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2 Assessments of Criticality
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... What is critical today may not Material Sustainability of General Electric Global Research, be critical tomorrow, and vice versa, said Eggert. The abilhas said, GE uses at least 70 of the first 83 elements of the ity to respond to a perceived shortage or supply restriction periodic table in its products or in the processes used to make depends critically on the time period available for response.
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... For example, when flatpanel displays experienced dramatic growth in production The DOE analysis looked at 2010 production for a variety and drove up indium prices a decade ago, the chemical sci- of elements and considered potential additions to supply by ences improved the incorporation of indium into the indium 2015. Some of the supply additions were from recycling, tin oxides in the displays from approximately 25 to 30 per- while others were from new production.
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... lifespan, a collection infrastructure is in place, and they For the past several decades, much of the rare earths used contain heavy rare earth elements that will not be produced worldwide have come from two mines -- the Mountain Pass in much greater amounts from the mines slated to come on Mine in California and the Bayan Obo Mine in China. The line.
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