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Australia’s MTM to develop US-based critical materials recovery for Indium Corp

What happened

MTM Critical Metals signed an MOU with Indium Corp to develop a US-based processing solution using Flash Joule Heating technology to recover gallium, germanium, indium, and tin from scrap. This is a long-term R&D project focused on establishing a new source of critical materials from recycling. Neutral: This is a technology development announcement with no immediate impact on supply, demand, or prices for these metals.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 10/100

Affected components and suppliers

GalliumGermaniumIndiumTin

Indium Corp

recyclingR&Dcritical-materials

Source and time

Source: Semiconductor Today · 12/2/2024 · View original source

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Australia’s MTM to develop US-based critical materials recovery for Indium Corp

What happened

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