After initial market turbulence when China introduced export controls on gallium, germanium and graphite last year, a new normal has settled into the international markets for these metals, market participants have told Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets is clarifying recent changes to its germanium dioxide price assessments and the reintroduction of the assessment of the price for MB-GER-0001 germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $ per kg, following market feedback.

Fastmarkets will reintroduce its MB-GER-0001 Germanium dioxide, in-whs China, price assessment on Friday May 24 after it was discontinued on May 10.

Fastmarkets launched a new price assessment for MB-GER-0006 germanium dioxide, in-whs China, on Friday May 10.

Fastmarkets will amend its MB-GER-0001 germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $/kg price assessment on Friday May 10.

Fastmarkets launched its price assessment for MB-GER-0005 germanium dioxide, in-whs Rotterdam, on Wednesday May 8.

China’s granting of the first export licenses under its new controls on gallium and germanium, hafnium’s paused price increase and indium metal market fundamentals are likely to be topics of discussion throughout LME Week, which runs October 9-13

After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has decided to amend the specifications of two of its germanium metal price assessments by clarifying the price names and specified quality of the metal.

China’s impending export ban on gallium and germanium will be detrimental to the cost-effective manufacturing of advanced semiconductor chips in the United States in the near term

Restrictions on critical minerals by China cast uncertainty over industry