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鐿全球市場 - 2024 年至 2029 年預測Global Ytterbium Market - Forecasts from 2024 to 2029 |
鐿是一種柔軟、有延展性的銀白色稀土元素,是透過其礦石與鑭金屬反應產生的。這種金屬具有豐富的機械強度、化學穩定性、導電性和能量傳輸能力。因此,它在金屬、醫療/保健、家電、能源/電力、通訊/技術等主要領域表現出很高的適用性。這些領域正在迅速成長,因為大多數消費者需要它們,並且技術及其使用不斷增強。
鐿也用於太陽能電池,以增加太陽能的吸收,並用於智慧型手機等家用電子電器的儲存晶片和電池。例如,根據中國工業和資訊化部的數據,2021年中國國內消費智慧型手機出貨量較2020年成長15.9%。儘管如此,隨著能源/電力和家電的快速開拓,鐿的市場需求也有望增加。
因此,鐿與電子和通訊產業之間存在著不可或缺的關係。隨著這些產業的進步和發展,對鐿的需求不斷增加,鞏固了鐿作為現代世界重要礦物的地位。
例如,ASP Isotopes 已開始在南非比勒陀利亞開發第三個同位素濃縮工廠。第三個濃縮工廠旨在生產千噸高濃縮鐿-176 (176Yb),這是一種用於合成鎦-177 的重要穩定同位素。鎦-177 是一種新型 BETA 放射放射性藥物,用於癌症治療,如諾華的 Pluvicto。這個新的 Ytterbium-176 濃縮設施是我們第一個使用量子濃縮的商業工廠,量子濃縮是 ASP Isotopes 及其能源子公司 Quantum Leap Energy LLC (QLE) 開發的突破性同位素濃縮製程。
Menlo Systems 也提供 YLMO 520,這是一款具有 520 nm 輸出的超小型鐿飛秒光纖雷射。將波長為 1040 nm 的 YLMO 基頻加倍,YLMO 520 產生平均功率超過 500 mW、持續時間小於 150 fs 的雷射脈衝。同時,該技術透過兩個波長通道之間可自由配置的光功率分流比保證了1040nm基波的接入。 1040nm 處的最大平均功率可在小於 100fs 的脈衝寬度下實現。這種模組化系統結構可實現可自訂的雙色和時間分辨測量。
依行業分為醫療/保健、能源/電力、金屬、家電、通訊/科技等。其中,金屬產業預計在鐿市場預測期內將有較高的成長率。例如,2023 會計年度印度成品鋼材消費量為 119.17 噸,2024 會計年度為 138.5 噸。此外,2024年2月,政府多次嘗試提高鋼鐵生產業的自給自足率。
根據 CRU 統計數據,2024 年 3 月美國鋼鐵產量從 2 月的 650 萬噸增加 6.5% 至 690 萬噸。鐿元素由於其豐富的化學性質,在金屬領域有著巨大的應用。摻雜劑用於提高不銹鋼的機械強度,也用於其他應用,如汽車零件、建築材料和廚房配件。總體而言,不銹鋼最終用戶不斷成長的需求預計將同時增加金屬產業對鐿的需求和使用量,從而刺激該領域的市場成長。
亞太地區作為鐿的重要市場正逐漸擴大。此元素包含在稀土元素清單中,由於工業化程度的提高和其他技術的發展,需求量很大。鐿化合物用於電子工業,特別是在亞洲,包括中國和印度。金屬和採礦業的成長也推動了對鐿的需求。在印度,「印度製造」、智慧城市、農村電氣化等舉措、重點發展國家電力政策下的可再生能源計劃以及基礎設施建設的增加將使這一領域在未來幾年經歷重大改革。根據印度投資局的報告顯示,二級生產商是鋼鐵業的重要組成部分,佔粗鋼產量的40%以上。此外,二級鋼鐵業在基礎設施建設中發揮重要作用。
另一個重要的驅動力是該地區快速擴張的可再生能源產業。鐿用於太陽能電池板和風力發電機,在永續能源努力中發揮重要作用。這些因素結合起來推動亞太市場在預測期內顯著成長。
Ytterbium is a soft, ductile, and white silvery rare earth metal produced by reacting its ores with lanthanum metal. The metal has rich mechanical strength, chemical stability, electrical conductivity, and energy transmission ability. Owing to this, it is highly applicable in major sectors such as metal, medical & healthcare, consumer electronics, energy & power, and communication & technology. These sectors are fast-growing because most consumers require them, and there is constant enhancement of technologies and their use.
