The Uzbek technological metals plant carried out the first export supply of metallic rhenium with a purity of 99.9%.
The contract was concluded with the Estonian company VlCor Baltic OU - the supplier of raw materials for the foundry, aerospace and machine -building industries. Thus, for the first time in Uzbekistan, the export of this strategic metal was established.
Renia is one of the rarest and expensive elements of the periodic table. It is used in the production of heat -resistant super -payments, in particular for turbines of jet engines, as well as in the petrochemical and electronic industries. The main consumers in the world are the United States, Europe and China.
The volume of the global Renia market is about 50-60 tons per year, with a cost from $ 2000 to $ 4000 per kilogram, depending on the degree of purity and form of delivery. The largest manufacturers are Chile, USA, Kazakhstan and