Antimony is the new gold. The US Department of Defense (DoD) classifies antimony (Sb) as ‘war-critical’. The US Geological Survey (USGS) lists it as a ‘critical defence mineral’. America imports 100 per cent of its supply. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is actively stockpiling antimony. Without antimony, modern ammunition, sensors and flame-resistant systems would falter.
Lockheed Martin – builder of fighter jets, missiles and armoured systems – needs antimony. So do Raytheon Technologies, Clarios, EnerSys, Olin, Teledyne,…more
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