Among rare metals, nickel was the raw material most imported into South Korea in 2023 in terms of volume with more than ************* tons. Silicon came second at just over *** million tons. Nickel is commonly used to produce alloys and in rechargeable batteries.
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Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. (August 8, 2024). Import volume of rare metal raw materials in South Korea in 2023, by type (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413321/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-imports-by-type/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. "Import volume of rare metal raw materials in South Korea in 2023, by type (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. August 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413321/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-imports-by-type/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. (2024). Import volume of rare metal raw materials in South Korea in 2023, by type (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413321/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-imports-by-type/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. "Import Volume of Rare Metal Raw Materials in South Korea in 2023, by Type (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413321/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-imports-by-type/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Import volume of rare metal raw materials in South Korea in 2023, by type (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413321/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-imports-by-type/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Import volume of rare metal raw materials in South Korea in 2023, by type (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, August 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413321/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-imports-by-type/
