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Indium price

Indium currently trades at US$4,750 per kg (≈ €4,040 · £3,540) — effectively at the 12-month high. Over the past 12 months it has gained 90.38%, with the annual range running from US$2,470 to US$4,775. 24-hour movement is minimal (±0.00%).

US$4,750 / kg
≈ €4,040 ≈ £3,540 Unchanged 24h 99% within the 52-week range
FX Editorial Team · Data updated: · Editorially verified
Indium (INDIUM) price today US$4,750 / kg, ↑ +0.00% (24h)

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7 days
Unchanged
30 days
▲ +11.76%
+US$500.00
1 year
▲ +90.38%
+US$2,255
52-week range
US$2,470 99% US$4,775
Indium (INDIUM) 30-day price chart — USD, EUR, GBP

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How is indium priced?

Indium is priced per kilogram — the standard metric unit for high-value or specialty commodities including industrial gases and rare-earth metals. The kilogram unit reflects retail and small-batch industrial pricing rather than bulk wholesale.

At US$4,750 per kilogram, 100 grams costs US$475.00 and one tonne US$4,750,000. Larger industrial buyers typically negotiate volume discounts off the published kilogram benchmark.

What drives the price of indium?

The display industry accounts for almost 60% of indium demand. LCD panels, OLED displays, touchscreen devices and thin-film photovoltaic solar panels all use indium tin oxide (ITO) coatings as conductive, transparent layers. The rest is split between low-melting-point solders, semiconductors such as indium phosphide and indium gallium arsenide, and specialist alloys and bearing metals. Cycles in laptops, smartphones and televisions feed directly into the indium spot price.

Supply is highly concentrated by geography. According to the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, global primary indium production is around 800 tonnes/year. About 50% comes from China (around 400 tonnes), 15% from South Korea (around 120 tonnes), 10% from Japan (around 85 tonnes), and a further 5% from Canada (around 60 tonnes). Indium is recovered almost exclusively as a by-product from zinc ores, mainly sphalerite. Primary supply is therefore tied to zinc smelter utilisation and does not respond flexibly to higher indium prices.

The third structural feature is recycling. Around 80% of the material loss from sputtering targets used to apply ITO coatings returns to the refining chain. In other words, a large share of indium in the internal material flow of display manufacturing moves in a closed loop. Price references from Fastmarkets MB and Argus Minor Metals usually refer to 99.99% indium ingot.

How to get exposure to indium

Indium has no central futures market, so direct indium CFDs, ETFs or futures are not available through retail brokers. XTB and eToro do not offer standalone indium products. Exposure is indirect and usually comes through three routes: shares in large zinc producers such as Glencore, Teck Resources and Korea Zinc, where indium appears as a by-product; display-sector companies such as LG Display and Samsung SDI, which are linked to ITO demand; and critical raw-materials mining portfolios, including Neo Performance Materials and similar specialist companies. Indium Corporation of America is privately held and not exchange-listed. Two regulated brokers where these shares and ETF baskets can be accessed are:

30-day price history

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Indium (INDIUM) 30-day price chart — USD, EUR, GBP

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30 trading days

Date Price (USD) Price (EUR) Price (GBP) Daily change
12 May 2026 US$4,750 €4,040 £3,540 ▲ +3.26%
11 May 2026 US$4,600 €3,912 £3,428 ▲ +1.77%
10 May 2026 US$4,520 €3,844 £3,369 ▲ +3.91%
27 Apr 2026 US$4,350 €3,700 £3,242 ▲ +2.35%
20 Apr 2026 US$4,250 €3,614 £3,168 —

Indium FAQ

Why is there no exchange-traded futures market for indium? +
Annual global primary indium output is only around 800 tonnes. That is far smaller than the traded volumes in copper, zinc or even tin. The size of the market and its user base, mainly large industrial buyers, display manufacturers and smelters, do not support a standalone exchange contract. Pricing is therefore based on daily indices from specialist agencies such as Fastmarkets MB, Argus Minor Metals and Asian Metal, quoted in US dollars per kilogram.
Why is indium a by-product of zinc mining? +
In nature, indium is almost always found dissolved in sphalerite, or zinc sulphide (ZnS), usually at concentrations of 50-200 g/tonne. There is effectively no standalone indium ore. Zinc smelters recover indium from dust and slag separated during processing, at the end of the refining chain. As a result, the baseline level of primary indium supply is set by global zinc production and smelter utilisation, not by the indium price.
What is indium tin oxide (ITO), and why does it matter? +
ITO, or indium tin oxide, is a mixed oxide of indium and tin that is both transparent to visible light and electrically conductive. That combination is rare among inorganic materials. ITO coatings are central to the operation of LCD and OLED displays, touchscreen devices and thin-film photovoltaic solar cells. ITO applications account for almost 60% of global indium consumption.
How large is global indium production, and who are the main producers? +
According to the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, annual global primary indium production is around 800 tonnes. China is the largest producer, at around 400 tonnes, or about 50% of the global total. It is followed by South Korea at around 120 tonnes, or 15%, Japan at around 85 tonnes, or 10%, and Canada at around 60 tonnes, or 5%. Because supply is concentrated, Chinese export rules and smelter utilisation feed directly into the spot price.
Why is indium on the US critical minerals list? +
The USGS critical minerals list covers raw materials that are important to strategic industries such as clean energy, semiconductors, display technology and defence, while supply is geographically concentrated and substitution is technologically limited. Indium is on the US list because of its use in displays, photovoltaics and semiconductors, and because production is heavily weighted towards China.
What is indium’s recycling rate? +
About 80% of the material loss from sputtering targets used in industrial ITO coating processes returns to the refining chain. A large share of indium in the internal material flow of display manufacturing therefore moves in a closed loop. This secondary supply helps smooth fluctuations in primary output. Fastmarkets MB and Argus Minor Metals quotes usually refer to 99.99% indium ingot.
Can investors buy indium directly through XTB or eToro? +
Not directly. Neither XTB nor eToro offers a standalone indium CFD, ETF or futures product, because indium does not have an exchange-traded market. Exposure can be built indirectly through zinc producers such as Glencore, Teck Resources and Korea Zinc, display manufacturers such as LG Display and Samsung SDI, or broader critical raw-materials and rare earth ETFs. Indium Corporation of America is a specialist company, but it is privately held and not exchange-listed.
What does “99.99%” indium mean? +
The standard industrial grade for indium is four nines purity, or 99.99%, known in English market jargon as “four nines” or “4N”. This purity level is the market baseline for semiconductor and display-sector end use. Fastmarkets MB and Argus Minor Metals daily indices also refer to this grade. Higher-purity “5N” (99.999%) and “6N” (99.9999%) grades are used in specialist compound semiconductor manufacturing and trade at a material premium to the 4N spot price.

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Data sources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries — Indium · Fastmarkets MB — Indium Price · Argus Minor Metals — Indium · European Commission — Critical Raw Materials Act