Tantalum Demand Will Rise Despite Supply Disruptions

Mining Weekly reported analysts say demand for tantalum will continue to rise, but they expect supply disruptions to continue.

As quoted in the market news:

Smith said that tantalum was similar in that Core Consultants expected demand of the metal to increase, as the miniaturisation of electronic devices has resulted in higher use of tantalum. The primary requirement for tantalum was now in capacitors for application in automotive electronics, mobile phones, computers and wireless devices.

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