GCG | Antimon – strategischer Rohstoff für Industrie

Metals & Minerals

Antimony

Antimony is a strategic raw material of growing importance. In batteries, semiconductors and flame retardants, it ensures efficiency, safety and resistance - and is therefore central to industry, energy technology and defense.

We supply what protects, guides and stabilizes

Whether in power grids, microchips or security materials - antimony enables applications that modern societies rely on.

It strengthens, refines and protects.

Today, Europe is almost 100 % dependent on imports.

We ensure that industry and technology production do not come to a standstill - with reliable, traceable supply chains.

Antimony in figures - 2024

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Antimony is used worldwide primarily for flame retardants, electronic components and alloys - in cable insulation, displays, soldered joints and high-performance ceramics.

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More than 50 % of global production comes from China, followed by Russia, Tajikistan, Bolivia and Turkey - global supply is considered highly concentrated and risky.

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The German Commodities Group develops alternative sources of supply in Asia, South America and Eastern Europe and integrates them specifically into European industrial processes.

Security in the supply chain - for critical applications

We trade antimony in the form of metal, trioxide (Sb₂O₃) and specialized precursors for the electronics, chemical and defence industries.

Our customers require high purity, predictable quantities and ESG-compliant certificates of origin.

We deliver - controlled, reliable, strategically forward-looking.

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