# Tellurium Price per kg (United States)

Tellurium costs $163.72 per kg contained in the United States as of October 2026, on the Stockatomics monthly benchmark. Tellurium has risen +40.9% in the past month.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/tellurium-price-us
Category: Critical Minerals (https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/critical-minerals)
Lists: US Critical Minerals List

## Key figures

| Figure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Price per kg contained | $163.72 |
| Price type | Stockatomics monthly benchmark |
| Price month | October 2026 |
| 1-month change | +40.9% |
| 6-month change | - |
| 1-year change | +49.4% |
| 5-year change | +65.9% |
| 12-month high | $330.03 |
| 12-month low | $116.20 |
| Last updated | 18 October 2026 |

## Price summary

Over the past month the price has climbed +40.9%, and it is +49.4% over the year. Its 12-month range runs from a low of $116.20 to a high of $330.03. It is +49.4% over the past year and +65.9% over five years.

## Tellurium monthly prices

USD per kg contained, newest first.

| Month | Price | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| October 2026 | $163.72 | 0.0% |
| September 2026 | $163.72 | 0.0% |
| August 2026 | $163.72 | +40.9% |
| July 2026 | $116.20 | −20.1% |
| June 2026 | $145.37 | +11.0% |
| May 2026 | $130.95 | −39.7% |
| April 2026 | $217.15 | −34.2% |
| March 2026 | $330.03 | +50.2% |
| February 2026 | $219.75 | 0.0% |
| January 2026 | $219.75 | 0.0% |
| December 2025 | $219.75 | +18.1% |
| November 2025 | $186.08 | +30.6% |
| October 2025 | $142.48 | −11.0% |
| September 2025 | $160.06 | +46.1% |
| August 2025 | $109.58 | −56.7% |
| July 2025 | $252.99 | +87.3% |
| June 2025 | $135.10 | 0.0% |
| May 2025 | $135.10 | −24.8% |
| April 2025 | $179.72 | +85.0% |
| March 2025 | $97.15 | −38.3% |
| February 2025 | $157.40 | +59.8% |
| January 2025 | $98.50 | +5.2% |
| December 2024 | $93.59 | 0.0% |
| November 2024 | $93.59 | −27.4% |
| October 2024 | $128.88 | −60.2% |
| September 2024 | $324.22 | +377.3% |
| August 2024 | $67.93 | 0.0% |
| July 2024 | $67.93 | −16.7% |
| June 2024 | $81.58 | 0.0% |
| May 2024 | $81.58 | −33.5% |
| April 2024 | $122.73 | 0.0% |
| March 2024 | $122.73 | 0.0% |
| February 2024 | $122.73 | −5.9% |
| January 2024 | $130.49 | −12.9% |
| December 2023 | $149.77 | −59.2% |
| November 2023 | $366.69 | +75.2% |
| October 2023 | $209.28 | +105.0% |
| September 2023 | $102.11 | +14.8% |
| August 2023 | $88.92 | 0.0% |
| July 2023 | $88.92 | −36.3% |
| June 2023 | $139.64 | +202.4% |
| May 2023 | $46.18 | 0.0% |
| April 2023 | $46.18 | 0.0% |
| March 2023 | $46.18 | −44.2% |
| February 2023 | $82.72 | −19.1% |
| January 2023 | $102.22 | +27.8% |
| December 2022 | $80.00 | −5.8% |
| November 2022 | $84.97 | 0.0% |
| October 2022 | $84.97 | −30.9% |
| September 2022 | $123.01 | −6.8% |
| August 2022 | $131.97 | +34.5% |
| July 2022 | $98.11 | 0.0% |
| June 2022 | $98.11 | +62.8% |
| May 2022 | $60.25 | −29.8% |
| April 2022 | $85.80 | 0.0% |
| March 2022 | $85.80 | −31.4% |
| February 2022 | $125.12 | 0.0% |
| January 2022 | $125.12 | −19.9% |
| December 2021 | $156.27 | 0.0% |
| November 2021 | $156.27 | +181.3% |
| October 2021 | $55.55 | −29.2% |
| September 2021 | $78.42 | −20.5% |
| August 2021 | $98.69 | +86.0% |
| July 2021 | $53.07 | −38.5% |
| June 2021 | $86.31 | −7.3% |
| May 2021 | $93.07 | +13.9% |
| April 2021 | $81.69 | 0.0% |
| March 2021 | $81.69 | +76.6% |
| February 2021 | $46.27 | −9.8% |
| January 2021 | $51.28 | 0.0% |
| December 2020 | $51.28 | −28.7% |
| November 2020 | $71.94 | −21.5% |
| October 2020 | $91.59 | 0.0% |
| September 2020 | $91.59 | +0.1% |
| August 2020 | $91.50 | 0.0% |
| July 2020 | $91.50 | +29.4% |
| June 2020 | $70.73 | 0.0% |
| May 2020 | $70.73 | +53.1% |
| April 2020 | $46.19 | 0.0% |
| March 2020 | $46.19 | −32.6% |
| February 2020 | $68.50 | −29.9% |
| January 2020 | $97.76 | 0.0% |
| December 2019 | $97.76 | +36.3% |
| November 2019 | $71.74 | −31.4% |
