China appears ranked #1 in the producer list for gallium on the Critical Minerals HQ Gallium page (out of 4 listed producers).
230 USD/kg (updated 2026-05-03T18:54:14.722Z) — see the Gallium live price page for refresh history and chart.
China imposed export controls on gallium in 2023, creating immediate supply disruption.
The global gallium market is dominated by China, which controls the overwhelming majority of primary gallium supply and imposed export controls on gallium in 2023 — creating immediate supply disruption for the GaN power electronics, GaAs RF chips and military radar systems that depend on it.
China dominates because of its huge alumina-refining base, with Russia, South Korea and Japan supplying most of the rest.
The 2023 Chinese export-control regime hit US buyers directly, forcing scramble investments in domestic gallium recovery from alumina, in zinc-smelter byproduct recovery, and in recycling.
China imposed export controls on gallium in 2023, creating immediate supply disruption.
The global gallium market is dominated by China, which controls the overwhelming majority of primary gallium supply and imposed export controls on gallium in 2023 — creating immediate supply disruption for the GaN power electronics, GaAs RF chips and military radar systems that depend on it.
The 2023 Chinese export-control regime hit US buyers directly, forcing scramble investments in domestic gallium recovery from alumina, in zinc-smelter byproduct recovery, and in recycling.
China imposed export controls on gallium in 2023, creating immediate supply disruption — and Chinese license decisions for shipments to US end-users have been the single most important variable in the gallium market since.
China imposed export controls on gallium in 2023, creating immediate supply disruption for US buyers.
The 2023 Chinese export-control regime has driven new US investment in domestic gallium recovery from alumina, in zinc-smelter byproduct recovery, and in recycling.
China's 2023 export controls and its dominant production share created immediate supply disruption for Western buyers, which is why gallium sits at the top of the US critical minerals list.
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China imposed export controls on gallium in 2023, creating immediate supply disruption.
China imposed export controls on gallium in 2023, creating immediate supply disruption.
The global gallium market is dominated by China, which controls the overwhelming majority of primary gallium supply and imposed export controls on gallium in 2023 — creating immediate supply disruption for the GaN power electronics, GaAs RF chips and military radar systems that depend on it.