https://www.miningweekly.com
METLEN Energy & Metals|China|Greece|Critical Minerals|Energy Transition|Gallium|Semiconductors|European Commission
|||
metlen-energy-metals|china|greece|critical-minerals|energy-transition|gallium|semiconductors|european-commission

Greece's METLEN agrees to supply US company with gallium

METLEN plant in Greece

METLEN plant in Greece

29th July 2026

By: Reuters

  

Font size: - +

Greek aluminum producer METLEN Energy & Metals said on Wednesday that it signed a long-term agreement to supply a US technology company with the critical mineral gallium.

METLEN did not disclose the name of the US company or the value of the deal but said it will absorb 25% of its annual production.

The Greek company aims to launch gallium production in 2027, ramping up to an annual output of 50 tons by 2028, which can fully cover the European Union’s needs.

China's clampdown on critical minerals such as gallium, used in defence applications, AI industry and in semiconductors, has spurred the West to build its own domestic supplies of the elements.

METLEN said in a press release that the agreement marks the first major commercial gallium supply between a European producer and a leading US technological company.

The European Commission published last year a list of 47 strategic projects, including in Greece, to boost the EU’s production of materials it deems critical for its energy transition and security.

Gallium, which is also used in high-quality semiconductors, is among them. The gallium facility has been named a strategic project under the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act, which seeks to increase domestic supply of critical raw materials, many of which are dominated by China.

Edited by Reuters

Article Enquiry

Email Article

Save Article

Feedback

To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Showroom

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

The SAIMM started as a learned society in 1894 after the invention of the cyanide process that saved the South African gold mining industry of the...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Rosond
Rosond

ROSOND provides fast, efficient, safe, and cost-effective drilling and grouting services to mining and exploration industries throughout Africa.

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Photo of Martin Creamer
On-The-Air (11/09/2026)
Updated 6 hours ago By: Martin Creamer

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.046 0.068s - 117pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now