Are China’s export curbs on gallium and germanium a political symbol or a...
Two semiconductor metals with an industry-estimated combined global consumption of around 800 tonnes per year, and with critical uses in internet infrastructure, are casting a long shadow over the...
View ArticleChina restrictions on gallium and germanium ‘harmful’ to US chipmakers
Negotiations between the two nations are likely to take place in the next few months, according to the top executive at Defense Metals Corp. Chipmakers in the US still have a little bit of time to...
View ArticleChina grants gallium, germanium export licences; hafnium prices stable;...
First wave of gallium export licenses granted Several exporters have reported obtaining licenses to ship gallium out of China in the past two weeks, after the country’s gallium and germanium export...
View ArticleUS select committee recommends creation of critical mineral reserve to...
The US House of Representatives Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the US and Chinese Communist Party recommended congress to authorize the creation of a critical mineral “Resilient...
View ArticleA make-or-break year for non-Chinese gallium market | 2024 preview
Non-Chinese stocks of gallium are reportedly running low with limited production outside China unable to match consumption. But while some market participants are hopeful that China will relax the...
View ArticleChina’s gallium export control continues to squeeze market, despite higher...
The export control was first announced by China’s Ministry of Commerce in July 2023, to “safeguard national security and interests”. Between August and November, the country’s exports of gallium were...
View ArticleCRMA benchmarks ‘not realistic’ without financing support: Mures Magnesium
Duane Runciman is project director at Mures Magnesium (MMg), which plans to reprocess existing waste by-product from chromate production to initially produce 20,000-22,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of...
View ArticleMarkets largely adjusted to China’s germanium, gallium, graphite export...
Consumers and traders outside of China – which produces the majority of all three – were concerned about potentially strangled supply, the effect of longer lead times and the impact of end-user...
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