Antimony in the semiconductor supply chain
Antimony is a semiconductor-critical mineral. In USGS data for 2024, China was the largest producer at 60,000 t (~60%; banned all antimony exports to U.S. Dec 2024) of a world total of 100,000 metric tons (mine production, antimony content, 2024); the next producers were Tajikistan, Russia and Burma (Myanmar). US net import reliance is 85%.
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, data year 2024 · figures rendered verbatim from USGS, no percentage imputed where USGS publishes only tonnage
- World production (2024)
- 100,000 metric tons (mine production, antimony content, 2024)
- Largest producer
- China — 60,000 t (~60%; banned all antimony exports to U.S. Dec 2024)
- US net import reliance
- 85%
Who produces Antimony
| Producer | Share or amount (2024) |
|---|---|
| China | 60,000 t (~60%; banned all antimony exports to U.S. Dec 2024) |
| Tajikistan | 17,000 t |
| Russia | 13,000 t |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 4,500 t |
| Bolivia | 3,700 t |
| Australia | 2,000 t |
Source: https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-antimony.pdf
Why it matters downstream
Antimony sits at the top of the value chain. Materials suppliers consume it first, and every fab, packaging house and device maker below them depends on that supply holding. A producer holding most of world output is the same single-source shape wafergraph flags at the company level.
Cite as: wafergraph, “Antimony supply chain for semiconductors — producers, world output & US import reliance (2024)”, https://wafergraph.com/mineral/antimony/ (data as of USGS 2024).
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