Alloy & energySymbol: V
Vanadium
Used in steel alloys and vanadium redox flow batteries.
Assessed Benchmark
$5.85
lbSource: Assessment
24HFlat
YTDDown 4.0%
Criticality Assessment & Strategic Uses
Vanadium 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 Vanadium lies in processing and chemical refining concentration rather than raw extraction alone.
IEA 2026 Supply Insight
Refining capacity diversification for Vanadium remains constrained by technical know-how requirements, long capital deployment cycles, and environmental permitting timelines.
Classification Matrix
- Category Group
- industrial
- Subcategory
- Alloy & energy
- System Tag Alignment
- steelenergy-storage
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