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Weaponization of the Periodic Table Crimps U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chains
January 6, 2025
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The People’s Republic of China (PRC) recently banned exports to the United States of three critical minerals — antimony, gallium, and germanium — along with other high-tech materials that are used in industries that are vital to U.S. national security, including defense, energy, and healthcare.
The move amounts to a weaponization of the Periodic Table and highlights a strategic vulnerability that could disrupt defense and industrial supply chains. Within hours of the export ban announcement, Exiger was called on by key clients within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), Capitol Hill, and multiple government agencies to do a quick-turn analysis of impacts on critical supply chains. The most exposed parts are described as diodes, batteries, semiconductors and transistors, essential components powering almost every part of daily life — and national defense.
Analyzing the Impacts in Supply Chains
Exiger analyzed the impacts of the three minerals and their presence in parts and components (identified by National Item Identification Numbers – NIINs) within critical supply chains. The analysis identified parts tied to each restricted critical mineral in our knowledge graph:
28,000+ unique antimony parts
27,000+ unique germanium parts
20,000+ unique gallium parts
The comprehensive analysis extends beyond surface-level data and part descriptions, identifying critical minerals content even when references are buried in specifications or not directly called out in product description.
This approach offers organizations a non-invasive, outside-in view of their critical mineral exposure. Exiger is the only company capable of identifying the holistic supply chain impacts of critical minerals from technical data packages. Other providers are only able to identify a fifth of the parts impacted by antimony that Exiger can, less than half of the germanium parts, and 55% of gallium parts.
Exiger offers first-in-class critical mineral visibility. This chart displays Exiger's number of identified parts (antimony, geranium, and gallium) in comparison to competitors.
Supply Chain Impact to Weapon Systems
The analysis also broke down presence of the minerals in weapon systems:
800+ weapon systems tied to antimony
800+ weapon systems tied to germanium
7 weapon systems use over 1,000 germanium parts
500+ weapon systems tied to gallium
“In our work with a large DIB manufacturer, Exiger identified additional impacted pa
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