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title: A US Technology Company Has Bought a Quarter of Europe's First Gallium Output
description: METLEN will make about 50 tonnes of gallium a year in Greece from 2027. A US technology company has already contracted a quarter of it.
author: Darie Nani (Editor-in-Chief)
date: 2026-07-29T15:00:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-29T15:09:42.540Z
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A US technology company has contracted roughly a quarter of the gallium that Europe's first integrated production line will make, years before that line reaches full output. METLEN, the Greek energy and metals group building it, says the agreement is the first commercial supply deal for European-produced gallium. It has not named the buyer, and the terms are confidential.

Almost all of the world's gallium comes from China. METLEN says production is overwhelmingly concentrated there, and that China's decision to restrict gallium exports in July 2023 showed how little of the metal Europe and the United States control. The company lists integrated circuits for computing and telecoms, light emitting diodes and permanent magnets among the things gallium goes into, alongside [AI hardware](https://www.sovereignmagazine.com/article/taalas-hc1-ai-chip), renewables infrastructure and defence.

## Fifty Tonnes a Year, and Not at Full Rate Until 2028

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