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What China's Critical Mineral Ban Means For The US

06 Dec 2024 | Abstracted from Technology Review

"This week, China banned exports of several critical minerals to the US, marking the latest move in an escalating series of tit-for-tat trade restrictions...immediately banned exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and so called “superhard materials” used heavily in manufacturing...may also further restrict sales of graphite

"US Geological Survey study found that outright bans on gallium and germanium by China could cut US gross domestic product by $3.4 billion."

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