Yttrium
Overview
A transition metal often grouped with rare earths due to similar properties. Yttrium is essential for LEDs, phosphors, superconductors, and high-strength aluminum-magnesium alloys.
Strategic Relevance
Critical for display technology and advanced materials. Key component in yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) lasers used in manufacturing and medicine.
Applications
Price History
Historical price trend (USD/kg or USD/tonne)
Physical Properties
- Density
- 4.47 g/cm³
- Melting Point
- 1,526°C
- Atomic Number
- 39
- Category
- Rare Earth
Supply Concentration
- China86%
- Australia5%
- India4%
- Other5%
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Procyon Indicative Price
Form: Metal · Purity: 99.9%
Indicative level for information only, based on Procyon Metals' trading activity. It is not a firm offer or investment advice. Firm quotes are issued to partner advisers and professional clients according to form, purity and volume.
Request a firm quote →Frequently asked questions
What is the price of yttrium?
In 2024, the reference price for yttrium stood at around 5.2 USD/kg, compared with 6.8 USD/kg in 2023. Prices vary with purity, form (oxide or metal) and traded volume; the full history is charted above.
How can a client hold physical yttrium?
Yttrium is held in a specified form (metal, oxide or compound) and purity, backed by a certificate of analysis for the lot. Procyon Metals works through wealth advisers and family offices: it sources from vetted counterparties, documents the lot and arranges transport and storage with a specialist custodian.
Why is yttrium a strategic metal?
Critical for display technology and advanced materials. Key component in yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) lasers used in manufacturing and medicine.
Which countries produce yttrium?
Yttrium production is highly concentrated: China (86%), Australia (5%), India (4%).
How liquid is physical yttrium?
Less liquid than listed products: there is no exchange price for yttrium that a private holder can trade on. Resale is negotiated with industrial buyers or traders, and the price and timing depend on form, purity, lot size and demand at that moment. It should be treated as a long-horizon holding.