Relationships
- ControlsBattery-grade Lithium Refining— China refines 70% of global lithium chemicals and 95% of hard-rock lithium ore refining (IEA Outlook 2025).
- ControlsRare-Earth Separation and Refining (Solvent Extraction)— China refined 91% of global magnet-REE output in 2024 (IEA Rare Earth Elements report).
- ControlsSpherical Graphite Processing— China accounts for 99% of the global spherical-graphite market; ~80% of natural-graphite mining and >80% of coated spher
- ControlsCobalt Sulphate Refining— China's share rose from 74% (2023) to 78% (2024).
- RegulatesGallium, germanium and antimony exports to the United States— US export ban imposed 3 Dec 2024; suspended for one year on 9 Nov 2025 under the Busan trade truce.
- ControlsAntimony mine production— USGS MCS 2025: China 60,000 t of 100,000 t world total in 2024.
- ControlsGallium primary low-purity production— USGS MCS 2025: China accounted for 99% of worldwide primary low-purity gallium production in 2024 (98% in 2023).
- imports fromIndia— India is nearly fully import-dependent for refined rare-earth oxides and finished NdFeB magnets; the 91% figure reflects
- ControlsBattery-grade Nickel Chemicals (Sulphate)— China accounted for 60% of global nickel-chemical production in 2024 and retains dominance through 2040 (IEA Outlook 202
- RegulatesGallium exports (licensing regime)— MOFCOM announced export licensing for 8 gallium products on 3 Jul 2023, effective 1 Aug 2023.
- ControlsSintered NdFeB Permanent Magnet Manufacturing— China produced 94% of global sintered NdFeB permanent magnets in 2024 (IEA).
- RegulatesAntimony exports (licensing regime)— China announced export licensing for 6 antimony-related categories on 15 Aug 2024, effective 15 Sep 2024.
- ControlsGermanium mine/refinery production— USGS MCS 2025 does not publish a single percentage; USITC (2023) and CSIS corroborate ~60%, with 68% reflecting ~2021 da
- RegulatesGermanium exports (licensing regime)— MOFCOM announced export licensing for 6 germanium products on 3 Jul 2023, effective 1 Aug 2023.
- ControlsTungsten mine production— USGS MCS 2025: China 67,000 t of 81,000 t world total in 2024 (82.7%); ~52% of world reserves.
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