BBCNEWS Asia Business Report June 4, 2024 01:32:00
For the united states. the reason china dominates the market is not because it is the only place where gallium and germanium exists, but because it is by far the cheapest place you can get them from. you don'tjust dig them up from the ground, they are derived from a more complicated reduction process complicated production process and china has that capability. so governments and businesses will have to rely on cheaper substitutes and alternative sources. it means prices will go up, it means some products might be less effective and some production right be delayed. so this sort of poses a bit...