Yunnan Germanium

Updated: 2014-07-22 10:50
By Shi Zihan
(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Yunnan Germanium is China's first and Asia's largest manufacturer and supplier of germanium products. It is the only germanium enterprise in China that owns an integrated industrial chain covering the mining, pyrometallurgy enrichment, hydrometallurgy purification, and zone-melting refining, as well as the further processing and R&D of germanium.

Its main products include germanium dioxide, zone-refined germanium ingots, germanium optical elements, and infrared optical germanium lenses, which are mainly sold in China, Japan, Europe, and the United States.

The company lays emphasis on R&D. It established the first germanium research institute in China and formed an excellent scientific research team. So far, the company owns 26 patented technologies and has won two awards for scientific and technological advancement.

Relying on its rich reserves and strong R&D ability, the company plans to be market-oriented, optimize its industrial structure and develop high-end products. In addition, it plans to improve its competitiveness by strengthening green management practices, thus becoming a world leading manufacturer of germanium products.

Yunnan Germanium

By Shi Zihan and edited by Brian Salter

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