Global Europium-153 Market 2026 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2032

According to our (Global Info Research) latest study, the global Europium-153 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-153 production is estimated at 165 grams, with an average global market price of approximately US$7,500 per gram. Total global europium-153 production capacity is projected to reach approximately 200 grams in 2025, with an industry average gross margin of approximately 44%. Europium-153 is a stable isotope of europium, with atomic number 63 and mass number 153, and is non-radioactive. Natural europium is mainly composed of europium-151 and europium-153, with europium-153 having a natural abundance of approximately 52.19% and a nuclear spin of 5/2. Commercially available europium-153 is typically an enriched product with an abundance of approximately 98%–99.7% after isotopic separation. It is mainly supplied in the form of europium-153 oxide, metallic europium-153, salts, or nuclear reaction targets, and is used for radionuclide preparation, nuclear reaction research, nuclear magnetic resonance, quantum materials, and isotope tracing.
The upstream of the europium-153 industry chain mainly includes europium-containing resources such as monazite, bastnaesite, and ion-adsorption rare earth ores, as well as high-purity europium oxide provided by rare earth separation companies. Europium is present in low concentrations in minerals and typically requires mineral decomposition, solvent extraction, ion exchange, and redox separation to extract it from mixed rare earth elements. Raw materials used for isotope enrichment require further removal of samarium, gadolinium, terbium, and other adjacent rare earth impurities. Because europium-151 and europium-153 are chemically identical, ordinary chemical methods cannot separate them; specialized isotope enrichment equipment, such as electromagnetic separation, is necessary, creating significant technological, facility, and energy barriers. The midstream process includes europium-153 isotope enrichment, chemical purification, speciation conversion, product packaging, and nuclear target processing. Enriched europium-153 is usually produced as ¹⁵³Eu₂O₃ powder and can be further converted into metallic europium, europium chloride, europium nitrate solution, or other compounds. Nuclear reaction targets require pressing, sintering, deposition, rolling, or backing fixation, and the isotope abundance, chemical purity, areal density, thickness uniformity, and trace impurities must be measured. The U.S. National Isotope Development Center can provide europium-153 with an abundance of approximately 98%, offering self-supported metal or oxide targets in custom specifications, reflecting a focus on milligram to gram-level supply based on inquiry. Major downstream applications of europium-153 include nuclear reaction and nuclear data research, radionuclide production, nuclear magnetic resonance, quantum physics, and research on functional materials with controllable isotopic composition. Specifically, europium-153 can be used to produce samarium-153 via a fast neutron-induced ¹⁵³Eu(n,p)¹⁵³Sm reaction, which can be used in nuclear medicine therapy and related research; europium-153 can also be used as a target material to study neutron capture, charged particle reactions, and nuclear structure.
The development of europium-153 was initially driven by the research and development needs of medical and industrial radionuclides. Enriched europium-153 can be used as a nuclear reaction target to prepare radionuclides such as samarium-153 through fast neutron-induced reactions. Samarium-153 can be used for pain relief in bone metastases, targeted radionuclide therapy, and related drug research; therefore, the development of samarium-153 production technology and supply chain will indirectly drive the demand for high-purity europium-153 targets. However, the more mature production route for samarium-153 still mainly focuses on neutron activation with enriched samarium-152. The europium-153 route is currently primarily responsible for high specific activity preparation, nuclear reaction verification, and research on alternative processes.
Nuclear physics, nuclear data, and metrology research provide stable support for the demand for europium-153. Europium-153 has well-defined nuclear spin and neutron reaction characteristics, and can be used to measure neutron capture cross-sections, fast neutron reaction yields, excitation functions, and related decay parameters. With the continued advancement of advanced reactor, fusion neutron source, accelerator drive system, and nuclear database construction, research institutions will increasingly demand europium-153 targets with well-defined isotopic abundances and controllable impurity compositions.
Quantum information, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and precision measurement offer new potential growth directions for europium-153. Europium-153 possesses a 5/2 nuclear spin and a relatively long potential for nuclear spin coherence, allowing it to be incorporated into specific crystals, complexes, or solid-state materials for research in ultrafine structures, quantum storage, NMR, and fundamental symmetry testing. Enriching europium-153 can reduce spectral line superposition and nuclear spin environment interference caused by europium-151, facilitating the construction of experimental systems with controllable isotopic compositions.
Report Scope
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis for global Europium-153 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-153 market size and forecasts, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Gram), and average selling prices (US$/g), 2021-2032
Global Europium-153 market size and forecasts by region and country, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Gram), and average selling prices (US$/g), 2021-2032
Global Europium-153 market size and forecasts, by Type and by Application, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Gram), and average selling prices (US$/g), 2021-2032
Global Europium-153 market shares of main players, shipments in revenue ($ 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-153
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-153 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 NIDC, Neonest AB (BuyIsotope), Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Trace Sciences International, Rosatom, Eckert & Ziegler, CortecNet, Hunan Central Special Gas Co., Ltd.‌, Shenzhen Newxap Technology Co., Ltd., Clearsynth, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Europium-153 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-153 Metal
Europium-153 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
Nuclear Reactor Research
Fluorescent Materials
Medical Imaging
Scientific Research
Major players covered
NIDC
Neonest AB (BuyIsotope)
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories
Trace Sciences International
Rosatom
Eckert & Ziegler
CortecNet
Hunan Central Special Gas Co., Ltd.‌
Shenzhen Newxap Technology Co., Ltd.
Clearsynth
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-153 product scope, market overview, market estimation caveats and base year.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Europium-153, with price, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of Europium-153 from 2021 to 2026.
Chapter 3, the Europium-153 competitive situation, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Europium-153 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-153 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-153.
Chapter 14 and 15, to describe Europium-153 sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion.