Featured in CIG-nalling change – 12-2011

Availability of indium and gallium

Indium and gallium: Indium Corporation’s Claire Mikolajczak and Bill Jackson elaborate on the demand and supply of these two important thin film materials.

In 2010, indium production increased to 500 metric tons (mt) per year after the 2009 decrease due to the financial crisis. In 2011, indium production expanded further to meet increased demand and is now expected to reach 525 mt. This increase was triggered by an upward trend in indium prices which gave indium producers an …

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