Summary of Report Contents
Products Covered
- Germanium Compounds and Products
- Germanium Tetrachloride(GeCl4)
- Germanium Dioxide (GeO2)
- Zone-Refined Germanium (ZRG)
- Single Crystal Germanium (SCG)
Sources of Germanium Materials and Products
- Obtaining Germanium Raw Material, Compound Materials and Products
World Market for Germanium Materials and Germanium-based Products
- Industry Overview
- General Market Trends Affecting Supply and Demand
- Supply/Value Chain Generally
- Distribution Channels
- System of Contracts Generally
- Global Production of Germanium Materials
- Value
- Volume
- Pricing
- Global Demand for Ge Materials
- Value/Volume
- Pricing
Substitutes for Germanium and Competitive Elements
Market for GeCl4
- Market Overview
- Supply/Value Chain
- Distribution Channels
- System of Contracts/Pricing
- Global Production of GeCl4
- Value
- Volume
- Pricing
- Global Demand for GeCL4
- Value
- Volume
- Pricing
Market for Ge02
- Market Overview
- Supply/Value Chain
- Distribution Channels
- System of Contracts/Pricing
- Regulatory Environment
- Global Production of Ge02
- Value
- Volume
- Global Demand for GeCL4
- Value
- Volume
- Pricing
Market for Zone-Refined Germanium (ZRG)
- Market Overview
- Supply/Value Chain
- Distribution Channels
- System of Contracts/Pricing
- Global Production of Zone-Refined Germanium (ZRG)
- Value
- Volume
- Global Demand for GeCL4
- Value
- Volume
- Pricing
Market for Single Crystal Germanium (SCG)
- Market Overview
- Supply/Value Chain
- Distribution Channels
- System of Contracts/Pricing
- Global Production of GeCl4
- Value
- Volume
- Pricing
- Global Demand for GeCL4
- Value
- Volume
- Pricing
Competitive Environment
- Competitive Factors in the Raw Materials Sector
Challenges Facing the Ge Industry
- Trends/Analysis in Production and Consumption
- Breakdown by Country ($, Kg, ASP)
- Breakdown by End-User ($, Kg, ASP)
- Breakdown by Supplier ($, Kg, ASP)
- Competitive Substitutes
- Silicon Solar Cell Wafers
- II-VI Optical Materials
- Other Challenges
- Supply/International Trade Barriers
- Regulatory Environment
Section Two: Major End-Use markets
Introduction
Applications
- Current and New Uses of Ge
- Detailed Application Chart of All Uses of Ge: 2009, 2018
Brief Overview of Each End-User Industry
- IR Optics
- Solar Cells
- Fiber Optics
- Catalysts
- Polymers
- Phosphors
- Electronics
- Communications
- Other
Production Analysis by Ge Product Type
- Supply Chain Analysis by End-User
Demand of Ge Materials
- Value Chain Analysis by End-User
- End-User Criteria for Product Selection
Competitive Advantages of Ge Products as Compared with Existing Analogs by Ge Type and End-User Industry
Historic, Current and Projected Industry Size and Growth Rates
Drivers for Industry Growth
- Government, Military and Commercial Programs
- e.g., ICAR and ICU programs in Automotive
Supply Chain for Ge in IR Optics
- Major Trends and Analysis by Country
Market Dynamics
- System of Contracts: Spot versus Long-Term Supply Agreements
- Pricing Mechanisms
Value Chain Analysis
- Sources of Raw Materials
- Shipping and Logistics
- Distribution Model
–Margins at Each Stage
End-User Analysis
- Key End-Users
–Percent of Demand
- Other Major Customers
Competitive Environment
- General Competitive Trends
- Competitive Factors in Materials Production
- Key Suppliers of Ge
- General Competitive Trends
- Competitive Factors in Materials Production
- Other Major Suppliers
Competitive Analysis
Section Three: Gecl4
World GeCl4 Demand by End-User
- Value
- End-User Trends
- Volume
- Pricing
Section Four: GeO2
World Ge02 Demand by End-User
- Ge02 Applications
- Value
- Volume
- Pricing
Section Five: ZRG
World ZRG Demand by End-User
- Value
- Volume
- Pricing
Section Six: SCG
World SCG Demand by End-User
- Value
- End-User Trends
- Volume
- Pricing
Section Seven: Porter’s Five Force’s Analysis
Introduction
Factors Affecting Competition
- Industry Concentration
- Competitive Model Formulation
- Intensity of Competition
Threat of Substitutes
Buyer Power
Supplier Power
Barriers to Entry/Threat of Entry
Section Eight: Producer Profiles
Each Company Profile includes information on their Background and Products, Technologies, Business Model, Volume of Sales, Production Capacity, Employees, Manufacturing, and Marketing Strategy and Plans)
- Applied Materials, Inc. (USA)
- Asturiana De Zinc SA (Spain)
- Chemical and Technical Developments Ltd. (UK)
- Gelest, Inc. (USA)
- Ge Corporation of America (USA)
- GFI Advanced Technologies, Inc. (USA)
- Lattice Materials Corporation (USA)
- Metaleurop SA (France)
- N.V. Umicore SA (Belgium)
- Novotech, Inc. (USA)
- Russia FSUE ‘Ge’ (Russia)
- Teck Cominco Limited (Canada)
- Yunnan Chihong Zinc-Ge Co., Ltd. (China)
- AXT (USA)
- Jenoptik (Photonic Sense) (Germany)
- Nanjing Ge Co. (China)
- Ophir Optronics Solutions (Israel, USA)
- Xilinguol Tongli Ge Refine Co. (China)
Section Nine: Local Market Perspective
Countries: USA, Germany, China, France, France, Russia, Canada, Belgium, Rest of World
Key questions:
- Raw Materials Base
- Trends in Production and Consumption by Type
- Factors Affecting Demand By Country
- Past, Current & Future Analysis of Ge Prices by Type
- Past, Current & Future Analysis of Ge Volume of Sales by Type
- Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis of Ge by End-Use Markets
List of Tables by Section
Section Tables
- Table 1.1: World Ge Production by Type ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.2: World Ge Production by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.3: World Ge Production Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.4: World Ge Production by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.5: World Ge Production by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.6: World Ge Production Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.7: World Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.8: World Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.9: World Ge Demand by Type ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.10: World Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.11: World Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.12: World Ge Demand by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.13: World Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.14: World Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.15: World Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.16: World Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.17: World Ge Production by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.18: World Ge Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.19: World Ge Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.20: World Ge Production by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.21: