Magnesium metal commodity Critical Material
Magnesium in metallic commercial forms, considered as a raw-material commodity. The USGS separates the magnesium-metal market from magnesium compounds and describes primary and secondary metal production and its use in castings, alloy manufacture and metallurgical processing. This commodity is distinct from the magnesium element as a chemical identity, dissolved magnesium ions, magnesium-bearing minerals and magnesium compounds. Alloy and scrap statistics expressed as magnesium content do not make every alloy or waste stream synonymous with this commodity. The designation below preserves the original EU 2024 strategic-list wording; no universal purity threshold or microbial production, extraction or recovery mechanism is asserted.
Criticality Designations
| Jurisdiction | List Name | Edition / Document | Classification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, Annex I, Section 1, strategic raw materials | Original act of 11 April 2024, published 3 May 2024 | strategic |
eu2024-original
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Sources & References
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usgs-magnesium-outlook2025: US Geological Survey, World minerals outlook through 2029, Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5021: Magnesium Metal section
https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/sir20255021/full (accessed 2026-10-11) -
usgs-mcs2026-magnesium-metal: US Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Magnesium Metal, printed pp. 122-123 (PDF pp. 126-127): commodity forms and production
https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2026/mcs2026.pdf (accessed 2026-10-11) -
eu2024-original: Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of 11 April 2024, original OJ text published 3 May 2024: Annex I, Section 1(i), magnesium metal
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1252/oj/eng (accessed 2026-10-11)
Curation History
| Timestamp | Curator | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
2026-10-11T08:30:16Z |
codex (GPT-6; codex) | CREATE | Created a magnesium-metal commodity record from inspected USGS identities and original EU 2024 strategic designation, preserving material boundaries without an inherited microbial mechanism. |
Record source: data/records/magnesium-metal.yaml