クロム鉱業市場：タイプ別、エンドユーザー別、地域別、2025-2033年

クロム鉱業市場の世界市場規模は2024年に4,570万トンに達しました。IMARC Groupは、2025年から2033年にかけての成長率（CAGR）は3.57%で、2033年には6,360万トンに達すると予測しています。冶金産業の拡大、広範な研究開発（R&D）活動、政府投資の増加が市場を牽引する主な要因のひとつです。

クロムは光沢のある硬質な青灰色の金属で、岩石、動物、植物、土壌、火山塵、ガスなどに自然に含まれています。クロムは主にクロム鉄鉱という鉱物から採掘され、地表採掘と地下採掘が行われます。通常、クロム鉄鉱の採掘にはまず地表技術が使用されます。この方法には露天掘りが含まれ、クロム鉄鉱を含まない表面物質とクロム鉄鉱が一般的にそこから抽出されます。一方、発破孔停止技術は、地下採掘を実施するために一般的に利用されています。クロムは、鋼の硬化、合金の製造、ステンレス鋼の製造、染料、顔料の製造、冷却塔の水の処理、皮革や木材の保存などに広く使用されています。また、鉄鋼製品の耐久性、強度、靭性、耐食性、耐薬品性も発揮します。

クロム鉱業市場動向：

世界中の冶金産業におけるクロム需要の増加は、市場成長を促進する重要な要因の1つです。鉄鋼やアルミニウムなどの金属生産におけるクロム需要の高まりにより、クロム鉱業プロセスが広く利用されています。これに伴い、カトラリー、手術器具、車の排気装置、シートベルト、キッチンシンクの製造に広く利用されているステンレス鋼の製造に広く利用されているプロセスも、市場成長を後押ししています。さらに、自動車産業におけるピストンリング、ショックアブソーバー、エンジンバルブ、ブレーキピストンの製造にクロムが利用されていることも、成長を促す大きな要因となっています。これとは別に、設備投資が少なくて済み、柔軟性のあるクロム鉄鉱製錬技術の導入が市場成長の原動力となっています。さらに、真鍮、錫、鋼、鉄の循環水システム、ブライン、ディップの抑制剤として塗料に広く使用されるクロム顔料を得るためのクロム鉱業活動の増加が、市場成長にプラスの影響を与えています。さらに、慢性疾患や深刻な健康状態に陥りがちな老年人口の増加を背景に、医療産業でクロムが広く採用されていることも、市場の成長を後押ししています。クロムは血糖値の調整に不可欠な医薬品の製造に広く使用されており、これが市場成長を後押ししています。その他の要因としては、金属生産の増加、広範な研究開発（R&D）活動、金属・鉱業産業への政府投資の増加などがあり、市場成長の原動力になると予想されます。

本レポートで扱う主な質問

• 世界のクロム鉱業市場はこれまでどのように推移し、今後どのように推移していくのか？
• クロム鉱業市場の世界市場における促進要因、抑制要因、機会は何か？
• 主要な地域市場とは？
• クロム鉱業市場で最も魅力的な国は？
• タイプ別の市場内訳は？
• エンドユーザー別の市場内訳は？
• 世界のクロム鉱業市場の競合構造は？
• 世界のクロム鉱業市場における主要プレーヤー／企業は？

目次

第1章 序文

第2章 調査範囲と調査手法

• 調査の目的
• ステークホルダー
• データソース
  • 一次情報
  • 二次情報
• 市場推定
  • ボトムアップアプローチ
  • トップダウンアプローチ
• 調査手法

第3章 エグゼクティブサマリー

第4章 イントロダクション

• 概要
• 主要業界動向

第5章 世界のクロム鉱業市場

• 市場概要
• 市場実績
• COVID-19の影響
• 市場予測

第6章 市場内訳：タイプ別

• 冶金用クロム鉄鉱
• 化学・ファウンドリ用砂クロム鉄鉱
• 耐火性クロム鉄鉱

第7章 市場内訳：エンドユーザー別

• ステンレス鋼
• 合金鋼

第8章 市場内訳：地域別

• 北米
  • 米国
  • カナダ
• アジア太平洋地域
  • 中国
  • 日本
  • インド
  • 韓国
  • オーストラリア
  • インドネシア
  • その他
• 欧州
  • ドイツ
  • フランス
  • 英国
  • イタリア
  • スペイン
  • ロシア
  • その他
• ラテンアメリカ
  • ブラジル
  • メキシコ
  • その他
• 中東・アフリカ
  • 市場内訳：国別

第9章 促進要因・抑制要因・機会

• 概要
• 促進要因
• 抑制要因
• 機会

第10章 バリューチェーン分析

第11章 ポーターのファイブフォース分析

• 概要
• 買い手の交渉力
• 供給企業の交渉力
• 競合の程度
• 新規参入業者の脅威
• 代替品の脅威

第12章 価格分析

第13章 競合情勢

• 市場構造
• 主要企業
• 主要企業のプロファイル
  • Afarak Group SE
  • Assore Limited
  • Glencore plc
  • KWG Resources Inc
  • Outokompu Oyj
  • Samancore Chrome
  • Yilmaden