| October 2019 | $104.52 | 0.0% |
| September 2019 | $104.52 | +88.7% |
| August 2019 | $55.38 | −43.1% |
| July 2019 | $97.33 | 0.0% |
| June 2019 | $97.33 | −42.6% |
| May 2019 | $169.42 | +56.1% |
| April 2019 | $108.56 | 0.0% |
| March 2019 | $108.56 | +14.5% |
| February 2019 | $94.82 | +12.2% |
| January 2019 | $84.54 | −19.2% |
| December 2018 | $104.62 | −6.1% |
| November 2018 | $111.36 | +35.4% |
| October 2018 | $82.26 | 0.0% |
| September 2018 | $82.26 | −35.6% |
| August 2018 | $127.69 | +48.6% |
| July 2018 | $85.95 | +9.0% |
| June 2018 | $78.82 | −2.4% |
| May 2018 | $80.73 | −14.1% |
| April 2018 | $93.94 | +23.1% |
| March 2018 | $76.33 | +22.1% |
| February 2018 | $62.51 | −31.8% |
| January 2018 | $91.68 | +26.0% |
| December 2017 | $72.77 | −21.6% |
| November 2017 | $92.77 | +6.0% |
| October 2017 | $87.56 | +14.4% |
| September 2017 | $76.53 | −8.8% |
| August 2017 | $83.93 | +77.3% |
| July 2017 | $47.35 | −7.8% |
| June 2017 | $51.36 | −16.6% |
| May 2017 | $61.61 | −46.1% |
| April 2017 | $114.25 | +54.9% |
| March 2017 | $73.75 | 0.0% |
| February 2017 | $73.75 | −56.1% |
| January 2017 | $168.17 | +119.2% |
| December 2016 | $76.73 | −3.2% |
| November 2016 | $79.29 | −10.3% |
| October 2016 | $88.35 | +40.2% |
| September 2016 | $63.01 | +50.0% |
| August 2016 | $42.01 | −48.4% |
| July 2016 | $81.38 | +23.9% |
| June 2016 | $65.67 | +29.0% |
| May 2016 | $50.91 | −27.6% |
| April 2016 | $70.34 | +30.1% |
| March 2016 | $54.08 | −14.1% |
| February 2016 | $62.95 | −28.5% |
| January 2016 | $88.09 | +14.1% |
| December 2015 | $77.19 | 0.0% |
| November 2015 | $77.19 | +53.6% |
| October 2015 | $50.27 | −59.1% |
| September 2015 | $122.97 | +128.2% |
| August 2015 | $53.89 | −34.8% |
| July 2015 | $82.60 | 0.0% |
| June 2015 | $82.60 | −18.8% |
| May 2015 | $101.72 | +49.0% |
| April 2015 | $68.25 | +227.7% |
| March 2015 | $20.83 | 0.0% |
| February 2015 | $20.83 | −59.2% |
| January 2015 | $51.10 | 0.0% |
| December 2014 | $51.10 | +85.0% |
| November 2014 | $27.62 | −75.4% |
| October 2014 | $112.27 | 0.0% |
| September 2014 | $112.27 | −22.2% |
| August 2014 | $144.37 | +104.1% |
| July 2014 | $70.72 | −39.1% |
| June 2014 | $116.06 | 0.0% |
| May 2014 | $116.06 | +72.5% |
| April 2014 | $67.28 | −28.1% |
| March 2014 | $93.51 | +5.7% |
| February 2014 | $88.49 | 0.0% |
| January 2014 | $88.49 | −25.0% |
| December 2013 | $117.95 | +29.7% |
| November 2013 | $90.91 | −10.1% |
| October 2013 | $101.07 | −13.7% |
| September 2013 | $117.09 | +123.5% |
| August 2013 | $52.39 | −56.9% |
| July 2013 | $121.55 | −4.1% |
| June 2013 | $126.78 | +45.4% |
| May 2013 | $87.19 | −43.7% |
| April 2013 | $155.00 | +9.7% |
| March 2013 | $141.24 | 0.0% |
| February 2013 | $141.24 | +45.5% |
| January 2013 | $97.05 | +61.1% |
| December 2012 | $60.25 | −67.4% |
| November 2012 | $184.83 | 0.0% |
| October 2012 | $184.83 | +125.5% |
| September 2012 | $81.97 | −76.1% |
| August 2012 | $343.17 | 0.0% |
| July 2012 | $343.17 | +97.3% |
| June 2012 | $173.92 | −25.1% |
| May 2012 | $232.25 | −6.9% |
| April 2012 | $249.44 | −8.3% |
| March 2012 | $271.91 | +4.7% |
| February 2012 | $259.74 | −9.2% |
| January 2012 | $285.97 | −43.2% |
| December 2011 | $503.72 | +42.4% |
| November 2011 | $353.79 | −2.4% |
| October 2011 | $362.35 | −12.8% |
| September 2011 | $415.67 | +66.4% |
| August 2011 | $249.79 | −27.8% |
| July 2011 | $346.16 | −13.2% |
| June 2011 | $398.95 | +8.2% |
| May 2011 | $368.71 | +2.7% |
| April 2011 | $359.14 | +22.2% |
| March 2011 | $293.83 | +7.6% |
| February 2011 | $273.08 | +10.2% |
| January 2011 | $247.80 | −6.7% |
| December 2010 | $265.53 | +18.4% |
| November 2010 | $224.19 | −9.2% |
| October 2010 | $246.81 | −0.1% |
| September 2010 | $246.95 | +8.2% |
| August 2010 | $228.24 | −4.5% |
| July 2010 | $239.09 | +44.7% |
| June 2010 | $165.23 | −28.5% |
| May 2010 | $230.96 | −6.1% |
| April 2010 | $245.95 | +32.5% |
| March 2010 | $185.58 | −6.6% |
| February 2010 | $198.72 | −21.1% |
| January 2010 | $251.88 | - |

