Gallium Profile
· ₹22,979.72/kg today · Live chart →
A metal most people have never heard of, recovered as an afterthought of other mining, that still managed to become a genuine geopolitical flashpoint.
Asian MetalWhere Gallium Is Produced & Consumed
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A Byproduct With Outsized Importance
Gallium is almost never mined on its own — it's recovered in small quantities from aluminium and zinc ore processing — yet it's essential to gallium arsenide and gallium nitride chips used in 5G equipment, power electronics and LEDs, giving a tiny-tonnage metal real strategic weight.
2023: When a 'Minor Metal' Made Global Headlines
China's 2023 export licensing controls on gallium turned an obscure commodity most people had never priced or even heard of into global news within days — a direct reminder of how much of the world's minor-metal refining capacity sits concentrated inside one country.
The Chip That's Replacing Silicon Chargers
Gallium's newest growth market isn't LEDs or 5G radios but gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics — GaN has a far wider energy bandgap than silicon, letting devices switch faster, run hotter and shrink in size without breaking down, which is exactly why GaN chargers and laptop adapters have become the fast-charging standard in just a few years.
Did You Know?
China's dominance in gallium isn't primarily about mining it — it's about being where most of the world's byproduct-recovery and refining capacity happens to be located.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Gallium price in India today is ₹22,979.72 per kilogram as of September 21, 2026. See the live price and chart for the full 10-day trend.
Gallium is bought almost entirely by semiconductor and electronics manufacturers building compound-semiconductor chips (5G radio components, power electronics), LED makers, and thin-film solar producers.
Among the countries tracked on this site, China are notable producers, while USA, Japan, South Korea, Germany are among the largest consumers.
Gallium is tracked on Asian Metal — see each exchange's market profile for how it actually works.
