PUBLISHER: QYResearch | PRODUCT CODE: 1866639
PUBLISHER: QYResearch | PRODUCT CODE: 1866639
The global market for Lutetium Oxide was estimated to be worth US$ 145 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 244 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 8.2% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Lutetium Oxide cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Lutetium oxide, a white solid, is a cubic compound of lutetium sometimes used in the preparation of specialty glasses. It is also called lutecia. It is a lanthanide oxide, also known as a rare earth. In 2024, global Lutetium Oxide production reached approximately 142 MT, with an average global market price of around US$ 1025 per KG.
The lutetium oxide (Lu2O3) market focuses on this rare earth compound, which is valued for its optical, electronic, and catalytic properties. Lutetium oxide is widely used in phosphors, lasers, scintillators, ceramics, and specialized catalysts due to its high density, thermal stability, and ability to enhance luminescent performance. One of the most important applications is in the medical imaging sector, where it is employed in scintillation detectors for PET (positron emission tomography) scanners, enabling higher-resolution imaging. Additionally, it serves a role in high-refractive-index glass, optical materials, and advanced ceramics, making it a key input in industries such as aerospace, electronics, and defense.
The market is primarily driven by the rising demand for advanced medical technologies, optoelectronic devices, and high-performance catalysts, as well as research into next-generation lasers and nuclear materials. However, the supply chain is highly constrained, as lutetium is among the scarcest rare earth elements, with production concentrated in China and a few other countries. This creates challenges related to cost, availability, and geopolitical risks. Despite these limitations, technological advances and increased investments in rare earth processing are expected to gradually stabilize supply. As industries pursue miniaturization, higher efficiency, and precision technologies, the demand for lutetium oxide is projected to rise steadily, though constrained by limited resource availability and high extraction costs.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Lutetium Oxide, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Lutetium Oxide by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Lutetium Oxide market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K MT) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Lutetium Oxide.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Lutetium Oxide manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Lutetium Oxide in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Lutetium Oxide in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.