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Global: Chromium Mining Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
• Figure 2: Global: Chromium Mining Market: Volume Trends (in Million Tons), 2019-2024
• Figure 3: Global: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Tons), 2025-2033
• Figure 4: Global: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019-2024
• Figure 5: Global: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 6: Global: Chromium Mining Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2024
• Figure 7: Global: Chromium Mining Market: Breakup by End User (in %), 2024
• Figure 8: Global: Chromium Mining Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2024
• Figure 9: Global: Chromium Mining (Metallurgical Chromite) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 10: Global: Chromium Mining (Metallurgical Chromite) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 11: Global: Chromium Mining (Chemical and Foundry Sand Chromite) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 12: Global: Chromium Mining (Chemical and Foundry Sand Chromite) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 13: Global: Chromium Mining (Refractory Chromite) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 14: Global: Chromium Mining (Refractory Chromite) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 15: Global: Chromium Mining (Stainless Steel) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 16: Global: Chromium Mining (Stainless Steel) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 17: Global: Chromium Mining (Alloy Steel) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 18: Global: Chromium Mining (Alloy Steel) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 19: North America: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 20: North America: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 21: United States: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 22: United States: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 23: Canada: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 24: Canada: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 25: Asia-Pacific: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 26: Asia-Pacific: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 27: China: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 28: China: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 29: Japan: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 30: Japan: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 31: India: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 32: India: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 33: South Korea: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 34: South Korea: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 35: Australia: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 36: Australia: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 37: Indonesia: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 38: Indonesia: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 39: Others: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 40: Others: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 41: Europe: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 42: Europe: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 43: Germany: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 44: Germany: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 45: France: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 46: France: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 47: United Kingdom: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 48: United Kingdom: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 49: Italy: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 50: Italy: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 51: Spain: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 52: Spain: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 53: Russia: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 54: Russia: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 55: Others: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 56: Others: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 57: Latin America: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 58: Latin America: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 59: Brazil: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 60: Brazil: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 61: Mexico: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 62: Mexico: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 63: Others: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 64: Others: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 65: Middle East and Africa: Chromium Mining Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 66: Middle East and Africa: Chromium Mining Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2024
• Figure 67: Middle East and Africa: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 68: Global: Chromium Mining Industry: Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities
• Figure 69: Global: Chromium Mining Industry: Value Chain Analysis
• Figure 70: Global: Chromium Mining Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis

List of Tables

• Table 1: Global: Chromium Mining Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2024 & 2033
• Table 2: Global: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Table 3: Global: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Breakup by End User (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Table 4: Global: Chromium Mining Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Table 5: Global: Chromium Mining Market: Competitive Structure
• Table 6: Global: Chromium Mining Market: Key Players

The global chromium mining market size reached 45.7 Million Tons in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach 63.6 Million Tons by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3.57% during 2025-2033. The expansion in the metallurgy industry, extensive research and development (R&D) activities and increasing government investment represent some of the key factors driving the market.

Chromium is a lustrous, hard, bluish-gray metal found naturally in rocks, animals, plants, soil, volcanic dust, and gasses. It is chiefly obtained from the mineral chromite that is carried out by surface techniques and underground mining processes. Surface techniques are usually used first to mine chromite ore. The method includes an open pit, from which the non-chromite-bearing surface materials and chromite ores are generally extracted. On the other hand, blasthole stoping techniques are commonly utilized for carrying out underground mining. Chromium is widely used to harden steel, make alloys, manufacture stainless steel, dyes, and pigments, treat cool tower water, and preserve leather and wood. It also exhibits durability, strength, toughness, corrosion, and chemical resistance to iron-steel products.

Chromium Mining Market Trends:

The increasing demand for chromium in the metallurgy industry across the globe is one of the key factors driving the market growth. The chromium mining process is widely used due to the rising demand for chromium for the production of metals, such as steel and aluminum. In line with this, the widespread process utilization for producing stainless steel, which is widely utilized in the manufacturing of cutlery, surgical tools, car exhaust systems, seatbelts, and kitchen sinks, is favoring the market growth. Additionally, the utilization of chromium for producing piston rings, shock absorbers, engine valves, and brake pistons in the automotive industry is acting as another major growth-inducing factor. Apart from this, the introduction of chromite smelting technology that requires low capital investment and offers flexibility is providing an impetus to the market growth. Moreover, the increasing chromium mining activities to obtain pigments of chromium that are widely used in paints as inhibitors for recirculating water systems, brines, and dips for brass, tin, steel, and iron, is positively influencing the market growth. Furthermore, the widespread adoption of chromium in the medical industry owing to the rising geriatric population prone to chronic diseases and serious health conditions is driving the market growth. Chromium is widely used for manufacturing medicines essential in regulating blood sugar levels, which is propelling the market growth. Other factors, including rising production of metals, extensive research and development (R&D) activities and increasing government investment in the metal and mining industry, are anticipated to drive the market growth.

