Scandium
Companies
Key Companies in the Scandium Value Chain
The Scandium industry encompasses at least 4 major companies from junior explorers and mine developers to integrated producers and downstream processors. With annual production of 25 tonnes and prices around 3,500-5,500 $/kg oxide, the Scandium market supports a diverse corporate ecosystem.
Annual Production
25
tonnes
Market Price
3,500-5,500
$/kg oxide
Top Producer
China
66% share
Companies Tracked
4
Major Producers and Processors
The following companies are key participants in the Scandium supply chain:
Rio Tinto
Developing scandium recovery from its QIT titanium slag processing in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec; could become a major Western scandium source
Sumitomo Metal Mining
Recovers scandium from nickel HPAL operations in the Philippines (Coral Bay)
Clean TeQ/Sunrise Energy Metals
Developing the Sunrise nickel-scandium-cobalt project in New South Wales
Platina Resources
Developing scandium projects in Australia and Colombia
Active Operations and Development Projects
These are the key Scandium operations and development-stage projects associated with the companies above:
Rio Tinto Scandium (Sorel-Tracy)
Rio Tinto
Planned scandium recovery from existing titanium slag processing; could leverage massive existing throughput for low-cost scandium production
Sunrise Project
Sunrise Energy Metals
Polymetallic laterite project in NSW with significant scandium byproduct
NioCorp Elk Creek
NioCorp Developments
Proposed niobium-scandium-titanium mine in Nebraska with significant scandium output
Corporate Strategy Trends
Major consumers of Scandium across the aluminum-scandium alloys for aerospace and solid oxide fuel cells sectors are increasingly focused on securing long-term supply agreements, investing in supply chain traceability, and supporting new production sources to reduce exposure to the 66% concentration in China.
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