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Market Alert: China's Critical Minerals Export Controls Impact Global Supply Chains

Updated: January 2025 | Impact: High Priority

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Current Market Prices

Real-time pricing data for critical minerals and advanced materials

Dysprosium Oxide

$385/kg

+12.5% (30 days)

FOB China, 99.5% min

Neodymium Oxide

$68/kg

+8.3% (30 days)

FOB China, 99.5% min

Lithium Carbonate

$12,500/t

-15.2% (30 days)

Battery grade, CIF China

Graphite (Spherical)

$2,850/t

-8.7% (30 days)

Battery grade, FOB China

Gallium (5N)

$485/kg

Export restricted

99.999% purity

Germanium

$1,750/kg

Export restricted

Zone refined

Indium

$285/kg

+6.2% (30 days)

99.99% purity

Scandium Oxide

$3,250/kg

+4.1% (30 days)

99.9% purity

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Recent Export Control Measures

December 2024

Export ban on gallium, germanium, and antimony to US

February 2025

Export licenses required for tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, indium, molybdenum

April 2025

Export controls on seven rare earth elements

Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

High Risk

Gallium (90% China production), Germanium (80% China production), Rare earth processing (85% China control)

Medium Risk

Graphite (65% China production), Lithium processing (60% China control), Tungsten (80% China production)

Lower Risk

Cobalt (diversified sources), Nickel (multiple producers), Copper (global supply base)

Market Forecasts & Trends

Expert predictions and long-term market outlook for critical minerals

Rare Earth Elements

Strong demand growth expected through 2030 driven by clean energy transition

2025-2030 CAGR+12.5%

Battery Materials

Lithium demand to triple by 2030, graphite demand to double

2025-2030 Growth+200%

Technology Metals

Semiconductor demand driving gallium, germanium, and indium growth

2025-2030 CAGR+8.3%

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