Germanium
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Semiconductors
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Raw material producers:
China, Russia
Areas of application:
Glass fibre (home internet, data centres)
Semiconductors (microchips, memory cards),
Medical technology (thermal lenses for non-invasive diagnostics),
Military technology (night vision devices, high-performance sensors)
Market forecasts:
- Analysts estimate that the demand for data centres in the United States will grow by 10 % per year until 2030.1
- By 2030, fast internet via fibre optics should be available throughout Germany (gigabit strategy).2
- According to a study, the global germanium market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 3.9% from 2024 to 2030.3
1) mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/investing-in-the-rising-data-centre-economy
2) bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/digitalisierung/gigabitstrategie-2017464
3) publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC132889/JRC132889_01.pdf