China's tightened export controls on gallium and germanium formalize existing restrictions, heightening supply concerns amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Demand for germanium, which is a key material in space-based solar energy applications, is expected by market participants to see growth in the coming years, on the back of the increase in satellite launches and progress made in large-scale satellite internet constellation projects, sources told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets wishes to remind subscribers that its price assessment for MB-GER-0001 germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $ per kg, will be discontinued at the end of this year. Fastmarkets will publish its last assessment of this market on December 27, 2024.

Fastmarkets has corrected its price assessment for MB-GER-0001 germanium dioxide, in-whs China, $ per kg, which was published incorrectly on Friday September 6.

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.