#60
Nd
Neodymium Price
Light Rare Earth
Critical for NdFeB permanent magnets.
Last update: 2026-04-04
10 records
10 records
Retail Reference
$13054/kg
Metal
· 7 g
engineeredlab (eBay)
· US
· 2026-04-04
Retail Premium: 163.1×
Bulk Benchmark
$80/kg
Metal 99.9% (3N)
Ganzhou Wanfeng (Alibaba)
· FOB
· 2026-04-04
Applications
| Application | Role | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| NdFeB permanent magnets | Sintered Nd2Fe14B and bonded magnets | ~85% of Nd demand. Highest energy product (BH)max of any commercial magnet. EV traction motors, wind turbines, robotics, MRI, hard disks, smartphone speakers. |
| Nd:YAG lasers | Nd3+-doped Y3Al5O12 crystal at 1064 nm | Industrial cutting/welding, ophthalmic surgery, defence rangefinders and designators |
| Didymium glass | Nd/Pr mix in welding goggles and glassblowing eyewear | Selectively absorbs sodium-D yellow flare |
| Glass colourant | Nd2O3 as pink/violet decorative tint | Reactive lighting fixtures and decorative tableware (Alexandrite-effect glass) |
| Magnetostrictive alloys | Tb–Dy–Fe (Terfenol-D) trace Nd | Sonar transducers and precision actuators (small volume) |
Market & Supply
Global Nd2O3 production
~35,000 t/year (REO basis)
China refined supply share
~85%
Magnet share of demand
~85%
Other producers
USA (Mountain Pass), Australia (Mt Weld)
Export control
Not on MOFCOM list
NdPr oxide bulk benchmark
$50–$70/kg (FOB China)
Pure Nd oxide retail
$80–$200/kg
Metal retail (gram-scale)
$300–$1,500/kg
Verified Offers
Neodymium is the keystone of the permanent magnet supply chain. NdPr oxide pricing leads the entire LREE basket. The auto-rendered table shows tracked retail listings.
| Date | Form | Purity | USD/kg | Seller | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | $95 | Stanford Advanced Materials | US |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | $82 | Edgetech Industries | CN |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | $88 | ALB Materials | CN |
| 2026-03-15 | Oxide | 99.9% (3N) | $120 | American Elements | US |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.5% | $19857 | Luciteria | US |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | $13054 | engineeredlab (eBay) | US | |
| 2026-04-04 | Oxide | 99.3% | $600 | chemsaversinc1 (eBay) | US |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.5-99.9% | $1231 | auremo-eu (eBay) | DE |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.9% (3N) | $11750 | novaelements (eBay) | IT |
| 2026-04-04 | Metal | 99.9% (3N) | $80 | Ganzhou Wanfeng (Alibaba) | CN |
Important Notes
Not on the MOFCOM control list
Nd is excluded from the No. 18/2025 medium/heavy REE control basket. However, finished NdFeB magnets containing controlled HREE additives (Dy, Tb) are subject to dual classification — magnet rotors with high Dy/Tb content require Chinese export licences as of April 2025.
EV demand is the dominant variable
Each EV traction motor uses 1–2 kg of NdFeB magnet. Each direct-drive offshore wind turbine uses ~600 kg per MW. The combined EV+wind growth narrative drives long-run Nd demand forecasts and the global REE separation buildout.
Magnet recycling emerging
Companies including HyProMag (UK), Geomega (Canada), and Cyclic Materials (Canada) are commercialising HDDR and hydrometallurgical recovery of NdPr from end-of-life motors and HDDs. Capacity is small but growing.
Physical Properties [1]
Z: 60 · Ar: 144.242 u · ρ: 7.01 g/cm3 · Tm: 1,024 °C · Tb: 3,074 °CCrystal: dhcp · Config: [Xe]4f46s2 · Ox. states: +2, +3
References
- Wolfram Alpha, “Neodymium element.” wolframalpha.com.
- United States Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025: Rare Earths, January 2025.