offtake · non-aligned supply brief

Niobium (Nb)

specialty · criticality 8/10 · substitutability: limited

MOS Rank

#56

score 13.4 · conf 43%

Published 2026-04-17 · Mineral Opportunity Score ranks all 58 tracked minerals by broker profitability.

Why this week

  • —Thin non-aligned supply — sourcing hard
  • —No liquid exchange → broker opportunity
  • —Concentrated market, few brokers

Supply concentration

0% of global production is in China + Russia

HHI 8100

China 0% · Russia 0%Non-aligned 100%

Top producers

  • Brazil90%
  • Canada5%

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