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Cadmium
Cadmium is a chemical element with symbol Cd and atomic number 48. This soft, bluish-white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12, namely zinc and mercury. Like zinc, it demonstrates oxidation state +2 in most of its compounds, and like mercury, it has a lower melting point than the transition metals in groups 3 through 11. Cadmium and its congeners in group 12 are often not considered transition metals, in that they do not have partly filled d or f electron shells in the elemental or common oxidation states. The average concentration of cadmium in Earth's crust is between 0.1 and 0.5 parts per million (ppm).
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Cadmium is a chemical element with symbol Cd and atomic number 48. This soft, bluish-white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12, namely zinc and mercury. Like zinc, it demonstrates oxidation state +2 in most of its compounds, and like mercury, it has a lower melting point than the transition metals in groups 3 through 11. Cadmium and its congeners in group 12 are often not considered transition metals, in that they do not have partly filled d or f electron shells in the elemental or common oxidation states. The average concentration of cadmium in Earth's crust is between 0.1 and 0.5 parts per million (ppm).
The principal source of cadmium is zinc ore, sphalerite. Other sulphides and sulphosalts may also carry small amounts of the metal.
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Global Cadmium Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Cadmium is a chemical element with symbol Cd and atomic number 48. This soft, bluish-white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12, namely zinc and mercury. Like zinc, it demonstrates oxidation state +2 in most of its compounds, and like mercury, it has a lower melting point than the transition metals in groups 3 through 11. Cadmium and its congeners in group 12 are often not considered transition metals, in that they do not have partly filled d or f electron shells in the elemental or common oxidation states. The average concentration of cadmium in Earth's crust is between 0.1 and 0.5 parts per million (ppm).
The principal source of cadmium is zinc ore, sphalerite. Other sulphides and sulphosalts may also carry small amounts of the metal.
In the world, the consumption areas of cadmium are mainly China, Europe, Korea and india. China is the largest production country in the world, which occupied about 35%. The production areas of cadmium are mainly China, Korea, Japan, Europe and the North America. Moreover, Korea Zinc, Nyrstar NV, Teck Resources Ltd., Young Poong Corp, Zhuzhou Smelter Group, Huludao Zinc Industry, Mitsui Mining and Smelting, Dowa Metals and Mining, Grupo México and Luoping Zinc & Electricity are well-known venders, with about 44% market shares.
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Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Cadmium market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Cadmium market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (t) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Cadmium market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Cadmium.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Cadmium market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Cadmium Market by Company
Korea Zinc
Nyrstar NV
Teck Resources Ltd.
Young Poong Corp
Zhuzhou Smelter Group
Huludao Zinc Industry
Mitsui Mining and Smelting
Dowa Metals and Mining
Grupo México
Luoping Zinc & Electricity
Peñoles
Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant
Toho Zinc Co
Western Mining
Yuguang Gold and Lead
Cadmium Segment by Type
Primary Cadmium
Secondary Cadmium
Cadmium Segment by Application
NiCd Battery
Pigments
Coatings
Others
Cadmium Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
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1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Cadmium market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Cadmium manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Cadmium in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Primary Cadmium
- Secondary Cadmium
Applications
- NiCd Battery
- Pigments
- Coatings
- Others
Companies covered
- Korea Zinc
- Nyrstar NV
- Teck Resources Ltd.
- Young Poong Corp
- Zhuzhou Smelter Group
- Huludao Zinc Industry
- Mitsui Mining and Smelting
- Dowa Metals and Mining
- Grupo México
- Luoping Zinc & Electricity
- Peñoles
- Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant
- Toho Zinc Co
- Western Mining
- Yuguang Gold and Lead
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Cadmium Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Cadmium Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Cadmium Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Primary Cadmium
- 1.3.2 Secondary Cadmium
- 1.4 Global Cadmium Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Cadmium Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Cadmium Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Cadmium Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Cadmium Industry Trends
- 2.2 Cadmium Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Cadmium Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Cadmium Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Cadmium Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Cadmium Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Cadmium Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Cadmium Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Cadmium Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Cadmium Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Cadmium Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Cadmium Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Cadmium Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Cadmium Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Cadmium Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Cadmium Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Cadmium Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Cadmium Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Cadmium Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Cadmium Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Cadmium Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Cadmium Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Cadmium Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Cadmium Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Cadmium by Application
- 5.1 Cadmium Market by Application
- 5.1.1 NiCd Battery
- 5.1.2 Pigments
- 5.1.3 Coatings
- 5.1.4 Others
- 5.2 Global Cadmium Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Cadmium Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Cadmium Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Cadmium Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Korea Zinc
- 6.1.1 Korea Zinc Company Information
- 6.1.2 Korea Zinc Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Korea Zinc Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Korea Zinc Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Korea Zinc Recent Developments
- 6.2 Nyrstar NV
- 6.2.1 Nyrstar NV Company Information
- 6.2.2 Nyrstar NV Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Nyrstar NV Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Nyrstar NV Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Nyrstar NV Recent Developments
- 6.3 Teck Resources Ltd.
