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The tantalum and niobium industry is tumbling in 2015 amid the global economic downturn accompanied with continuously tepid demand from the electronic product industry, which accounts for more than 60% of tantalum applications, and shrinking demand from the tantalum capacitor industry. In order to lower the production cost and evade risks from price fluctuations of raw materials, the majority of consumers have switched to other materials as substitutes of tantalum materials
However, the continuous price declines of tagged ores and domestic ores are still confined within a reasonable range due to the tight supply. As the midstream industry, the tantalum processing industry has been like a “sandwich” squeezed from both sides owing to the weaker end user demand, sluggish prices, rising environmental cost of domestic plants and price inversions.
The ceaseless production of most plants has added fuel to the fire based on the surging domestic inventories of niobium oxide and the market is severely undermined by sales at lower prices. However, some plants can still actively expand the market and manage to get out of the hot water by seizing opportunities; to obtain more scraps and high-quality ores both at home and abroad has received more importance in sourcing raw materials. Can the demand of tantalum and related products see the dawn light? How will the processing plants cope with the long-term sluggishness in demand? When will the global economy achieve a full recovery? Will new applications occur in the tantalum and niobium industry?
The frequency of tantalum and niobium projects are slowed down by the persisting price declines of tantalum and niobium products, gradually dampening the frenzy of “mining craze”. In 2015, the tantalum and niobium industry moved slowly in Africa, Australia, Europe and other regions, where the production cost is far beyond the expectation of consumers. As a result, producers have to lower the price to boost sales. How will overseas producers reduce the production cost to stay competitive faced with the escalating market competitions? What kind of opportunities and challenges will newly-built tantalum and niobium projects face amid the shrinking global demand?
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-- When will the end user demand recover in the context of a global economic downturn and weakening rigid demand for tantalum and niobium products?
-- For tantalum, capacitors are one of the major downstream applications. However, the demand continues to decrease with the development of new alternative materials like ceramic capacitors in recent years. How will capacitor producers deal with the current dismal market and will this industry see new developments in the future?
-- Overseas demand for tantalum powder, tantalum wire, and other tantalum products remains sluggish while the situation in the United States stands out. Can the U.S. market prop up the overall tantalum market based on its market demand?
-- The surging inventories of niobium oxide and tantalum oxide in China throw stumbling blocks in the way of consumption while tantalum and niobium alloys are in short supply in the overseas market. How will Chinese enterprises get out of the bottom of the industrial chain by transforming and upgrading their products?
-- How will the global tantalum raw material supply be impacted by the mushrooming foreign tantalum ore projects? How do overseas miners locate the Chinese market?
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