# Germanium: Relationships

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/links/

Every element and industry that Germanium is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

- [Gallium](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/gallium-and-germanium/): Gallium and germanium are small by-product metals for chips and optics whose supply is concentrated in China, which has put both under the same export controls since August 2023. *(researched)*
- [Zinc](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/germanium-and-zinc/): Germanium is recovered from zinc refining residues and from coal ash, so outside China its supply rests on a few zinc operations such as Red Dog and Trail, while China's controls set the world price. *(researched)*
- [Aerospace and defence](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/aerospace-and-defence-and-germanium/): Aerospace and defence depends on germanium.
- [Data centres and cloud](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/data-centres-and-cloud-and-germanium/): Data centres and cloud depends on germanium.
- [Telecommunications](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/germanium-and-telecommunications/): Telecommunications depends on germanium.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/correlation/index.md)
- [Extraction](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/extraction/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/production/index.md)
- [Stocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/stocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/movement/index.md)
- [Criticality](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/criticality/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/emissions/index.md)