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Indium Reference Rate — 10-Day Trend
All prices in ₹ per gram · daily rate, updated once per day
One Tonne Against a Genuinely Small Global Reserve
Scaled from today's per-gram rate of ₹69.22, a tonne of indium comes to ₹69,220,071.00 on September 17, 2026. Treat that as an order-of-magnitude reference rather than a real quote — indium's total estimated global reserves sit around 50,000-80,000 metric tonnes, making a single tonne a meaningful fraction of what's believed to exist anywhere on Earth.
- 1 kilogram: ₹69,220.07
- 1 tonne: ₹69,220,071.00
Indium Reference Rate by Weight
Today's Indium rate is Sixty Nine Rupees per gram. At this rate, 10 grams of Indium costs Six Hundred and Ninety Two Rupees.
| Unit | Weight | Price (INR) | Price in Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gram | 1.0000 g | ₹69.22 | Sixty Nine Rupees |
| 8 Grams | 8.0000 g | ₹553.76 | Five Hundred and Fifty Four Rupees |
| 10 Grams | 10.0000 g | ₹692.20 | Six Hundred and Ninety Two Rupees |
| 100 Grams | 100.0000 g | ₹6,922.01 | Six Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty Two Rupees |
| 1 Kilogram | 1,000.0000 g | ₹69,220.07 | Sixty Nine Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty Rupees |
| 1 Ounce (oz) | 28.3495 g | ₹1,962.35 | One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty Two Rupees |
| 1 Troy Ounce | 31.1035 g | ₹2,152.99 | Two Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Three Rupees |
| 1 Metric Ton | 1,000,000.0000 g | ₹69,220,071.00 | Six Crore Ninety Two Lakh Twenty Thousand Seventy One Rupees |
Why Indium Can't Simply Scale Up Production
Indium is recovered entirely as a byproduct of zinc ore processing, with no dedicated indium mine anywhere. That means annual output is capped by two separate constraints: how much zinc ore gets refined globally, and whether a given zinc smelter has installed the specific equipment needed to capture indium at all — many haven't, since it wasn't always economical to bother.
Demand keeps pushing against that ceiling
Indium tin oxide (ITO) for touchscreens and flat-panel displays remains the dominant demand source, with thin-film solar manufacturing adding further pressure. China supplies more than half of global indium output, tied to its large zinc refining base, concentrating both supply and the risk of any disruption to it.
| Scale | Approximate Figure |
|---|---|
| Estimated global reserves | 50,000-80,000 metric tonnes |
| China's production share | More than half of global output |
| Dedicated indium mines worldwide | None — byproduct of zinc refining only |
Indium Reference Rate — Last 10 Days
The most recent Indium price on record (2026-09-17) is Sixty Nine Rupees per gram. This is up by Less than One Rupees from the previous day's rate of ₹69.07.
| Date | Price (INR/g) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | ₹69.22 | +0.15 |
| 2026-09-16 | ₹69.07 | +0.03 |
| 2026-09-15 | ₹69.04 | +0.09 |
| 2026-09-14 | ₹68.95 | +0.11 |
| 2026-09-13 | ₹68.84 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-12 | ₹68.84 | +0.04 |
| 2026-09-11 | ₹68.80 | -0.04 |
| 2026-09-10 | ₹68.84 | +0.35 |
| 2026-09-09 | ₹68.50 | -0.26 |
| 2026-09-08 | ₹68.76 | — |
The Search for Alternatives Is a Direct Response to This Scarcity
Materials researchers have real, ongoing programs exploring silver nanowire and graphene-based coatings as replacements for ITO, specifically because indium's byproduct-constrained supply creates genuine long-term availability risk for display and touchscreen manufacturers. None has yet displaced ITO at meaningful commercial scale, but the research effort itself is a direct consequence of the supply picture described here.
The comparison table and 10-day history above track how the reference rate has moved. For a longer view, the site's own indium price history page holds real recorded data by year and month.
Indium Price Per Tonne — FAQs
Scaled from today's per-gram figure of ₹69.22, one tonne of indium works out to ₹69,220,071.00 on September 17, 2026. This is an arithmetic reference — real indium transactions almost never happen at full-tonne scale given how thin the global market is.
Indium is genuinely scarce — estimates put global reserves in the range of 50,000-80,000 metric tonnes total, and annual production is a small fraction of that figure, making indium one of the more constrained specialty metals this site tracks.
Because it's recovered entirely as a byproduct of zinc ore processing — producers can't decide to mine more indium directly. Output is capped by zinc-refining volumes and by whether a given zinc operation has installed indium-recovery capability at all, which not all of them have.
Indium tin oxide (ITO) for touchscreens and flat-panel displays remains the dominant demand source, with thin-film solar cell manufacturing adding further demand on top.
Yes — alternatives to ITO, including silver nanowire and graphene-based conductive coatings, are real areas of ongoing research aimed at reducing reliance on indium's constrained supply, though none has yet displaced ITO at meaningful commercial scale.
