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This review describes the current state and the character of changes of the gallium market under the influence of new sectors of its applications, as well as the state and prospects of the Russian market. The dynamics of world production and prices for gallium in recent years are shown. Changes in the commercial and industrial policy of China as the main producer of this metal are analyzed. The need for gallium in medium-term and long-term prospects is evaluated.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Naumov, 2014, published in Izvestiya VUZ. Tsvetnaya Metallurgiya, 2014, No. 2, pp. 59–64.
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Naumov, A.V. Modern state of the world market of gallium. Russ. J. Non-ferrous Metals 55, 270–276 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1067821214030122
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