Global Ruthenium Market Overview
Ruthenium (Ru) is a silvery white and shiny transition metal obtained from ores. Ruthenium is solid in nature and is inert to maximum chemical components. It has useful properties such as corrosion resistance, catalyst properties, product synthesis, mixed to form alloys and many more. The material is also used to a wide range of applications in electronics and semiconductors, electrical sector, chemical industries, pharmaceutical industries and many more. Petrochemical sector are majorly using ruthenium to remove hydrogen sulfide for refining.
It is replacing mercury which gives more widespread application coupled with high application in chemical and other industries. Additionally, it is used in synthesis of organic chemical compounds driving the catalyst market of ruthenium. Moreover, high demand for microelectronic chip fabrication is driving the growth positively in electronics market.
Market Size and Forecast
The global ruthenium market is observing vibrant growth on account of increasing number of electronic goods, thus expected to drive the demand for the market during the forecast period. Advances in chemical industry in the past few years and growing technological explorations are projected to drive the Ruthenium market.
The application of ruthenium is segmented into aerospace, chemical catalyst, electrical energy, radiotherapy and others, among which electrical energy is driving high growth owing to growing energy requirements across the globe and is expected to continue during the forecast period. Among the end user industries, the electronic industry and chemical industry are expected to observe high growth during the forecast period on account of high demand for electronic goods and high catalyst requirements respectively in these industries. Moreover, application of ruthenium in radiotherapy for eye tumors and aiding cancer treatment is also expected to project its demand in healthcare sector during the forecast period.
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According to NITI Aayog, the global domestic electronic goods demand marked the market at USD 64 Billion and the world market recorded USD 2 Trillion in 2014-15 which is expected to drive the market for ruthenium to mark a high CAGR during the forecast period.
Growth Drivers
High Demand by Electronic Segment
Rapid economic development, rising disposable income, thriving electronic goods manufacturing, expected to boost the Ruthenium market in the developing regions. Additionally, increasing demand for microelectronic chips and other energy installation in electronic goods is also propelling the market of ruthenium. The rising trend of modern electronic goods among the current population is driving the ruthenium market significantly and expected to impact the market strongly during the forecast period.
High Usage as Catalyst
Latest industrial development has led to faster processing and manufacturing with the usage of catalysts which speed up the reaction process. Additionally, usage of catalysts are very high in chemical industries owing to faster reaction rate and synthesis of various organic chemicals which favors the faster growth of the ruthenium market during the forecast period. The growing demands from the chemical industry for better and faster reaction processes is anticipated to fuel the growth of the ruthenium market during the forecast period.
Restraints
Rare Metal
It is one of the rarest metals on the Earth’s crust which has very low extraction possibilities which in turn raises the price for ruthenium in the market, thus, expected to dampen the growth of market in the coming future.
Market Segmentation
Our-in depth analysis of the global Ruthenium market includes the following segments:
By Phase Type
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
By Application
- Electrical Energy
- Chemical Catalyst
- Aerospace
- Radiotherapy
- Others
By End User Industries
- Electronics and Semiconductor
- Electrical
- Chemical
- Pharmaceutical
- Others
By Region
On the basis of regional analysis, global Ruthenium market is segmented into five major regions including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa region.
North America is expected to dominate the Ruthenium market demand during the forecast period owing to the presence of ruthenium mines in Ural Mountains in Russia and in North America and Latin America. It is also obtained as a by-product of the nickel mining in the Sudbury Basin in Canada. It is found with platinum deposits. Additionally, electronics market is growing at a high rate in U.S. and other regions of North America which is expected to flourish the market demand for ruthenium at a high rate. Additionally, the petrochemical refining market is growing in this region at a high pace for fuel extraction which is driving the ruthenium market rapidly.
Asia Pacific is expected to record the highest growth rate in ruthenium market during the forecast period on the back of rising chemical industries and high demand for electronic goods. The rising GDP share by the developing countries of Asia-Pacific region is expected to showcase high market demand for ruthenium during the forecast period.
Latin America and Europe are expected to observe lucrative growth on account of ruthenium deposits along with high electronic goods application during the forecast period.
Global Ruthenium market is further classified on the basis of region as follows:
- North America (United States, Canada), Market size, Y-O-Y growth Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis, Future forecast & Opportunity Analysis
- Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Rest of LATAM), Market size, Y-O-Y growth, Future forecast & Opportunity Analysis
- Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, BENELUX (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), NORDIC (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland), Poland, Russia, Rest of Europe), Market size, Y-O-Y growth, Future forecast & Opportunity Analysis
- Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Rest of Asia-Pacific), Market size, Y-O-Y growth, Future forecast & Opportunity Analysis
- Middle East and Africa (Israel, GCC (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman), North Africa, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa), Market size, Y-O-Y growth, Future forecast & Opportunity Analysis
Top Featured Companies Dominating The Market
- BASF
- Company Overview
- Business Strategy
- Key Product Offerings
- Financial Performance
- Key Performance Indicators
- Risk Analysis
- Recent Development
- Regional Presence
- SWOT Analysis
- Loba Chemie Pvt. Ltd.
- Merck KGaA
- Apeiron Synthesis
- Johnson Matthey Catalog Company Inc.
- Vineeth Precious Catalysts Pvt. Ltd.
- American Elements Corp.
- KaiDa Technology Limited
- Heraeus Holding GMBH
- Strem Chemicals Inc.