World Ge Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.22: World Ge Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.23: World Ge Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.24: World Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.25: World Ge Demand by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.26: World Ge Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.27: World Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.28: World Ge Demand by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.29: World Ge Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.30: World Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.31: World Ge Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.32: World Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.33: World GeCl4 Production by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.34: World GeCl4 Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.35: World GeCl4 Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.36: World GeCl4 Production by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.37: World GeCl4 Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.38: World GeCl4 Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.39: World GeCl4 Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.40: World GeCl4 Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.41: World GeCl4 Demand by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.42: World GeCl4 Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.43: World GeCl4 Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.44: World GeCl4 Demand by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.45: World GeCl4 Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.46: World GeCl4 Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.47: World GeCl4 Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.48: World GeCl4 Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.49: World GeO2 Production by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.50: World GeO2 Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.51: World GeO2 Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.52: World GeO2 Production by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.53: World GeO2 Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.54: World GeO2 Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.55: World GeO2 Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.56: World GeO2 Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.57: World GeO2 Demand by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.58: World GeO2 Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.59: World GeO2 Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.60: World GeO2 Demand by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.61: World GeO2 Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.62: World GeO2 Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.63: World GeO2 Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.64: World GeO2 Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.65: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Production by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.66: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.67: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.68: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Production by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.69: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.70: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.71: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.72: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.73: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.74: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.75: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.76: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.77: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.78: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.79: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.80: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.81: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Production by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.82: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.83: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.84: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Production by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.85: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Production by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.86: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Production Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.87: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.88: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.89: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand by Region ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 1.90: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.91: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.92: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand by Region (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.93: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.94: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 1.95: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Pricing by Region ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 1.96: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Region (%): 2024-2030
- Table 2.1: Germanium Materials End-Use Market (Kg): 2008
- Table 2.2: Germanium Products by End-Use Market ($MM): 2008
- Table 2.3: World Germanium Materials Demand by End-User ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 2.4: World Germanium Materials Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 2.5: World Germanium Materials Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 2.6: World Germanium Materials Demand by End-User (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 2.7: World Germanium Materials Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 2.8: World Germanium Materials Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 2.9: World Germanium Materials Pricing by End-User ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 2.10: World Germanium Materials Pricing Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- • Table 3.1: World GeCl4 Demand by End-User ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 3.2: World GeCl4 Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 3.3: World GeCl4 Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 3.4: World GeCl4 Demand by End-User (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 3.5: World GeCl4 Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 3.6: World GeCl4 Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 3.7: World GeCl4 Pricing by End-User ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 3.8: World GeCl4 Pricing Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- • Table 4.1: World GeO2 Demand by End-User ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 4.2: World GeO2 Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 4.3: World GeO2 Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 4.4: World GeO2 Demand by End-User (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 4.5: World GeO2 Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 4.6: World GeO2 Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 4.7: World GeO2 Pricing by End-User ($Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 4.8: World GeO2 Pricing Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 5.1: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand by End-User ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 5.2: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 5.3: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 5.4: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand by End-User (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 5.5: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 5.6: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 5.7: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Pricing by End-User ($/Units): 2024-2030
- Table 5.8: World Zone Refined Germanium (ZRG) Pricing Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 6.1: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand by End-User ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 6.2: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 6.3: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 6.4: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand by End-User (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 6.5: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 6.6: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Demand Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 6.7: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Pricing by End-User ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 6.8: World Single Crystal Germanium (SCG) Pricing Year-over-Year Change by End-User (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.1: World Germanium Materials End-User Markets by Country (Kg): 2008
- Table 9.2: US Ge Demand by Type ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 9.3: US Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.4: US Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.5: US Ge Demand by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.6: US Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.7: US Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.8: US Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.9: US Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.10: Germany Ge Demand by Type ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 9.11: Germany Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.12: Germany Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.13: Germany Ge Demand by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.14: Germany Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.15: Germany Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.16: Germany Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.17: Germany Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.18: China Ge Demand by Type ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 9.19: China Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.20: China Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.21: China Ge Demand by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.22: China Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.23: China Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.24: China Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.25: China Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.27: France Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.28: France Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.29: France Ge Demand by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.30: France Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.31: France Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.32: France Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.33: France Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.34: Russia Ge Demand by Type ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 9.35: Russia Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.36: Russia Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.37: Russia Ge Demand by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.38: Russia Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.39: Russia Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.40: Russia Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.41: Russia Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.42: Canada Ge Demand by Type ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 9.43: Canada Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.44: Canada Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.45: Canada Ge Demand by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.46: Canada Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.47: Canada Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.48: Canada Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.49: Canada Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.50: Belgium Ge Demand by Type ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 9.51: Belgium Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.52: Belgium Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.53: Belgium Ge Demand by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.54: Belgium Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.55: Belgium Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.56: Belgium Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.57: Belgium Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.58: Rest of World Ge Demand by Type ($MM): 2024-2030
- Table 9.59: Rest of World Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.60: Rest of World Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.61: Rest of World Ge Demand by Type (Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.62: Rest of World Ge Demand by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.63: Rest of World Ge Demand Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030
- Table 9.64: Rest of World Ge Pricing by Type ($/Kg): 2024-2030
- Table 9.65: Rest of World Ge Pricing Year-over-Year Change by Type (%): 2024-2030