Industry News | Supply Chain

Rare Earth Elements: Finding Components That Minimize Impacts from Trade Restrictions

By: Joe Corbisiero
May 7th, 2025

The supply of rare earth elements that are critical to manufacturing electronic components is being constrained by trade restrictions. The volatility and nuances of these trade restrictions are creating a need for rework and multi-scenario planning for supply-chain managers, procurement, component engineers and design engineers…

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Industry News | Supply Chain

China Bans Export of Gallium, Germanium, Antimony, & Graphite Materials to the United States

By: Dwight Morse
December 23rd, 2024

China recently announced a ban on the export of key raw materials: gallium, germanium, antimony, and graphite.  These elements are critical in the manufacturing of various high-tech electronic components, and the world’s reliance on Chinese supplies makes this development particularly significant. The timing of the…

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