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Indium is an indispensable raw material - both for modern electronics and communication technology. The best-known applications for indium are touchscreens, LCD and OLED displays. While industrial demand is increasing, the availability of the technology metal is becoming increasingly limited: Production is concentrated in just a few countries and scaling is hardly possible, as indium is mainly obtained as a by-product of zinc processing. Security of supply is increasingly becoming a strategic challenge for the global high-tech industry.
Areas of application
Indium is a critical raw material with growing importance for key technologies such as LED lighting, touchscreens, semiconductors and thin-film solar cells. As indium tin oxide (ITO), it is essential for almost all modern displays. With the increasing demand for smartphones, electric vehicles and energy-efficient lighting, the demand for indium is likely to increase further.
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