Vital Materials

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Vital Materials
Company type Private
Founded1995;30 years ago (1995)
FoundersZhu Shihui
Headquarters

Vital Materials is a company established in 1995 that primarily refines minor metals. [1] [2] [3]

History

Zhu Shihui, formerly an employee of Sumitomo, founded the firm in 1995. [1] Vital Materials purchased a large amount of indium at auction formerly held by Fanya Metal Exchange in 2020. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Burton, Mark (25 July 2023). "The Little Known Metals Giant that Rules a Global Market". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. Jiang, Michael (15 February 2020). "Vital Materials emerged as biggest buyer of Fanya minor metal stocks_SMM | Shanghai Non ferrous Metals". news.metal.com. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 Burton, Mark; Farchy, Jack (23 January 2020). "Obscure Chinese Company Buys Vast Stock of Metals U.S. Labels 'Critical' to Industry". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 July 2023.