Ytterbium is also used in solar cells to increase solar power absorption, whereas, in consumer electronics such as smartphones, it is used in memory chips and batteries. For instance, as per China's Ministry of Industry and Information, in 2021, smartphone shipment to China's domestic consumers saw a 15.9% growth compared to 2020. Nonetheless, with the rapid development in energy & power and consumer electronics, the market demand for ytterbium is also expected to increase.
Thus, a unified relationship between ytterbium and the electronics and telecommunication businesses can be seen. As these sectors advance and grow, so will the need for ytterbium, cementing its place as a crucial mineral in the modern world.
For instance, ASP Isotopes began the development of its third isotope enrichment plant in Pretoria, South Africa. This third enrichment plant is intended to produce kilograms of highly enriched Ytterbium-176 (176Yb), a key stable isotope utilized in the synthesis of Lutetium-177. Lutetium-177 is a new beta-emitting radiopharmaceutical utilized in cancer treatments like Novartis' Pluvicto. This new Ytterbium-176 enrichment facility is the Company's first commercial plant to use Quantum Enrichment, a revolutionary isotope enrichment process developed by ASP Isotopes and its energy affiliate, Quantum Leap Energy LLC (QLE).
Menlo Systems also offers the YLMO 520, a tiny ytterbium femtosecond fibre laser with a 520 nm output. The YLMO 520, created by doubling the 1040 nm YLMO fundamental frequency, produces laser pulses with an average output power of over 500 mW and a duration of less than 150 fs. Simultaneously, the technology ensures access to the 1040 nm fundamental with a freely configurable optical power splitting ratio between the two wavelength channels. With a pulse duration of less than 100 fs, it can achieve a maximum average power of over 4 W at 1040 nm. This modular system architecture allows for customizable dual-color and time-resolved measurements.
Based on industry vertical, the global ytterbium market is segmented into medical & healthcare, energy & power, metal, consumer electronics, communication & technology, and others. Amongst these, the metal segment is expected to have a relatively higher growth rate during the global ytterbium market forecast period. For instance, the finished steel consumption in India stood at 119.17 MT in FY23 and 138.5 MT in FY24.? To add further to this, in February 2024, the government made some attempts to increase self-sufficiency in the steel production industry.?
According to CRU statistics, steel output in the United States increased by 6.5% in March 2024 to 6.9 million metric tonnes from 6.5 million metric tonnes in February. Ytterbium element, owing to its rich chemical nature, has major applicability in the metal sector. A doping agent is used for mechanical strength improvement of stainless steel, which is further used in other applications such as automotive components, building materials, and kitchen accessories. Comprehensively, the growing demand for stainless steel from its end users is anticipated to simultaneously increase ytterbium demand and usage in the metal sector, thereby stimulating the segment's market growth.
The Asia Pacific region is gradually expanding as a significant market for ytterbium. This element is in the list of rare earth elements, and due to increasing industrialization and the development of other technological aspects, their demand is high. Ytterbium compounds are used in the electronics industry, especially in Asia, including China and India. Besides, the growing metals and mining industry is upsurging the demand for ytterbium. This segment in India is expected to undergo significant reform in the coming years, owing to initiatives such as the Make in India Campaign, Smart Cities, Rural Electrification, and a focus on developing renewable energy projects under the National Electricity Policy and an increase in infrastructure development. As reported by Invest India, secondary producers are an important component of the iron and steel industry, accounting for more than 40% of crude steel output. Additionally, the secondary steel sector plays a significant role in infrastructure construction.
Another significant driver is the region's rapidly expanding renewable energy sector. Ytterbium is used in solar panels and wind turbines, making it important in sustainable energy endeavours. These factors combine to set the Asia Pacific market for considerable growth during the forecast period.