Beryllium Prices At Yearend 2003

TABLE 3
BERYLLIUM PRICES AT YEAREND 2003

(Dollars per pound unless otherwise specified)

Material		Price
Beryl ore		(1)
Beryllium vacuum-cast ingot, 98.5% pure, in lots up to 1,000 pounds		$325-350	²
Beryllium metal powder, 99% pure		350-400	³
Beryllium-copper master alloy	per pound of contained Be	160
Beryllium-copper alloy		9.95
Beryllium-copper cast ingot		6.40
Beryllium-copper in rod, bar, wire		9.85	²
Beryllium-copper in strip		8.90	²
Beryllium-aluminum alloy, in lots up to 100 pounds; 62% Be, 38% Al		260	²
Beryllium oxide powder, in 10,000-pound lots		100	²
¹The Metal Bulletin published price for beryl ore was discontinued in October 2001 at a range of
$75 per short ton unit to $80 per short ton unit of contained beryllium oxide.
²The price was discontinued in February 2002.
³The price was discontinued in February 2003.

Sources: American Metal Market, Brush Wellman, Inc., Metal Bulletin, and Platts Metals Week.