Canadian miner Teck Resources and Korea Zinc have agreed to set treatment charges (TCs) for zinc concentrates at $85 per tonne this year, a slight adjustment from last year’s all-time low of $80 per tonne, four sources told Fastmarkets on Friday March 6.

Commercial aerospace and AI computing power are set to be the primary drivers of demand for the space-based photovoltaics (PV) industry, according to industry sources.

A new US initiative to establish a stockpile of critical minerals for the civilian economy could add pressure to already stretched supply, market participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday February 3 and Wednesday February 4.

China suspends its ban on gallium exports to the US until 2026. Discover the impact of this significant policy change.

The top end of the price was incorrectly published due to a typographical error. The price was initially published as 16,000-168,000 yuan per tonne. This has been corrected to 16,000-16,800 yuan per tonne. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated to reflect this change.  The affected price is as follows:MB-GER-0004 Germanium 99.999% Ge min, in-whs China, […]

The European Space Agency’s sustainability chief revealed that research into using lunar regolith for solar panel production was accelerating as germanium shortages threatened traditional space power systems.

Three years of war have reshaped the critical metals markets. In the first of a two-part report, we look at how overlapping conflicts have reverberated through supply chains critical to defense and civilian industries.

Critical minerals sector braces for policy upheaval under Trump while experts predict market fundamentals and Republican state interests will preserve industry momentum

Trade tensions and critical minerals: 2025 outlook on disruptions, supply chain diversification, and local production strategies.

Fastmarkets has discontinued its MB-GER-0001 germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $ per kg price assessment after its last publication on Friday December 27.