Sales of mobile phones worldwide are forecast to rise from 175 million handsets a year in 1999 to 375 million a year by the end of 2003. Price stability is important to avoid the threat of substitution by other materials. The price of 6N gallium is unlikely to rise sharply in the next few years because Dowa, the world's largest gallium producer, has shown its commitment to stable prices. This report is the result of an extensive programme of research by Roskill analysts. They have interviewed major industry players and conducted a close appraisal of information from a wide variety of sources, including governments, trade associations, company reports, leading producers, official organisations, trade journals and technical literature.
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Also provides the forecast for supply and demand balance. Two - Properties and occurrence An analysis of the properties, occurrence and relative abundance of gallium. A review of the different methods of gallium recovery, including recovery as a by-product, as a main product, and recovery from scrap. Also provides data on potential mine and refinery production, and the outlook for the future. This section also provides profiles on leading producers such as GEO Gallium, Dowa Mining, Eagle Picher, Recapture Metals, Shandong Al Corporation, and Pavlodar.