China restrictis export of Gallium and Germanium needed for chips; what are they and which countries are producers?

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What are Gallium and Germanium and which countries are producers?
reuters.com

July 4 (Reuters) - China has announced export restrictions on some gallium and germanium products, metals used in computer chips and other products, citing national security interests.

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Haven't drank any coffee yet. Reading the title I thought this was going to effect the potato chip supply chain.

Mmm. The melt-in-your-mouth flavour of gallium.

(It melts at like 30C if you're not familiar)