DERA‘s Chart of the month: March 2025

The DERA (Deutsche Rohstoffagentur) Chart of the Month for March 2025 focuses on China’s expanded export controls over critical minerals. Effective immediately, China has introduced licensing requirements for the export of 25 strategic materials, including tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum, and indium. These materials are essential in various high-tech and defense applications, such as solar panels, semiconductors, and military technologies. The move is seen as a response to recent U.S. tariffs and aims to safeguard China’s national security interests. Given China’s dominance in the production and refinement of these minerals, the new controls are expected to impact global supply chains and industries reliant on these resources.​

For a visual representation and further details (in German), you can access the full chart here: Deutsche Rohstoffagentur