In 2026, global competition for critical minerals has entered a heated phase, as geopolitical rivalries deepen and global industry and supply chains undergo accelerated restructuring. A new wave of technological revolution centered on AI semiconductors, new energy, high-end manufacturing, and aerospace is propelling the minor metal industry into a historic period of development opportunities and profound transformation. Globally, the implementation of the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act and the US's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) continues, the Minerals Security Partnership constantly expands, and trends toward localization and regionalization of critical mineral supply chains intensify. The resource rivalry, technological barriers, and restructuring of trade rules surrounding strategic minor metals such as antimony, indium, gallium, germanium, bismuth, selenium, tellurium, and rhenium have become the core focus of global high-end manufacturing competition. As the world's core supplier of minor metals, China holds a dominant global position in the smelting and supply of many minor metal varieties. The continued implementation of the Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items is driving a comprehensive transformation of China's minor metal industry from "scale-based supply" to "high quality, high technology, and high added value," with the industry landscape facing a profound reshaping.
Against this backdrop, the 2026 SMM (14th) Minor Metal Industry Conference will take place in Guiyang, Guizhou, gathering upstream and downstream enterprises across the entire industry chain for antimony, indium, gallium, germanium, bismuth, selenium, tellurium, and rhenium, along with research institutes, government agencies, financial and investment institutions, and trade service providers, to build a high-specification, full-chain, and in-depth exchange and cooperation platform. The conference will provide an in-depth interpretation of global policy shifts, assess supply-demand patterns and price trends, dissect growth opportunities in end-use applications, and connect government-enterprise resources and cross-border cooperation opportunities. It will help enterprises accurately grasp industrial trends, break through development bottlenecks, optimize supply chain layouts, and seize market opportunities, jointly promoting the high-quality and sustainable development of China's minor metal industry.Guangxi Yusheng Germanium High-Tech Co., Ltd.will grandly attend this conference. We will keep pace with the times, aim at our goals, forge ahead with determination, and move forward courageously! Click the to register now and attend the conference. We look forward to meeting you there.
Guangxi Yusheng Germanium High-Tech Co., Ltd. is a rare and dispersed metals smelting and deep processing enterprise strategically attracted by Hechi City. Deeply engaged in the germanium industry, the company's germanium capacity firmly ranks among the top in China, making it a key enterprise in China's germanium sector. It focuses on the green development, deep processing, and technological innovation of germanium, contributing to the high-quality development of China's indium, germanium, and gallium industries.
I. Core Strengths and Honors in the Germanium Industry
Established in July 2016, the company achieved an output value of 2.4 billion yuan in 2025 and was selected as one of Guangxi's Top 100 Manufacturing Enterprises for two consecutive years in 2024 and 2025. In the germanium industry, the company possesses strong technical capabilities, with its key germanium purification technology winning the Second Prize of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Science and Technology Award. It has led the establishment of a major pilot-scale platform for the efficient separation and extraction of germanium, indium, lead, and silver, supported by the provincial Department of Science and Technology, continuously driving technological breakthroughs in the germanium industry. The company has been recognized as a high-tech and SRDI enterprise, and has passed multiple certifications, such as green factory, practicing the green development philosophy of the germanium industry.
II. Germanium Resource Security and Industrial Layout
The company has outstanding resource security advantages, with 10 self-owned mines and 3 beneficiation plants. It has established nonferrous metal resource production sites in Guizhou, Guangxi, Xinjiang, and other regions, relying on its high-quality, germanium-rich zinc ore to provide a stable raw material support for germanium production. Currently, the company has 17 subsidiaries (including controlled stakes) and has set up branch offices in multiple core cities. It is moving toward group operation and internationalization, building a complete layout that covers germanium resource development, production and processing, and market expansion.
III. Germanium Industrial System and Core Capacity
The company has built an integrated germanium industrial system of "green mining and beneficiation—circular smelting—deep processing," with an investment of over 1.2 billion yuan in an intelligent production line. Using globally leading processes for high-germanium zinc concentrates, it significantly enhances germanium recovery rates and achieves green production. Centering on the deep processing of high-purity germanium, it can produce high-purity germanium products with a purity of 7N (99.99999%), widely used in high-end fields such as infrared optics and fiber optic communications. The Phase I project with an annual production of 50 mt of high-purity germanium has been successfully put into operation, with capacity ranking among the top in China.
IV. Future Plans for the Germanium Industry
In the future, the company will continue to deeply engage in the germanium industry. After all projects reach full production, it will build a high-purity germanium production line with capacity ranking among the top in China, filling the gap in Guangxi's critical metals germanium industry. This will further improve the domestic germanium industry chain layout, enhance the competitiveness of China's germanium industry in the global rare metals field, contribute to national strategic material security, and work with industry peers to promote the coordinated development of the indium, germanium, and gallium industries.
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