Production of gallium, primary
Country | Sub-commodity | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||
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China | * | 200 | * | 270 | * | 300 | * | 300 | 284 | 171 | 319 | 404 | 357 | * | 350 | ||||||||
Germany | 38 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Japan | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 19 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Korea (Rep. of) | (a)* | 7 | (a)* | 2 | (a)* | 1 | (a)* | 3 | (a)* | 3 | (a)* | 3 | (a)* | 3 | (a)* | 3 | (a)* | 2 | |||||
Russia | 13 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 13 | ||
Ukraine | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 9 | * | 9 | * | 4 | * | 4 | * | 8 | * | 4 |
Notes
Table notes
1: Accurate data for gallium is difficult to obtain because it is produced only as a by-product of bauxite or zinc processing using proprietary techniques. As a consequence, this table may not be complete. (2014 Onwards)
2: Lower grade production is often subsequently refined to higher grade material which complicates the collection of data as double counting is a significant risk. (2014 Onwards)
3: In addition to the above primary production, there is also believed to be significant production of refined gallium from scrap recycling. (2014 Onwards)
4: In addition to the countries listed, the Republic of Korea and Ukraine may produce primary gallium. (2014 Onwards)
Footnotes
*) Estimate
a) Primary production only
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