Indium is used in manufacture of nuclear control rods, 
Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD screens, thin films), 
electroluminescent lamps, and Semiconductors.




 
   Indium Producers - Countries and Firms 
      Indium is largely produced from zinc ore and other ores. 
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 Belgium 
   Umicore
 Canada 
   Falconbridge
   Teck Cominco
 China  
   Changsha Fengchao Pigment Chemical Co. Ltd
   Huludao
   Liuzhou China Tin 
   Zhuzhou Zinc
 France 
   Metaleurop
 Germany
   Fremat GmbH and Co. KG 
   HEK GmbH. 
   PPM Pure Metals GmbH. 
 Japan  
   Nippon Mining
   Dowa Mining
   Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. 
 Peru
 Russia

 


 Average Yearly Price  (U.S. dollars)

        
        dollars per   dollars per   
 Year    troy ounce      kilogram   
 ____   ___________   ___________

 1936         30.00       964.521   
 1937         30.00       964.521   
 1938         30.00       964.521   
 1939         30.00       964.521   
 1940         23.00       739.466   
 1941         12.50       401.884   
 1942         22.50       723.391   
 1943         12.50       401.884   
 1944          8.75       281.319   
 1945          4.88       156.895   
 1946          2.25        72.339   
 1947          2.25        72.339   
 1948          2.25        72.339   
 1949          2.25        72.339   
 1950          2.25        72.339   
 1951          2.25        72.339   
 1952          2.25        72.339   
 1953          2.25        72.339   
 1954          2.25        72.339   
 1955          2.25        72.339   
 1956          2.25        72.339   
 1957          2.25        72.339   
 1958          2.25        72.339   
 1959          2.25        72.339   
 1960          2.25        72.339   
 1961          2.25        72.339   
 1962          2.25        72.339   
 1963          2.25        72.339   
 1964          2.40        77.162   
 1965          2.75        88.414   
 1966          2.75        88.414   
 1967          2.75        88.414   
 1968          2.50        80.377   
 1970          2.50        80.377   
 1970          2.50        80.377   
 1971          2.50        80.377   
 1972          2.50        80.377   
 1973          1.77        56.907   
 1974          4.42       142.106   
 1975          5.67       182.294   
 1976          8.03       258.170   
 1977          9.77       314.112   
 1978          8.56       275.210   
 1979         13.48       433.391   
 1980         17.00       546.562   
 1981          7.53       242.095   
 1982          4.18       134.390   
 1983          3.19       102.561   
 1984          3.00        96.452   
 1985          2.63        84.556   
 1986          2.61        83.913   
 1987          7.30       234.700   
 1988          9.92       318.935   
 1989          8.55       274.888   
 1990          7.15       229.878   
 1991          6.78       217.982   
 1992          7.01       225.376   
 1993          6.43       206.729   
 1994          4.44       142.749   
 1995         12.06       387.737   
 1996         11.86       381.307   
 1997          9.93       319.256   
 1998          9.52       306.075   
 1999          6.53       210.000   EconStats est.
 2000          5.91       190.000   EconStats est.
 2001          3.73       120.000   USGS
 2002          3.02        97.000   USGS
 2003          5.29       170.000   USGS
 2004         20.00       643.000   USGS
 2005         25.19       810.000   USGS
 2006         30.48       980.000   EconStats est. (through April)