Supply chain footprint — snapshot year 2025
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca calcium |
0.2% | 1.0 million tonnes per year | 21st | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Belgium 2024e = 1,000 thousand metric tons (includes hydraulic lime). |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rh rhodium |
10.0% | — | 2nd | low | Belgium is included as a low-confidence estimate for secondary rhodium refining in Europe. USGS does not publish rhodium… byproduct of Ni, Pt |
| Pd palladium |
8.0% | — | 3rd | medium | Belgium 2020-23: cited as 8% of US Pd imports per USGS MCS 2025 import sources table. Umicore SA (Brussels) is a major s… byproduct of Cu, Ni |
| Se selenium |
5.0% | 200 tonnes per year | 4th | high | USGS MCS 2025 p.159: "Belgium … 200" metric tons 2024e (unchanged from 2023). Belgium's selenium output comes from coppe… byproduct of Cu, Pb, Zn |
| Cl chlorine |
2.0% | 1.5 million tonnes per year | 6th | high | Belgium share estimated from Euro Chlor European total; individual country data not published. |
| Ge germanium |
1.9% | 4.0 tonnes per year | 4th | high | Share derived from USGS OFR 2024-1057 table 1.14 by dividing the country estimate (4 t) by the reported 210 t world tota… byproduct of Zn |
| In indium |
1.0% | 10.0 tonnes per year | 6th | medium | Belgium. 10 t from USGS MCS 2025 World Refinery Production table, 2024 estimated column. The 2023 figure was 19 t — a si… byproduct of Zn |
No attributed data for this stage.