000 Lac du Bonnet, MB R0E 1A0 Canada |
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Global Advanced Metals |
Web: www.globaladvancedmetals.com Add: 100 Worcester Street, Suite 200, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 Tel: +1 781 996 7300 | |
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Pilbara Minerals |
Web: pilbaraminerals.com.au Tel: 61 8 6266 6266 Add: Level 2, 146 Colin Street West Perth WA 6005 | |
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Minsur |
Web: www.minsur.com Tel: 511 215 8330 Email: [email protected] | |
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Yichun tantalum-niobium mine co., ltd |
Web: www.yclkzyw.com Add: 100m southeast of the intersection of Zhuhua Section and 522 County Road, Yuanzhou District, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province. Tel: 0795-3638070 |
2. Global Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) Market Distributors List
The major distributors in the global Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) industry include Reade Advanced Materials, East India Chemical International, Parchem and Beijing xing Rong Yuan technology co., ltd.
Table Major Distributors of Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) with Contact Information
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Distributors |
Contact Information |
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Reade Advanced Materials |
Web: www.reade.com Tel: +507.309.0106 Add: Obarrio, Cl 54 y Ave. Samuel Lewis Atrium Tower, Piso 27, República de Panamá |
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East India Chemical International |
Web: www.eastindiachemicals.com Tel: 0091 7506747222 |
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Parchem |
Web: www.parchem.com Add: 415 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, new york 10801. Tel: (914) 654-6800 |
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Beijing xing Rong Yuan technology co., ltd |
Web: www.bjxrymetal.com Add: Room 709, Area B, Wanjia Shengjing Building, Xibeiwang Town, Haidian District, Beijing, China. Tel: 86 010 62974050 |
3. Global Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) Market Customers List
Key customers of the global Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) industry include Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., KEMET Corporation, Materion, Global Advanced Metals, and TE Connectivity.
Table Major Customers of Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) with Contact Information
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Customers |
Contact Information |
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
Web: www.vishay.com Tel: (909) 923-3313 Add: 4051 Greystone Dr, Ontario, CA 91761 |
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KEMET Corporation |
Web: www.kemet.com Tel: (323) 799-5953 Add: Leimert Boulevard 4309, Los Angeles, Ca 90008 |
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Materion |
Web: materion.com Tel: +1 216.486.4200 Add: 6070 Parkland Blvd. Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 |
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Global Advanced Metals |
Web: globaladvancedmetals.com Add: Maranup Ford Road, Gate 4 Greenbushes WA 6254 Australia Tel: 61 8 9764 2600 |
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TE Connectivity |
Web: www.te.com Tel: 1 800 522 6752 Add: 5700 Corsa Ave， Suite 105， Building A， Westlake Village， CA 91362 |
4. Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) Industry Trends
‘Regulation of environmental policy’
In recent years, environmental protection supervision has been continuously strengthened. Production and manufacturing require the use of chemicals such as strong acids and liquid ammonia, which will produce certain hazardous wastes. Moreover, this industry requires a certain amount of energy to put into production. Energy costs account for a certain share of the manufacturing costs of this industry. In addition, this industry also emits waste gas, waste water, waste, etc., causing certain harm to the environment. Therefore, tantalum pentoxide production enterprises need to obtain environmental impact assessment approval before project construction. After construction is completed, they need to obtain environmental protection acceptance approval before the project is officially put into operation. During the operation period, they must continue to comply with environmental protection policies and production. Therefore, in order to ensure the continuity of production, manufacturing companies must continue to invest in environmental protection. In addition, with the tightening of environmental protection policies and the influence of policies such as industrial overcapacity reduction, the industry is promoting green and low-energy production and optimizing production processes.
‘The rapid development of semiconductor chip technology has led to the progress of the process’
In recent years, due to the rapid development of computers and communication equipment, the demand for electronic components has increased rapidly, and the tantalum industry has also developed rapidly. At the same time, with the continuous improvement of the overall performance of modern electronic equipment and the rapid development of national defense and aerospace science and technology, the miniaturization and intelligence of electronic equipment have become the industry development trend. The density of electronic circuits has increased, and the performance and volume requirements of electronic components have increased. It’s getting higher and higher. Organic polymer tantalum capacitors have superior properties such as high reliability, low impedance, good high and low temperature characteristics, long life, and excellent self-healing ability. Compared with manganese dioxide or liquid electrolyte tantalum capacitors, organic polymer tantalum capacitors can fully meet the needs of modern electronic information. The development requirements of miniaturization, high speed and low power consumption of processing equipment will gradually become the mainstream product of tantalum capacitors. The higher the specific volume of tantalum powder and the finer the diameter of the tantalum wire, the more conducive it is to the development of smaller tantalum capacitors. All in all, as electronic products continue to develop in the direction of portability, miniaturization and multi-function, tantalum capacitors are developing towards miniaturization and chip type, the specific volume of tantalum powder is also developing towards high specific volume, and the diameter of tantalum wire is becoming smaller. direction development.
5. Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) Market Challenges
‘The risk of increased market competition’
Since the entry threshold for low value-added products in this industry is relatively low, a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises have appeared in recent years, resulting in a large number of enterprises, small scale, and relatively loose enterprises. The main reason is that price is a means of competition. Therefore, the market competition for low value-added products is very fierce. fierce. In addition, with the in-depth adjustment of the tantalum industry, the business model is undergoing major changes. Enterprises with certain technical and capital advantages continue to extend the industrial chain and begin to produce tantalum powder, tantalum wire, tantalum smelting products, tantalum products and other industries. Competition is intensifying. For companies with a good reputation in the industry, if they cannot continuously improve their technical level, enhance innovation capabilities, expand production capabilities, and improve management efficiency, they may be at a disadvantage in market competition, resulting in the company’s product gross profit margin and reduced profitability and reduced capacity. Therefore, fierce competition in this industry may affect further expansion of the market.
‘The technical difficulty of the industry’
The rapid development of semiconductor chip technology has promoted the application of tantalum in this field. At the same time, the purity requirements for the key semiconductor tantalum target used in the preparation of chips are getting higher and higher, which is a high value-added product in the tantalum industry. The purity of tantalum metal determines the purity of tantalum target, so the metallurgical technology of tantalum pentoxide determines the purity of tantalum metal. Tantalum niobium is a difficult metal material with high melting point, and has higher technical requirements than common non-ferrous metals. In order to meet the individual needs of physical properties, chemical impurities, and organizational structure, tantalum-niobium metallurgy and manufacturing manufacturers need to carry out innovative research and development of metallurgical and manufacturing technologies.