## What tellurium is used for

Tellurium (Te) is a rare metalloid whose biggest market is **cadmium telluride thin-film solar panels**. It is also used in **thermoelectric devices**, which turn heat into electricity or provide solid-state cooling, and as an additive that makes steel and copper easier to machine.

### Other uses

- Rubber vulcanisation
- Phase-change memory and rewritable optical discs
- Infrared detectors made of mercury cadmium telluride
- Catalysts and glass

## Tellurium supply and demand factors

Tellurium is a by-product of **copper refining**, recovered from anode slimes by a limited number of refineries, with China the largest producer. Demand is concentrated in cadmium telluride solar panels and thermoelectrics, so the growth of thin-film solar can tighten the market. Chinese export controls have added uncertainty for Western buyers.

### What moves the price

- Copper refining rates and recovery choices
- Thin-film solar production
- Chinese export controls
- Thermoelectric demand

## Tellurium price history

Tellurium prices spiked in 2011 as demand from thin-film solar panels grew, then fell back as supply caught up. China's 2025 export controls on tellurium have added uncertainty for Western buyers.

As of October 2026, the Stockatomics benchmark price is $163.72 per kg contained.

## Where tellurium is produced

Tellurium is recovered from copper refining, led by **China**, with smaller amounts from Japan, Russia, Sweden, Canada and the United States.

## Why tellurium is a critical mineral

Tellurium is on the **US critical minerals list**. Thin-film solar panels depend on it, supply is limited to copper refineries that choose to recover it, and China, the largest producer, has placed it under export control.

## How the tellurium benchmark price is calculated

Stockatomics publishes a monthly US benchmark price for tellurium in US dollars per kg contained, reading as of October 2026. The price is for contained tellurium, not for a solar module.

### Converting the price

- Tellurium is usually quoted per kg already; per tonne, multiply by 1,000

## Tellurium stocks

| Company | Ticker | Exchange | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Boliden](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/boliden-sto-bol) | BOL | STO | By-product producer |

## FAQ

### What is the price of tellurium per kg today?

Tellurium costs $163.72 per kg contained in the United States as of October 2026, on the Stockatomics monthly benchmark. Stockatomics updates it every month.

### What is tellurium used for?

Mainly cadmium telluride thin-film solar panels, plus thermoelectric devices and additives for steel and copper.

### Where does tellurium come from?

It is recovered from the residues of copper refining, with China the largest producer.

### Is tellurium subject to export controls?

Yes. China placed tellurium under export control in 2025.

### How is the tellurium benchmark price calculated?

The Stockatomics benchmark for tellurium is a monthly US price in US dollars per kg contained, published every month and current as of October 2026.

## Related commodities

- [Copper price per kg](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-price-us): $13.92 per kg contained
- [Nickel price per kg](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/nickel-price-us): $17.24 per kg contained
- [Lead price per kg](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/lead-price-us): $1.93 per kg contained
- [Zinc price per kg](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/zinc-price-us): $3.79 per kg contained
- [Lithium price per kg](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/lithium-price-us): $89.62 per kg contained
- [Cobalt price per kg](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/cobalt-price-us): $56.81 per kg contained

## Sources

- U.S. trade data: the monthly tellurium price.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Company filings: the listed companies and their roles.

Last updated 18 October 2026.