(Beijing Composite Electric) announced in China that the two key materials used in the semiconductor industry in China announced the export restrictions on the semiconductor industry.
The Ministry of Commerce's Ministry of Commerce last Monday (July 3) has taken effect on August 1st.Bloomberg News reported on Saturday (July 8) that because the buyer hopes to increase the reserves before the official limits, the price rises all the way.
According to Bloomberg report, data from FastMarkets, industry information provider, shows that the price rose to $ 326 ($ 440) per kilogram on Friday (July 7), compared with the price of about $ 265 on June 30,Raising 27%.
A trader who has been actively buying last week told Bloomberg that before the release of the Chinese export ban, the market on the market was sufficient, but the buyer was increasing the reserves and locking the supply.He said that 锗 价 is a high -value and small -batch product, and dealers usually do not hold a lot of inventory.However, the same regulatory 到 has less affected, and the price is only 1.9%.
China is by far the largest producer of 中国 and 锗.Bloomberg said that compared with industrial metals such as copper or aluminum, the market of 镓 锗 锗 is small, but it is an indispensable material in the fields of semiconductors, solar cells and satellites.In response to China's export control over 镓 and 出, the US Department of Defense said on Thursday (July 6) that the United States currently has a strategic reserve of 锗, but there is no reserves.
