TANIOBIS
A global leader in producing high-quality tantalum and niobium powders, alloys, and compounds for demanding applications.
- CEO / Founder
- Masafumi Ishii
- Team Size
- 501-1000
- Stage
- Subsidiary
- Total Funding
- Subsidiary
- Key Investors
- JX Advanced Metals Corporation (Parent Company)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Tantalum and Niobium Powders for Capacitors, Tantalum and Niobium Metallurgical Powders, High-Performance Alloys for Additive Manufacturing (e.g., AMtrinsic), Tantalum and Niobium Oxides and Chlorides, Niobium-based Superconducting Materials
Technological Advantage
The company develops customized, high-performance powders for advanced manufacturing processes like Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM), enabling the production of complex components for medical and aerospace. Its global production footprint ensures a resilient and stable supply chain for customers worldwide.
Patent position
TANIOBIS filed 2 patent families in 2022-2024, down from 9 in 2019-2021: filings fell 78%, versus a 22% fall in tracked AM filings in the same patent offices. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 2 families filed 2022–2024, 9 in 2019–2021 (-78%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -22%
- Filed in
- US 43%EP 36%WO 29%CN 14%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- Global Advanced Metals 12
14 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Providing exceptionally high-purity and reliable tantalum and niobium materials, leveraging over 60 years of manufacturing expertise to enable technological innovation and miniaturization.
How They Differentiate
TANIOBIS differentiates through its comprehensive portfolio of high-purity materials, a strong focus on R&D for advanced applications like additive manufacturing, and a significant commitment to sustainability and conflict-free, certified sourcing.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Manufacturers in high-tech sectors including electronics (capacitors), medical (implants, surgical tools), aerospace (superalloys), additive manufacturing, and chemical processing.
Industry Verticals
Medical, Aerospace/Defense, Electronics, Industrial, Automotive, Chemical
Competitors
Global Advanced Metals (GAM); Materion Corporation; Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Announced a €28 million investment to expand production capacity at its Map Ta Phut plant in Thailand, driven by increasing demand for high-performance tantalum powders.
Major Milestones
The company's origins date back over 60 years as part of H.C. Starck, starting production in 1951., 2018: Acquired by JX Nippon Mining & Metals group., 2020: Rebranded from H.C. Starck Tantalum & Niobium to TANIOBIS GmbH., 2023: Awarded the Gustaf Ekeberg Prize for research in niobium-based alloys for additive manufacturing., 2024: Appointed Masafumi Ishii as the new CEO., 2024: Broke ground on a major facility expansion in Thailand.
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 18
- Granted
- 7
- Families
- 14
Leading domains: material (18), process (17), application (5)
Filings by year: 2023: 2 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 1
- POWDERS BASED ON NIOBIUM-TIN COMPOUNDS FOR MANUFACTURING SUPERCONDUCTING COMPONENTS20220118515 · US
- POWDERS BASED ON NIOBIUM-TIN COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCING SUPERCONDUCTIVE COMPONENTS113518675 · CN
- SPHERICAL POWDER FOR MAKING 3D OBJECTS04058224 · EP
- Method for producing electronic components by means of 3D printing10872732 · US
- SPHERICAL POWDER FOR MAKING 3D OBJECTS2021094560 · WO
Funding rounds
- Corporate Investment¥4.0B2022-03Lead: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation · Source: JX Nippon Mining & Metals News Release
- Corporate InvestmentUndisclosed2021-04Lead: Mercuria Investment Co., Ltd. · Source: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Presentation
- AcquisitionUndisclosed2018-04Lead: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation · Source: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Press Release