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Vital Materials Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou-based Chinese private minor-metals group (also known as Vital Chem). Acquired the former PPM Pure Metals GmbH industrial site at Langelsheim, Lower Saxony, Germany in December 2020 (after PPM's parent Recylex went insolvent), giving Vital control of a European GeCl4 facility with ~65 years of production history. German subsidiary: Vital Pure Metal Solutions GmbH (VPMS). Chinese parent also operates GeCl4 production lines in China. Products: fiber-grade GeCl4, GeO2, Ge metal, tellurium, selenium, bismuth, gallium, arsenic, antimony.
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Germanium (China & Germany)
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Did you know2020
When Recylex (French) went bankrupt in 2020, its German subsidiary PPM Pure Metals — which had produced GeCl4 for optical fiber for ~65 years and developed the specialized stainless-steel containers used to ship GeCl4 safely — was acquired by Vital Materials, a Chinese company. This quietly transferred control of Europe's oldest GeCl4 production site to Chinese ownership. It's the kind of acquisition that generates zero headlines but means China now influences or controls the supply of fiber optic dopant from facilities in China, Germany, and (through Umicore's Chinese sourcing) indirectly in Belgium.
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