Editing Lanthanum (section)

==Prices==
The price for a (metric) ton [1000&nbsp;kg] of ''Lanthanum oxide 99% (FOB China in USD/Mt)'' is given by the Institute of Rare Earths Elements and Strategic Metals (IREESM) as below $2,000 for most of the period from early 2001 to September 2010 (at $10,000 in the short term in 2008); it rose steeply to $140,000 in mid-2011 and fell back just as rapidly to $38,000 by early 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title = Lanthanum |website = institut-seltene-erden.de |url = https://en.institut-seltene-erden.de/seltene-erden-und-metalle/seltene-erden/lanthan/ |access-date=27 October 2022 }} — site gives specifications and notation</ref> The average price for the last six months (April–September&nbsp;2022) is given by the IREESM as follows: ''Lanthanum Oxide - 99.9%min FOB China - 1308 EUR/mt'' and for ''Lanthanum Metal - 99%min FOB China - 3706 EUR/mt''.<ref>{{cite web |title = ISE Metal-quotes |website = institut-seltene-erden.de |url=https://en.institut-seltene-erden.de/ |access-date=27 October 2022}} — site gives information and notation</ref>