The Defense Department is increasing investment in North American germanium producers to bulwark military supply chains hit by China’s export restrictions.
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The Pentagon is stepping up investment in North American germanium producers to strengthen military supply chains strained by China’s critical mineral export restrictions. Germanium is a niche metal crucial for infrared (IR) lenses, fiber optics and semiconductor solar cells used in space missions...
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