DR Congo supplies the USA and EU with germanium • Table.Media

Last week, the European Union and the USA reached an agreement with the DR Congo on mining in the country. According to the agreement, the Belgian company Umicore will enter into a partnership with a subsidiary of the state-owned mining company Gécamines in order to extract germanium from mining by-products, so-called slag. This is according to a press release from Umicore. Germanium is a rare metal used in the manufacture of semiconductors, optical cables and solar cells.