Defense metalSymbol: Te
Tellurium
Used in solar panels and thermoelectric devices.
Assessed Benchmark
$94.00
kgSource: Trade indicator
24HFlat
YTDUp 6.2%
Criticality Assessment & Strategic Uses
Tellurium is designated as a critical mineral due to its high economic importance across modern technical applications and potential supply-chain concentration risks.
Primary Industrial End-UsesPower electronics, specialized alloys, defense systems, infrastructure networks.
USGS StatusClassified under Energy Act Section 7002 quantitative risk framework.
Supply Chain & Processing Bottlenecks
Like many strategic commodities, the primary vulnerability for Tellurium lies in processing and chemical refining concentration rather than raw extraction alone.
IEA 2026 Supply Insight
Refining capacity diversification for Tellurium remains constrained by technical know-how requirements, long capital deployment cycles, and environmental permitting timelines.
Classification Matrix
- Category Group
- defense
- Subcategory
- Defense metal
- System Tag Alignment
- solarthermoelectrics
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