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Rhenium Remains Highly Sought After
The aviation industry is booming. It is also one of the most important customers for Rhenium. In the next 10 years, the technology metal could become scarce.
Powering satellites with gallium
A German start-up has developed an ion propulsion with gallium fuel. It could revolutionize the market – NASA is already on board.
Start-up Wins Indium From Residual Materials
The german start-up “RMF Tech” extracts indium from remainders and residues of smelting and prepares them for the industry in commercial quality.
Gallium in Innovative MicroLED
Osram is currently developing “transparent, high-resolution and direct-emitting visualization solutions” with MicroLED. Gallium plays a central role in this.
Solar Energy for Rare Earths: Are China and North Korea Getting into Business?
China and North Korea are old allies. Now it seems that cooperation is to be even closer. The signals from China, however, are ambivalent.
5G increases Demand for Gallium and Germanium
Huge quantities of gallium and germanium are required for 5G expansion. Where exactly they are used and why this is interesting for investors.
One in Five Buyers expect Shortages for Rare Earths
According to a survey by german newspaper Handelsblatt, rare earths are at the top of the list of raw materials for which a bottleneck is expected in the coming years. What else is worrying purchase agents.
Extraction of technology metals in Germany? (72)
A new membrane system is intended to revolutionize the extraction of strategic metals such as indium or germanium. The Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg is testing the filter so that it can be…
China introduces mandatory controls
As the Chinese news service baiinfo reports, Beijing will introduce binding standards in dealing with rare earths as of July 15. In concrete terms, the first step is to package, label…
Does China Stop Rare Earths Exports to the US? (71)
US President Donald Trump’s economic sanctions against China have been ongoing for months. With the recent measures against the Chinese technology company Huawei, the conflict is escalating further…
Fight against Commodity Laundering and Lynas’ Takeover (70)
China is stepping up its crackdown on the illegal mining of rare earths from may 2019 and is closing the borders to Myanmar. Myanmar had become a major supplier of rare ores in 2018…
International Conferences in Southern and Central China (69)
The 15th International Rare Earths Conference was held in Hong Kong in November. The focus was on the topic of magnets and the accompanying question on the criticality of neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium…