Germanium Material File

Published on 13 April 2026

The Netherlands Materials Observatory (NMO) publishes material files (in Dutch) that provide insight into the availability, applications and strategic relevance of specific materials. This report focuses on germanium and brings together up-to-date, carefully analysed information relevant to government policy-making and decision-making in industry.

Last updated: December 2025

Germanium critical raw material

Requests and conditions

This material file is only in Dutch and available exclusively on request to businesses and government bodies. The NMO makes the information in this file available, without obligation, to organisations active in the industry for which the content is relevant.

Organisations interested in one or more material files can submit a request via the TNO Repository. A member of the NMO team will then contact you to discuss the request in further detail.