Company
Umicore
A Belgium-headquartered materials-technology company whose Oklahoma Electro-Optic Materials site is one of the world's largest refiners and recyclers of germanium, a material used in fiber optics and infrared optics.
Covered in 2 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 18, 2026.
Coverage
Gallium
Gallium and Germanium Prices Are Still 9 Times Higher Three Years After China's Export Curbs
Three years after China curbed gallium and germanium exports, prices remain 9-10 times 2023 levels. New Western projects in Greece, Canada and the US still leave supply gaps of hundreds of tonnes.
Lithium
Oklahoma Is Building Every Stage of a Critical Minerals Supply Chain -- From a $1.2 Billion Lithium Refinery to Rare-Earth Magnets
Oklahoma hosts a $1.2 billion lithium refinery, a battery-recycling plant, a germanium refiner and a rare-earth magnet facility -- a state-level case study for the processing capacity America's critical-minerals push still lacks.
