Global Europium-151 Market 2026 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2032

According to our (Global Info Research) latest study, the global Europium-151 market size was valued at US$ million in 2025 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ million by 2032 with a CAGR of %during review period.
In 2025, global europium-151 production is estimated at 275 grams, with an average global market price of approximately US$8,500 per gram. Total global europium-151 production capacity is projected to reach approximately 400 grams in 2025, with an industry average gross margin of approximately 45%. Europium-151 is a stable isotope of europium with atomic number 63 and mass number 151, and it is non-radioactive. Natural europium is mainly composed of europium-151 and europium-153, with europium-151 having a natural abundance of approximately 47.81% and a nuclear spin of 5/2.
The upstream of the europium-151 industry chain includes europium resources such as monazite, bastnaesite, and ion-adsorption rare earth ores, as well as high-purity europium oxide separated from mixed rare earth elements. After decomposition, leaching, solvent extraction, and redox separation of the raw ore, europium oxide with its natural isotopic composition is obtained, and further control of samarium, gadolinium, terbium, and transition metal impurities is achieved. Because europium-151 and europium-153 have almost identical chemical properties, they cannot be separated by conventional chemical methods and must be enriched using specialized facilities such as electromagnetic isotope separation. The core barriers in the upstream sector are concentrated in high-purity europium feedstock, isotope separation equipment, separation efficiency, energy consumption, and historical enrichment inventory. The midstream sector mainly includes europium-151 enrichment, chemical purification, speciation conversion, packaging, and nuclear reaction target processing. Enriched europium-151 is typically produced as ¹⁵¹Eu₂O₃, but can also be converted into metallic europium, europium chloride, europium nitrate solutions, or specific complexes. Targets used in reactors or accelerators require further processing including pressing, sintering, rolling, deposition, backing fixation, and sealing, as well as testing for isotope abundance, chemical purity, areal density, thickness uniformity, and water content. The most representative application of europium-151 is the production of europium-152 via the ¹⁵¹Eu(n,γ)¹⁵²Eu reaction. Europium-152 has a long half-life and produces multiple gamma rays of varying energies, making it suitable for gamma-ray spectrometer efficiency calibration, environmental radiation monitoring, nuclear facility measurements, and laboratory standard sources. Europium-151 itself also exhibits pronounced neutron resonance characteristics, which can be used for neutron absorption, reaction cross-section, and nuclear data research. Its nuclear spin and energy level characteristics make it suitable for europium-151 Mössbauer spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, hyperfine structure, magnetic materials, and quantum information experiments. Common phosphors, display materials, and lighting materials typically use europium compounds composed of natural isotopes; enriched europium-151 is only used in projects requiring control of nuclide composition, reduction of europium-153 interference, or improvement of the selectivity of target nuclear reactions.
The development of europium-151 is primarily driven by the demand for europium-152 standard sources and nuclear measurements. Europium-152 can be produced by enriching europium-151 through the ¹⁵¹Eu(n,γ)¹⁵²Eu reaction. Europium-152 has a long half-life and can release multiple gamma rays covering different energy regions, making it suitable for efficiency calibration in high-purity germanium detectors, gamma spectrometers, and environmental radiation monitoring equipment. With increasing requirements for nuclear power plant operation and decommissioning, nuclear emergency monitoring, radioactive waste detection, and laboratory quality control, the demand for traceable europium-152 standard sources and high-purity europium-151 targets will remain stable.
The development of advanced reactors, neutron sources, and nuclear databases is another driving factor for the growing demand for europium-151. Europium-151 exhibits significant neutron absorption and resonance characteristics, making it suitable for measuring thermal neutrons, ultracold neutrons, and resonance region nuclear reactions. With the development of advanced fission reactors, fusion neutron sources, spallation neutron sources, and accelerator drive systems, research institutions require more accurate neutron cross-sections, resonance parameters, and activation data. High-abundance europium-151 targets can reduce spectral line superposition and reaction interference caused by europium-153, improving the accuracy of nuclear data measurements.