- 6.3.1 Teck Resources Ltd. Company Information
- 6.3.2 Teck Resources Ltd. Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Teck Resources Ltd. Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Teck Resources Ltd. Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Teck Resources Ltd. Recent Developments
- 6.4 Young Poong Corp
- 6.4.1 Young Poong Corp Company Information
- 6.4.2 Young Poong Corp Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Young Poong Corp Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Young Poong Corp Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Young Poong Corp Recent Developments
- 6.5 Zhuzhou Smelter Group
- 6.5.1 Zhuzhou Smelter Group Company Information
- 6.5.2 Zhuzhou Smelter Group Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Zhuzhou Smelter Group Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Zhuzhou Smelter Group Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Zhuzhou Smelter Group Recent Developments
- 6.6 Huludao Zinc Industry
- 6.6.1 Huludao Zinc Industry Company Information
- 6.6.2 Huludao Zinc Industry Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Huludao Zinc Industry Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Huludao Zinc Industry Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Huludao Zinc Industry Recent Developments
- 6.7 Mitsui Mining and Smelting
- 6.7.1 Mitsui Mining and Smelting Company Information
- 6.7.2 Mitsui Mining and Smelting Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Mitsui Mining and Smelting Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Mitsui Mining and Smelting Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Mitsui Mining and Smelting Recent Developments
- 6.8 Dowa Metals and Mining
- 6.8.1 Dowa Metals and Mining Company Information
- 6.8.2 Dowa Metals and Mining Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Dowa Metals and Mining Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Dowa Metals and Mining Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Dowa Metals and Mining Recent Developments
- 6.9 Grupo México
- 6.9.1 Grupo México Company Information
- 6.9.2 Grupo México Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Grupo México Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Grupo México Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Grupo México Recent Developments
- 6.10 Luoping Zinc & Electricity
- 6.10.1 Luoping Zinc & Electricity Company Information
- 6.10.2 Luoping Zinc & Electricity Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Luoping Zinc & Electricity Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Luoping Zinc & Electricity Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Luoping Zinc & Electricity Recent Developments
- 6.11 Peñoles
- 6.11.1 Peñoles Company Information
- 6.11.2 Peñoles Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Peñoles Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Peñoles Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Peñoles Recent Developments
- 6.12 Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant
- 6.12.1 Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Company Information
- 6.12.2 Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Recent Developments
- 6.13 Toho Zinc Co
- 6.13.1 Toho Zinc Co Company Information
- 6.13.2 Toho Zinc Co Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Toho Zinc Co Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Toho Zinc Co Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Toho Zinc Co Recent Developments
- 6.14 Western Mining
- 6.14.1 Western Mining Company Information
- 6.14.2 Western Mining Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Western Mining Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Western Mining Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Western Mining Recent Developments
- 6.15 Yuguang Gold and Lead
- 6.15.1 Yuguang Gold and Lead Company Information
- 6.15.2 Yuguang Gold and Lead Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Yuguang Gold and Lead Cadmium Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Yuguang Gold and Lead Cadmium Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Yuguang Gold and Lead Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Cadmium Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Cadmium Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Cadmium Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Cadmium Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Cadmium Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Cadmium Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Cadmium Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Cadmium Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Cadmium Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Cadmium Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Cadmium Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Cadmium Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Cadmium Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Cadmium Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Cadmium Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Cadmium Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Cadmium Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Cadmium Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Cadmium Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Cadmium Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Cadmium Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Cadmium Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Cadmium Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Cadmium Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Cadmium Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Cadmium Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Cadmium Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Cadmium Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Cadmium Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Cadmium Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Cadmium Distributors
- 12.2.3 Cadmium Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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