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China Restricts Exports on Two Chip Metals, Raising Supply Chain Concerns

Exiger Perspectives

has substantial zinc deposits in Alaska, Tennessee, and Washington. The restrictions from China may trigger former producers in Germany and Kazakhstan to restart commercial production, which could provide the U.S. military, if not also commercial, use. Germanium is primarily acquired as a byproduct of zinc processing, and the U.S.

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Doing Business in the United States

QAD

The last two states added were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. The climate is mostly temperate, but Alaska is arctic, Florida and Hawaii are tropical, and the Great Plains are mostly arid or semi-arid. Primary import partners were China, Mexico, Canada, Japan and Germany. It is bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.