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China leads 2023 Germanium production

Germanium is the specialty metal powering fiber-optic systems, infrared optics, semiconductors, solar cells and other advanced tech. The numbers for 2023 mine production come straight from World Mining Data 2025. China produced 154 metric tonnes of germanium in 2023. Russia produced 5 metric tonnes of germanium in 2023. Japan produced 2 metric tonnes of germanium in 2023. The United States produced 2 metric tonnes of germanium in 2023. Global reported germanium production in 2023 totaled 163 metric tonnes. China accounted for approximately 94.48% of the total reported global production. Only four countries were reported as germanium producers by the World Mining Data for 2023. This content is part of the Worldly Original Content series. Production data is measured in metric tonnes

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China leads 2023 Germanium production

Germanium is the specialty metal powering fiber-optic systems, infrared optics, semiconductors, solar cells and other advanced tech. The numbers for 2023 mine production come straight from World Mining Data 2025. China produced 154 metric tonnes of germanium in 2023. Russia produced 5 metric tonnes of germanium in 2023. Japan produced 2 metric tonnes of germanium in 2023. The United States produced 2 metric tonnes of germanium in 2023. Global reported germanium production in 2023 totaled 163 metric tonnes. China accounted for approximately 94.48% of the total reported global production. Only four countries were reported as germanium producers by the World Mining Data for 2023. This content is part of the Worldly Original Content series. Production data is measured in metric tonnes

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