Critical Materials Research Services
Chromium
Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals
Used widely in stainless steel and special steels, leather tanning, surface treatment and pigments.
Chromium Extractive Cost Tracker
Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals
Understand chrome ore production costs using our dedicated cost tracker.
Manganese
EV & Battery, Steel & Alloys
A steel dominated market increasingly exposed to energy transition through its use in batteries.
Molybdenum
Steel & Alloys
Used mainly in structural-engineering steels, stainless steel, chemicals, and various alloys.
Nickel
Steel & Alloys, EV & Battery
Lithium-ion batteries are re-shaping a supply chain traditionally driven by stainless steel trends.
Niobium
Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals
Used mostly in steel, but with promising potential in nanocrystalline and lithium-ion applications.
Rhenium
Steel & Alloys
A critical material used in superalloys destined for aerospace and IGT turbine blades.
Scandium
Steel & Alloys, Aerospace Metals
A critical material used mainly in aerospace and solid oxide fuel cells with huge growth potential.
Silicon
Steel & Alloys, Technology Metals
Silicon metal is used in aluminium, silicones, and polysilicon, while ferrosilicon is used in steel.
Vanadium
Steel & Alloys
Used mostly in HSLA steel, but vanadium redox flow batteries offer huge growth potential.
Vanadium Extractive Cost Service
EV & Battery, Steel & Alloys
Understand vanadium pentoxide production costs using our dedicated cost service.