By Shane Lasley
Metal Tech News
Russia's war heightens antimony concerns
DC policymakers call on Pentagon to boost strategic stockpiles Metal Tech News – June 22, 2022
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U.S. Army; Sgt. Steven Lewis
The U.S. military uses antimony for flame retardant fabrics, communication equipment, night vision goggles, ammunition, laser sighting, and a wide array of other equipment.
The supply chain repercussions of Russia's war with Ukraine have policymakers in Washington, DC concerned about securing supplies of antimony, which is critical to renewable energy storage technologies and national defense.
Antimony is a metalloid, which means it falls between metals such as zinc and solid nonmetals like sulfur, with some interesting properties that make it a strategic materia...
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