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| Product | Price | Source and period | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone-Refined Germanium Ingot (50 ohm-cm) | Not published $/kg | No free current source Background only: USGS 2025 annual average: $4,100 $/kg (yearly average, not a current price) | - |
- Largest producer
- China 66%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 4,574
- Producing countries
- 7
- Export measures
- 1
Global Production by Country
USGS MCS 2026 ground truthTop producing jurisdictions, annual metric output (kilograms refined/recovered), and modeled global production shares.
| Country | Production (kilograms refined/recovered) | Global Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 120,000 | 65.9% |
| Russia | 18,000 | 9.9% |
| United States | 14,000 | 7.7% |
| Canada | 9,500 | 5.2% |
| Belgium | 8,000 | 4.4% |
| Other producers | 6,500 | 3.6% |
| Finland | 6,000 | 3.3% |
Export Controls & Trade Restrictions
1 Active Sovereign MeasureStatutory export bans, quotas, and licensing regimes documented by the USGS (effective January 2026) and national trade ministries affecting physical germanium trade corridors.
China maintains an export licensing requirement for materials and technologies covering Antimony (2024), bismuth (2025), synthesized diamond (2025), gallium (2023), germanium (2023), graphite (2023), indium (2025), magnesium materials (2024), molybdenum (2025), rare earths (2025), silver (2026), tellurium (2025), tungsten (2025), and items related to lithium batteries and artificial graphite anode materials (2025), as compiled by the USGS from official and reported sources effective January 2026.
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Analytics for germanium
Opens with Germanium Dioxide (GeO₂ 99.999% / 5N Purity) selected and its usual route suggested: Lubumbashi Big Hill slag refinery to Lobito + Ocean to Rotterdam/US.
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Sourced & EmpiricalEmpirical intelligence on germanium production concentration, sovereign trade controls, and import reliance.
How concentrated is global mine production of germanium?▼
Global germanium extraction is highly concentrated with a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) of 4,574. The leading producer is China, representing 66% of global mine output, with 7 countries reporting commercial production, based on USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS 2026).
Which jurisdictions enforce export controls or bans on germanium?▼
There are 1 documented sovereign export control regimes affecting germanium trade corridors: China (China maintains an export licensing requirement for materials and technologies covering Antimony (2024), bismuth (2025), synthesized diamond (2025), gallium (2023), germanium (2023), graphite (2023), indium (2025), magnesium materials (2024), molybdenum (2025), rare earths (2025), silver (2026), tellurium (2025), tungsten (2025), and items related to lithium batteries and artificial graphite anode materials (2025), as compiled by the USGS from official and reported sources effective January 2026.).
What is the net import reliance and critical supply vulnerability for germanium?▼
Germanium is designated as an economically essential critical commodity with strategic supply dependencies tracked across major processing and refining corridors.