Vital Materials

Chinese refiner of minor metals

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Vital MaterialsCompany type| Private

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Founded| 1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Founders| Zhu Shihui
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Guangdong

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

## History

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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

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1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.

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