Key Market Segmentation:

Type Insights:

• Metallurgical Chromite
• Chemical and Foundry Sand Chromite
• Refractory Chromite

End User Insights:

• Stainless Steel
• Alloy Steel

Regional Insights:

• North America
• United States
• Canada
• Asia Pacific
• China
• Japan
• India
• South Korea
• Australia
• Indonesia
• Others
• Europe
• Germany
• France
• United Kingdom
• Italy
• Spain
• Russia
• Others
• Latin America
• Brazil
• Mexico
• Others
• Middle East and Africa
• The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets that include North America (the United States and Canada); Europe (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and others); Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and others); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and others); and the Middle East and Africa. According to the report, Asia Pacific was the largest market for chromium mining. Some of the factors driving the Asia Pacific chromium mining market included widespread process utilization for producing stainless steel, significant technological advancements, and extensive research and development (R&D) activities.

Competitive Landscape:

• The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global chromium mining market. Detailed profiles of all major companies have also been provided. Some of the companies covered include Afarak Group SE, Assore Limited, Glencore plc, KWG Resources Inc, Outokompu Oyj, Samancore Chrome, Yilmaden, etc.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

• How has the global chromium mining market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
• What are the drivers, restraints, and opportunities in the global chromium mining market?
• What are the key regional markets?
• Which countries represent the most attractive chromium mining markets?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the type?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the end user?
• What is the competitive structure of the global chromium mining market?
• Who are the key players/companies in the global chromium mining market?

Table of Contents

1 Preface

2 Scope and Methodology

• 2.1 Objectives of the Study
• 2.2 Stakeholders
• 2.3 Data Sources
  • 2.3.1 Primary Sources
  • 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
• 2.4 Market Estimation
  • 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
  • 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
• 2.5 Forecasting Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Introduction

• 4.1 Overview
• 4.2 Key Industry Trends

5 Global Chromium Mining Market

• 5.1 Market Overview
• 5.2 Market Performance
• 5.3 Impact of COVID-19
• 5.4 Market Forecast

6 Market Breakup by Type

• 6.1 Metallurgical Chromite
  • 6.1.1 Market Trends
  • 6.1.2 Market Forecast
• 6.2 Chemical and Foundry Sand Chromite
  • 6.2.1 Market Trends
  • 6.2.2 Market Forecast
• 6.3 Refractory Chromite
  • 6.3.1 Market Trends
  • 6.3.2 Market Forecast

7 Market Breakup by End User

• 7.1 Stainless Steel
  • 7.1.1 Market Trends
  • 7.1.2 Market Forecast
• 7.2 Alloy Steel
  • 7.2.1 Market Trends
  • 7.2.2 Market Forecast

8 Market Breakup by Region

• 8.1 North America
  • 8.1.1 United States
    • 8.1.1.1 Market Trends
    • 8.1.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.1.2 Canada
    • 8.1.2.1 Market Trends
    • 8.1.2.2 Market Forecast
• 8.2 Asia-Pacific
  • 8.2.1 China
    • 8.2.1.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.2 Japan
    • 8.2.2.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.3 India
    • 8.2.3.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.3.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.4 South Korea
    • 8.2.4.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.4.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.5 Australia
    • 8.2.5.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.5.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.6 Indonesia
    • 8.2.6.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.6.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.7 Others
    • 8.2.7.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.7.2 Market Forecast
• 8.3 Europe
  • 8.3.1 Germany
    • 8.3.1.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.2 France
    • 8.3.2.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.3 United Kingdom
    • 8.3.3.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.3.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.4 Italy
    • 8.3.4.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.4.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.5 Spain
    • 8.3.5.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.5.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.6 Russia
    • 8.3.6.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.6.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.7 Others
    • 8.3.7.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.7.2 Market Forecast
• 8.4 Latin America
  • 8.4.1 Brazil
    • 8.4.1.1 Market Trends
    • 8.4.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.4.2 Mexico
    • 8.4.2.1 Market Trends
    • 8.4.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.4.3 Others
    • 8.4.3.1 Market Trends
    • 8.4.3.2 Market Forecast
• 8.5 Middle East and Africa
  • 8.5.1 Market Trends
  • 8.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
  • 8.5.3 Market Forecast

9 Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities

• 9.1 Overview
• 9.2 Drivers
• 9.3 Restraints
• 9.4 Opportunities

10 Value Chain Analysis

11 Porters Five Forces Analysis

• 11.1 Overview
• 11.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
• 11.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
• 11.4 Degree of Competition
• 11.5 Threat of New Entrants
• 11.6 Threat of Substitutes

12 Price Analysis

13 Competitive Landscape

• 13.1 Market Structure
• 13.2 Key Players
• 13.3 Profiles of Key Players
  • 13.3.1 Afarak Group SE
    • 13.3.1.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
  • 13.3.2 Assore Limited
    • 13.3.2.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
  • 13.3.3 Glencore plc
    • 13.3.3.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
  • 13.3.4 KWG Resources Inc
    • 13.3.4.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
  • 13.3.5 Outokompu Oyj
    • 13.3.5.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
    • 13.3.5.3 Financials
    • 13.3.5.4 SWOT Analysis
  • 13.3.6 Samancore Chrome
    • 13.3.6.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
  • 13.3.7 Yilmaden
    • 13.3.7.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.7.2 Product Portfolio

Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.