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China restrictis export of Gallium and Germanium needed for chips; what are they and which countries are producers? (www.reuters.com)

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July 4 (Reuters) - China has announced export restrictions on some gallium and germanium products, metals used in computer chips and other products, citing national security interests.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Germanium ores are rare and most germanium is a by-product of zinc production and from coal fly ash.

Gallium is found in trace amounts in zinc ores and in bauxite, and gallium metal is produced when processing bauxite to make aluminium.

Can you imagine a world without zinc?