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$24.57
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Hafnium is a dense, corrosion-resistant refractory metal prized for its very high neutron-absorption cross-section, making it essential in nuclear control rods and reactor components, and is also used in high-temperature alloys and hafnium oxide dielectrics for advanced electronics. It is strategically important to energy and defense industries for reactor safety and performance, giving it outsized market significance despite low volumes. Pricing is driven by limited availability and the difficult separation from zirconium ores, production complexity and purity requirements, small market size, and geopolitical and regulatory factors.