#66Dy
Dysprosium Price
Heavy Rare EarthExport Licence
Essential additive for high-temperature NdFeB magnets.
- Main trade forms
- Oxide (Dy₂O₃)
- Available from
- CN, MM, AU
Last update: Apr 4, 2026
10 records
10 records
Retail Reference
$4,740/kg
Metal 99.9% (3N) · 10 g
the_periodic_guy (eBay) · IL · Apr 4, 2026
Bulk Benchmark
n/a
No commodity benchmark available
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Applications
| Application | Role | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| High-temperature NdFeB magnets | Dy/Tb substitution at the (Nd,Dy)2Fe14B grain boundary | ~90% of Dy demand. Without Dy, NdFeB magnets demagnetise above ~100 °C. Required for EV traction motors, wind turbines operating at elevated temperatures. |
| Magnetostrictive alloys | Tb-Dy-Fe (Terfenol-D) | Ultrasonic transducers, sonar projectors, precision actuators |
| Nuclear control rods | Dy2O3 in TiO2 ceramic absorbers | Long-life PWR control rod absorbers; Dy has high thermal-neutron capture cross-section |
| Dysprosium iodide lamps | DyI3 in metal-halide arc lamps | Studio motion-picture lighting, stadium lighting (legacy use) |
| Dosimeters | CaSO4:Dy and Dy-doped fluorides | Thermoluminescent dosimetry for radiation monitoring |
Market & Supply
Global Dy2O3 production
~1,400 t/year (REO basis)
China refined supply share
~99%
Magnet share of demand
~90%
Source mineralogy
Ion-adsorption clays (S. China, Myanmar)
Export control
MOFCOM/GAC No. 18/2025 [2]
Oxide bulk benchmark
$320 to $420/kg (FOB China)
Oxide retail (1 kg)
$450 to $700/kg
Hand-portioned metal
$1,500 to $8,000/kg
Verified Offers
Dysprosium is the most expensive of the routinely traded rare earths. The auto-rendered table shows tracked retail listings. Institutional procurement should reference Argus or Asian Metal benchmarks rather than gram-scale retail.
| Purity | MOQ | Original | Source | Verification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.5% | 0.0086 kg | 0.0086 kg | $5,698 | 5,698 USD/kg | marketplace listing | Luciteria | US | single source offer | 0.50 |
| 2026-04-04 | Oxide | 99.99% (4N) | 0.1 kg | 0.1 kg | $2,550 | 2,550 USD/kg | marketplace listing | leroy500 (eBay) | US | single source offer | 0.65 |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.9% (3N) | 0.01 kg | 0.01 kg | $4,740 | 4,740 USD/kg | marketplace listing | the_periodic_guy (eBay) | IL | single source offer | 0.55 |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.95% | 0.001 kg | 0.001 kg | $12,990 | 12,990 USD/kg | marketplace listing | novaelements (eBay) | IT | single source offer | 0.55 |
| 2026-04-04 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $110 | 110 USD/kg | marketplace listing | Hebei Saiweisi (Alibaba) | CN | single source offer | 0.50 |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $340 | 340 USD/kg | distributor offer | Stanford Advanced Materials | US | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $295 | 295 USD/kg | distributor offer | Edgetech Industries | CN | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $310 | 310 USD/kg | marketplace offer | ALB Materials | CN | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $380 | 380 USD/kg | distributor offer | American Elements | US | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $365 | 365 USD/kg | distributor offer | Goodfellow | GB | single source offer | 0.60 |
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Important Notes
Export controls in force
Dy is one of the seven medium and heavy rare earths controlled under MOFCOM/GAC No. 18/2025 [2]. Critically, the order extends to finished NdFeB magnet rotors containing Dy at material thresholds, not just oxide, metal, or alloy forms.
EV motor dependency
Every NdFeB EV traction motor uses 100 to 200 g of Dy/Tb to maintain coercivity above the operating temperature of the rotor. Western automaker exposure is direct: a Dy supply disruption would halt EV motor production within months.
Grain-boundary diffusion saves Dy
Modern manufacturing uses GBD (grain-boundary diffusion) to deposit Dy/Tb only at the magnet grain surfaces, cutting required Dy mass by 30 to 50% versus uniform alloying. Hitachi Metals (now Proterial), TDK, and Chinese magnet houses all use GBD processes.
Physical Properties [1]
Z: 66 · Ar: 162.500 u · ρ: 8.55 g/cm3 · Tm: 1,412 °C · Tb: 2,567 °CCrystal: hcp · Config: [Xe]4f106s2 · Ox. states: +3
References
- Wolfram Alpha, “Dysprosium element.” wolframalpha.com.
- Ministry of Commerce / General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, Announcement No. 18 of 2025, “Export Control of Medium and Heavy Rare Earth Related Items,” 4 April 2025.
- MOFCOM Announcements No. 70 and 72 of 2025 (suspension orders), 7 to 9 November 2025.
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