China banned exports of critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony – elements considered essential by many tech and defense industries – to the U.S. on Tuesday. The ban, which applies ...

Two obscure yet crucial metals, gallium and germanium, are the latest pawns in the escalating US-China trade war. On Dec. 3, China announced an export ban on both metals to the US in a tit-for-tat ...

China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, la… ...

China exported about 23 metric tons of gallium in 2022 and produces about 600 metric tons of germanium per year.The U.S. has deposits of such minerals but has not been mining them, though some ...

China exported about 23 metric tons of gallium in 2022 and produces about 600 metric tons of germanium per year.The U.S. has deposits of such minerals but has not been mining them, though some ...

China is the biggest global source of gallium and germanium, which are produced in small amounts but are needed to make computer chips for mobile phones, cars and other products, as well as solar ...

China exported about 23 metric tons of gallium in 2022 and produces about 600 metric tons of germanium per year.The U.S. has deposits of such minerals but has not been mining them, though some ...