What Determines the Price of Gadolinium Oxide (Gd2O3)?

The price of gadolinium oxide (Gd2O3) can vary significantly between suppliers, even when the products appear to have the same nominal purity.

Several factors can affect the final price:

- Purity grade, such as 99.9%, 99.99% or 99.999%
- Gadolinium raw material cost
- Rare earth market conditions
- Particle size and morphology
- Special processing requirements
- Impurity limits
- Order quantity
- Packaging
- Country of origin
- Shipping and export costs
- Whether a detailed COA is required
- Whether the material is standard grade or custom-made

For example, a standard 99.99% Gd2O3 powder purchased in bulk may be priced very differently from a high-purity, tightly controlled particle-size grade intended for optical or electronic applications.

Order quantity also matters.

A 100 g laboratory order, a 5 kg trial order and a 500 kg industrial order should not be compared using the same price per kilogram.

When requesting a quotation, it is useful to provide:

1. Required purity
2. Required quantity
3. Particle size
4. Important impurity limits
5. Packaging requirement
6. Delivery country
7. Intended application

This usually allows suppliers to provide a more meaningful quotation.

Question for buyers and suppliers:

What specifications currently have the biggest impact on Gd2O3 pricing in your market?

If you have purchased gadolinium oxide recently, you are also welcome to share the region, purity grade and approximate order quantity without disclosing confidential information.