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20 Minerals
29 Countries
8 Critical risk
3 Very high
// Intelligence brief

Manganese (Mn)

MEDIUM-HIGH RISK
Overview

A brittle transition metal essential to steelmaking, alloy strengthening, industrial manufacturing, and emerging battery chemistries. Manganese is foundational to the global industrial economy and increasingly important to next-generation energy storage systems.

Risk score

67/100 — supply chain threat level: Medium-High

Primary use cases

Steel Production, Battery Chemistry, Aluminum Alloys, Dry Cell Batteries