Scandium Market - Forecasts from 2025 to 2030

Scandium market is valued at US$359.749 million in 2025 is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.37% to reach US$489.802 million in 2030.

Scandium is a chemical element that is silvery-white, metallic, and has been categorized in the past as a rare earth resource. Scandium oxide, the main ore and the prime source of scandium metal, its other compounds, and alloys, is produced in small quantities in limited regions across the world. The best aspect of this oxide is that it is mined and extracted from the rarest rare earth and uranium compounds through the mining process and subsequent purification. Scandium has high electrical conductivity, acts as a heat stabilizer, offers creep-resistant properties, and is lightweight, making it an increasingly integral part of various profitable and industrial sectors.

The global market is experiencing significant growth driven by multiple key factors, including the expanding adoption of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), rising aerospace applications, and increasing automotive industry utilization. Growing environmental concerns about traditional energy sources like coal and natural gas are accelerating demand for clean energy solutions, particularly SOFCs, which is expected to substantially boost scandium consumption in the coming years. Beyond energy applications, scandium plays a crucial role in alloy production, particularly for high-performance sports equipment and bicycles. Geographically, the market landscape has evolved significantly, with China and Russia currently dominating scandium production, while Australia is emerging as a promising new player through developing deposits in New South Wales. Industry dynamics are shifting as numerous companies explore scandium by-product recovery opportunities. The aerospace sector's evolving needs could trigger rapid spikes in global scandium demand, while the chemical refining industry presents additional promising avenues for producers to capitalize on during the forecast period. These converging factors create a dynamic market environment with substantial growth potential across multiple industrial sectors.By product, the metal and alloy segments are estimated to hold a dominant market share owing to their increasing usage across various industries, such as manufacturing, aerospace, and SOFCs. By industry application, the SOFCs segment is expected to hold a significant market share due to its usage in power generation.

Some of the major players covered in this report include Hunan Oriental Scandium Co. Ltd., Scandium International Mining Corp., NioCorp Developments Ltd., Platina Resources Ltd., Australian Mines Limited, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd., Materion Corporation, GFS Chemicals Inc., Stanford Materials Corp., and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. among others.

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• Historical data from 2022 to 2024 & forecast data from 2025 to 2030
• Growth Opportunities, Challenges, Supply Chain Outlook, Regulatory Framework, and Trend Analysis
• Competitive Positioning, Strategies, and Market Share Analysis
• Revenue Growth and Forecast Assessment of segments and regions including countries
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Scandium Market Segmentations:

Scandium Market Segmentation by product type

• The market is analyzed by product type as follows:
• Scandium Oxide
• Scandium Metal
• Scandium Alloys
• Scandium Compounds
• Others

Scandium Market Segmentation by application

The market is segmented by application:

• Aluminum-Scandium Alloys
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)
• High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps
• Lasers
• Others

Scandium Market Segmentation by end-use sector

• The report analyzes the market by end-use sector:
• Aerospace and Defense
• Automotive
• Energy
• Electronics
• Additive Manufacturing
• Others

Scandium Market Segmentation by regions:

The study also analysed the scandium market into the following regions, with country-level forecasts and analysis as below:

• North America (US, Canada and Mexico)
• South America (Brazil, Argentina, and Others)
• Europe (Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy and Others
• Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Others)
• Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and Others)

Scandium Market Report Coverage:

This report provides extensive coverage as explained in the points below:

• Scandium Market Size, Forecasts, and Trends by Product Type: Historical revenue data and analysis focusing on adoption drivers, challenges faced by key players, and high-growth areas such as scandium alloys and oxides.
• Scandium Market Size, Forecasts, and Trends by Application: Insights into the rising demand for aluminum-scandium alloys in aerospace and solid oxide fuel cells in energy sectors.
• Scandium Market Size, Forecasts, and Trends by End-Use Sector: Historical revenue data and analysis across sectors, highlighting aerospace and defense and energy as key adopters.
• Scandium market is also analysed across different regions, with historical data, regional share, attractiveness and opportunity of these solutions in different countries. The growth prospects and key players operating in these markets. The section also dwells on the macro factors, economic scenario and other complementing factors aiding in market growth.
• Market dynamics: The section details the market growth factors, restraints, and opportunities in the market. The segment also presents complete market scenario with the help of Porter's five forces model.
• Competitive Intelligence: A thorough investigation on the competitive structure of the market presented through proprietary vendor matrix model, market share analysis of key players, insights on strategies of key players and recent major developments undertaken by the companies to gain competitive edge.
• Research methodology: The assumptions and sources which were considered to arrive at the final market estimates. Additionally, how our model is refined to ensure most significant factors are taken into consideration with the proper hypothesis and bottom-up and top-down approaches enhance the reliability of forecasts further strengthening the trustworthiness of the numbers being presented.

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