how many germanium suppliers outside China are there?

The Critical Midstream registry lists 19 plants matching this query across 9 countries. Each record carries a source, a verification date and a confidence level.

how does Critical Midstream verify these records?

Every record links its own evidence — a government register, a company filing, an announcement or reputable trade press — with a verification date and a correction route. A reviewer signs off before a record claims verified.

what's the difference between nameplate capacity and actual output?

Nameplate capacity is a plant's designed maximum. Actual output is what it really produces. Critical Midstream flags which figure a record shows and never conflates the two.

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Germanium suppliers outside China

19 germanium suppliers outside China across 9 countries, covering 7.5 kg ingot casting, TiCl4 magnesiothermic reduction, bismuth recovery and refining (planned), by-product recovery (planned), concentrate, crystal grow, integrated zinc/lead/copper smelting, magnesium electrolysis, magnesium refining, oxide, purify, recover, recycle, refine, refining (planned), smelt, titanium sponge, zone-refine. Every record is sourced, dated and verified.

19 plants match this query

Every one of these 19 plants discloses a capacity figure. Registry re-checked 9 November 2026.

Facility	Country	Mineral	Process	Capacity	Confidence
5N Plus Montreal (Garand Street) 5N Plus Inc.	Canada	gallium	refine, purify	Subscriber	MED
AZUR SPACE Solar Power (Heilbronn) AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH	Germany	gallium	crystal grow	Subscriber	HIGH
Vital Pure Metal Solutions Langelsheim (formerly PPM Pure Metals) Vital Pure Metal Solutions GmbH (formerly PPM Pure Metals GmbH)	Germany	gallium	refine, purify, zone-refine	Subscriber	MED
5N Plus St. George 5N Plus Semiconductors LLC	United States	gallium	refine, purify, zone-refine	Subscriber	HIGH
Korea Zinc Clarksville 'Project Crucible' gallium & germanium recovery complex (planned) Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. (Crucible Zinc Inc.)	United States	gallium	recover, refine, smelt	Subscriber	HIGH
Sunshine Antimony Plant (planned) — Sunshine Complex, Shoshone County, Idaho, United States Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Corp. (SSMRC)	United States	gallium	refine, smelt	Subscriber	MED
Umicore Olen germanium refinery & crystal plant Umicore S.A.	Belgium	germanium	refine, purify, zone-refine	Not disclosed	HIGH
Teck Trail Operations Teck Resources Limited	Canada	germanium	refine, purify	70 t/yr indium (USGS 2023 estimated capacity)	HIGH
AO Germaniy Krasnoyarsk germanium refinery AO Germaniy (JSC Germanium)	Russia	germanium	refine, purify, zone-refine	Subscriber	MED
GIREDMET Institute (HPGe pilot line), Moscow, Russia JSC GIREDMET	Russia	germanium	purify, refine	Subscriber	HIGH
Germanium and Applications (Moscow/Novomoskovsk) LLC Germanium and Applications (OOO Germaniy i Prilozheniya)	Russia	germanium	refine, purify	Subscriber	MED
Korea Zinc Onsan germanium plant (planned) Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.	South Korea	germanium	recover, refine	Subscriber	MED

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How many germanium suppliers outside China are there?: The Critical Midstream registry lists 19 plants matching this query across 9 countries. Each record carries a source, a verification date and a confidence level.
How does Critical Midstream verify these records?: Every record links its own evidence — a government register, a company filing, an announcement or reputable trade press — with a verification date and a correction route. A reviewer signs off before a record claims verified.
What's the difference between nameplate capacity and actual output?: Nameplate capacity is a plant's designed maximum. Actual output is what it really produces. Critical Midstream flags which figure a record shows and never conflates the two.

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