Argus Gallium Prices
Overview
Gallium is an increasingly vital material in the global technology ecosystem, underpinning key sectors such as semiconductors, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, defence, aerospace, and advanced communications. Its use in compound semiconductors including gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) makes it indispensable for high-performance electronics, LEDs, and 5G infrastructure.
Gallium is an increasingly vital material in the global technology ecosystem, underpinning key sectors such as semiconductors, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, defence, aerospace, and advanced communications. Its use in compound semiconductors including gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) makes it indispensable for high-performance electronics, LEDs, and 5G infrastructure.
How Argus Gallium Price Assessments Support the Market
Argus provides trusted, independent gallium price assessments and market intelligence, offering deep insight into the opaque and geopolitically sensitive gallium supply chain. Our coverage spans high-purity gallium metal, GaAs and GaN feedstocks, and downstream applications, helping clients navigate sourcing challenges and anticipate cost fluctuations.
Argus tracks gallium market trends from upstream refining and recovery to downstream semiconductor and optoelectronic demand. We analyse how factors such as export restrictions, recycling innovations, and emerging production hubs influence global pricing and availability.
Argus gallium price assessments are widely used in long-term supply contracts, particularly in the electronics and defence sectors, where transparency and reliability are essential. Our assessments reflect real market conditions and are supported by daily news coverage that contextualises price movements with geopolitical, technological and industrial developments.
These prices are found in Argus Non-Ferrous Markets
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Europe:
- The Argus Gallium min 99.99pc Main Airport price is the benchmark for the European market. It is assessed twice weekly.
- The assessment is supported by regular news coverage and full commentary on the market movements both for gallium and other electronic metals.
- Coverage includes analysis of divergence in prices between Europe and China and up to date commentary on the latest geopolitical developments, which are often critical to price movements.
Asia:
- Argus assesses prices in China for both “four nines”, or 99.99pc purity and “six nines”, 99.9999pc purity.
- For each grade, Argus assesses an ex-works China price in Chinese currency and a fob price in US dollars per kilogram.
- The super high-purity 99.9999pc is increasingly vital for use in semiconductor-grade applications, including for use in production of gallium arsenide and gallium nitride, critical for LED devices and integrated circuits.
- All Argus prices for this critical material are supported by new coverage, market commentary and analysis.
How Argus Gallium Price Assessments Are Used by the Market
Long-Term Supply Contracts
Argus gallium prices are increasingly used in long-term supply contracts. End-users such as electronics manufacturers and other high-tech industrials use Argus gallium prices to ensure cost transparency across complex global supply chains.
Business Planning
With gallium supply increasingly subject to geopolitical controls, Argus offers essential intelligence on alternative sourcing, export bans and strategic stockpiles. Our coverage helps businesses assess risk and plan for continuity in critical applications.