Gallium
Overview
A soft metal essential for semiconductors and optoelectronics. Gallium arsenide and gallium nitride compounds are fundamental to 5G infrastructure, LEDs, and defense radar systems.
Strategic Relevance
Critical for next-generation telecommunications and defense applications. China controls over 95% of primary production.
Applications
Price History
Historical price trend (USD/kg or USD/tonne)
Physical Properties
- Density
- 5.91 g/cm³
- Melting Point
- 29.76°C
- Atomic Number
- 31
- Category
- Post-transition Metal
Supply Concentration
- China98%
- Japan1%
- South Korea1%
- Other0%
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Procyon Indicative Price
Form: Metal · Purity: 99.99%
Indicative level for information only, based on Procyon Metals' trading activity. It is not a firm offer or investment advice. Firm quotes are issued to partner advisers and professional clients according to form, purity and volume.
Request a firm quote →Frequently asked questions
What is the price of gallium?
In 2024, the reference price for gallium stood at around 480 USD/kg, compared with 410 USD/kg in 2023. Prices vary with purity, form (oxide or metal) and traded volume; the full history is charted above.
How can a client hold physical gallium?
Gallium is held in a specified form (metal, oxide or compound) and purity, backed by a certificate of analysis for the lot. Procyon Metals works through wealth advisers and family offices: it sources from vetted counterparties, documents the lot and arranges transport and storage with a specialist custodian.
Why is gallium a strategic metal?
Critical for next-generation telecommunications and defense applications. China controls 98% of primary production. Subject to export ban to USA since December 2024.
Which countries produce gallium?
Gallium production is highly concentrated: China (98%), Japan (1%), South Korea (1%).
How liquid is physical gallium?
Less liquid than listed products: there is no exchange price for gallium that a private holder can trade on. Resale is negotiated with industrial buyers or traders, and the price and timing depend on form, purity, lot size and demand at that moment. It should be treated as a long-horizon holding.