#64Gd
Gadolinium Price
Heavy Rare EarthExport Licence
Used in MRI contrast agents and nuclear reactor shielding.
- Main trade forms
- Oxide (Gd₂O₃)
- Available from
- CN, AU
Last update: Apr 4, 2026
13 records
13 records
Retail Reference
$500/kg
Metal 99.95% · 1 kg
auremo-eu (eBay) · DE · Apr 4, 2026
Bulk Benchmark
n/a
No commodity benchmark available
Export LicenceChinese export licence required for Gadolinium in all controlled forms.Regulatory Tracker →
Applications
| Application | Role | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| MRI contrast agents | Gd(III) chelates: gadopentetate, gadobutrol, gadoteridol | ~30% of MRI exams worldwide use Gd-based contrast; FDA-approved agents include Magnevist, Gadavist, ProHance. Critical clinical workflow with no economic substitute. |
| NdFeB magnet additive | Trace Gd substitution for Nd | Improves temperature stability and corrosion resistance of permanent magnets at lower cost than Dy/Tb |
| Neutron shielding | Gd2O3 in nuclear reactor control rods and fuel | Highest thermal-neutron capture cross-section of any element (~49,000 barns); used as burnable poison |
| Magnetocaloric refrigeration | Gd metal and Gd-Si-Ge alloys | Active material in magnetic refrigeration prototypes; Curie temperature ~20 °C makes it ideal for room-temperature cooling research |
| Phosphors | Gd2O2S:Tb (X-ray screens), GOS scintillators | Medical X-ray imaging intensifying screens; CT detector ceramics |
Market & Supply
Global Gd2O3 production
~2,400 t/year (REO basis)
China refined supply share
~95%
MRI contrast agent share
~30% of demand
Magnet additive share
~40% of demand
Export control
MOFCOM/GAC No. 18/2025 [2]
Oxide retail (1 kg)
$36 to $55/kg
Bulk metal (Alibaba/eBay)
$450 to $1,200/kg
Hand-portioned metal
$2,600 to $10,000/kg
Verified Offers
Gadolinium has the deepest tracked retail dataset of the controlled rare earths, with multiple bulk metal listings on eBay/Alibaba in the $450 to $1,200/kg band and oxide consistently at $36 to $55/kg. The auto-rendered table shows all qualifying records.
| Purity | MOQ | Original | Source | Verification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.9% (3N) | 0.001 kg | 0.001 kg | $9,750 | 9,750 USD/kg | marketplace listing | snaucke-elements (eBay) | NL | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.95% | 0.001 kg | 0.001 kg | $9,990 | 9,990 USD/kg | marketplace listing | novaelements (eBay) | IT | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.9% (3N) | 0.0079 kg | 0.0079 kg | $2,658 | 2,658 USD/kg | marketplace listing | Luciteria | US | single source offer | 0.55 |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.9% (3N) | 0.129 kg | 0.129 kg | $1,186 | 1,186 USD/kg | marketplace listing | Luciteria | US | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.95% | 10 kg | 0.001 kg | $450 | 450 USD/kg | marketplace listing | evek-gmbh (eBay) | DE | single source offer | 0.70 |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.9% (3N) | 0.454 kg | 0.454 kg | $507 | 507 USD/kg | marketplace listing | vkris_1 (eBay) | US | single source offer | 0.65 |
| 2026-04-04 | Oxide | 99.99% (4N) | 5 kg | 0.05 kg | $745 | 745 USD/kg | marketplace listing | leroy500 (eBay) | US | single source offer | 0.65 |
| 2026-04-04 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 0.05 kg | 0.05 kg | $1,160 | 1,160 USD/kg | marketplace listing | chemstore2017 (eBay) | US | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.95% | 1 kg | 0.001 kg | $500 | 500 USD/kg | marketplace listing | auremo-eu (eBay) | DE | single source offer | 0.70 |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $48 | 48 USD/kg | distributor offer | Stanford Advanced Materials | US | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $36 | 36 USD/kg | distributor offer | Edgetech Industries | CN | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $42 | 42 USD/kg | marketplace offer | ALB Materials | CN | single source offer | 0.60 |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | 1 kg | 1 kg | $55 | 55 USD/kg | distributor offer | Goodfellow | GB | single source offer | 0.60 |
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Important Notes
Export controls in force
Gadolinium is one of the seven medium and heavy rare earths controlled under MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 18/2025 [2]. All forms (metal, oxide, alloys, compounds, and finished magnet rotors containing Gd) require Chinese export licences.
Healthcare supply implication
MRI contrast agents are an FDA-approved drug class with multi-month qualification cycles. A meaningful Gd licensing slowdown would propagate into hospital imaging volumes within 6 to 12 months. The contrast-agent supply chain (Bayer Magnevist, GE Pharmaceuticals Omniscan, Bracco MultiHance) is critically dependent on Chinese Gd2O3.
Magnet additive substitution
NdFeB manufacturers historically used Dy/Tb to boost coercivity at high temperature. Recent grain-boundary diffusion processes substitute Gd at lower cost. As Dy/Tb prices spiked under controls, Gd demand from this segment grew, tightening the Gd market simultaneously.
Physical Properties [1]
Z: 64 · Ar: 157.25 u · ρ: 7.90 g/cm3 · Tm: 1,313 °C · Tb: 3,273 °CCrystal: hcp · Config: [Xe]4f75d16s2 · Ox. states: +3
References
- Wolfram Alpha, “Gadolinium 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 No. 72 of 2025 (suspension orders), 7 to 9 November 2025.
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