Mössbauer spectroscopy, quantum information, and magnetic materials research have created high-value-added demand for europium-151. Europium-151 possesses a 5/2 nuclear spin and nuclear energy levels suitable for hyperfine structure research, and can be used to analyze the valence state, magnetic order, local electronic structure, and lattice environment of europium in compounds. Enriching europium-151 can enhance the signal of target nuclides and improve the experimental signal-to-noise ratio, offering advantages in the research of europium-based quantum storage materials, magnetic crystals, luminescent complexes, and strongly correlated electron materials. These applications typically use smaller quantities, but require high isotopic abundance, chemical purity, and material preparation quality.
Report Scope
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis for global Europium-151 market. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are presented by manufacturers, by region & country, by Type and by Application. As the market is constantly changing, this report explores the competition, supply and demand trends, as well as key factors that contribute to its changing demands across many markets. Company profiles and product examples of selected competitors, along with market share estimates of some of the selected leaders for the year 2025, are provided.
Key Features:
Global Europium-151 market size and forecasts, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Gram), and average selling prices (US$/g), 2021-2032
Global Europium-151 market size and forecasts by region and country, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Gram), and average selling prices (US$/g), 2021-2032
Global Europium-151 market size and forecasts, by Type and by Application, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Gram), and average selling prices (US$/g), 2021-2032
Global Europium-151 market shares of main players, shipments in revenue ($ Million), sales quantity (Gram), and ASP (US$/g), 2021-2026
The Primary Objectives in This Report Are:
To determine the size of the total market opportunity of global and key countries
To assess the growth potential for Europium-151
To forecast future growth in each product and end-use market
To assess competitive factors affecting the marketplace
This report profiles key players in the global Europium-151 market based on the following parameters - company overview, sales quantity, revenue, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Neonest AB (BuyIsotope), NIDC, Trace Sciences International, Rosatom, Eckert & Ziegler, CortecNet, Hunan Central Special Gas Co., Ltd.‌, DWS Specialty Gas Co., Ltd, American Elements, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Europium-151 market is split by Type and by Application. For the period 2021-2032, the growth among segments provides accurate calculations and forecasts for consumption value by Type, and by Application in terms of volume and value. This analysis can help you expand your business by targeting qualified niche markets.
Market Segmentation
Market segment by Type
Europium-151 Metal
Europium-151 Oxide
Others
Market segment by Isotope Abundance
Medium Enrichment (60%–90%)
High Enrichment (90%–98%)
Very High Enrichment (Above 98%)
Market segment by Physical Form
Bulk Metal
Metal Thin Layer or Deposited Target
Oxide Powder
Others
Market segment by Chemical Purity
2N
3N
4N
Others
Market segment by Application
Neutron Detection and Measurement
Medical Isotope Production
Scientific Research
Major players covered
Neonest AB (BuyIsotope)
NIDC
Trace Sciences International
Rosatom
Eckert & Ziegler
CortecNet
Hunan Central Special Gas Co., Ltd.‌
DWS Specialty Gas Co., Ltd
American Elements
Market segment by region, regional analysis covers
North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico)
Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Rest of Europe)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of South America)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa)
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1, to describe Europium-151 product scope, market overview, market estimation caveats and base year.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Europium-151, with price, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of Europium-151 from 2021 to 2026.
Chapter 3, the Europium-151 competitive situation, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Europium-151 breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales quantity, consumption value, and growth by regions, from 2021 to 2032.
Chapter 5 and 6, to segment the sales by Type and by Application, with sales market share and growth rate by Type, by Application, from 2021 to 2032.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, to break the sales data at the country level, with sales quantity, consumption value, and market share for key countries in the world, from 2021 to 2026.and Europium-151 market forecast, by regions, by Type, and by Application, with sales and revenue, from 2027 to 2032.
Chapter 12, market dynamics, drivers, restraints, trends, and Porters Five Forces analysis.
Chapter 13, the key raw materials and key suppliers, and industry chain of Europium-151.
Chapter 14 and 15, to describe Europium-151 sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion.