China’s Antimony Export Controls: Risks and Opportunities for the EU
On August 14 2024, China announced new export controls on antimony, representing the latest effort to constrain the global supply of essential minerals under the guise of national security. Antimony is an essential material for defence applications, par-ticularly in the production of armour-piercing rounds, night vision equipment, infrared sensors, ammunition, and precision optics. It is also vital for the electronics sector, used in semiconductors, ca-bling, and battery technologies. This regulation adds to a series of restrictions China has imple-mented throughout 2023 on various critical materi-als, including graphite, germanium, gallium, and ra-re earth processing methods. This brief presents in-depth economic and trade-related analyses aimed at evaluating the impacts for Europe of China's export controls measures on Antimony.
INGOGLIA Davide;
MANFREDI Simone;
2025-06-06
European Commission
JRC141454
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC141454,
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