RE: RE: RE: RE: Tantalum Price IncreasesOnly a handful of small producers, huge supply shortfall
No near term production, or any for that matter that's material. There's an Australian company that could add a million or so pounds of production, but they appear to be after higher prices before they'll restart. Supply also came from the DRC which will likely be cut off when the US bill is comes into effect March 30.
Demand regaining its former luster and stockpiles sold to fill supply gap diminished