EU alternatives to Chinese Materials & Components
42 non-Chinese options for buyers in the European Union. The full Chinese Materials & Components catalogue is at /category/materials/.
Sintered NdFeB magnets from Narva and rare-earth separation at Silmet, both in Estonia
- Narva sintered NdFeB
- Silmet RE separation
- ⚠ Limited availability
Opteon HFO refrigerants and blends plus Freon HFCs, made in Corpus Christi, TX among other sites
- HFC and HFO refrigerants
- Dordrecht supply
- ✓ Available in EU
PE and PP from Schwechat, Porvoo, Burghausen, Stenungsund and Benelux sites
- PE and PP resins
- Borstar PE
- ✓ Available in EU
Lithium hydroxide, carbonate, lithium metal and butyllithium; US plant in Bessemer City, NC
- Contract supply, no EU plant
- ⚠ Limited availability
MDI and TDI for polyurethanes plus Makrolon polycarbonate, made in Germany, Belgium and Texas
- MDI, TDI and PC
- Made in Germany
- ✓ Available in EU
PA6/PA66, PA46 and PBT compounds (Durethan, Akulon, Stanyl, Pocan) for auto and E&E
- PA and PBT compounds
- German HQ
- ✓ Available in EU
Silicon metal and silicon alloys from plants in the US (Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama), France and Spain
- Silicon metal, FR/ES
- ✓ Available in EU
NMC cathode active materials for EV batteries, with a European plant in Nysa, Poland
- NMC cathodes made in Poland
- ✓ Available in EU
- ✓ EU-based vendor
TiO2 pigment from Leverkusen, Nordenham, Langerbrugge, Fredrikstad and Lake Charles
- Chloride and sulfate TiO2
- Plants in DE, BE, NO
- ✓ Available in EU
Synthetic graphite anode material from its Via ONE plant at Herøya, Norway
- Synthetic graphite anode
- ⚠ Limited availability
OLED panels for smartphones, foldables, laptops, monitors (QD-OLED) and cars
- Phone, IT and TV OLED
- ✓ Available in EU
Chip and power inductors, EMC ferrites, capacitors and other passive components
- Chip and power inductors
- ✓ Available in EU
- ✓ EU-based vendor
VACODYM sintered NdFeB and SmCo magnets from Hanau, Germany and the eVAC plant in Sumter, SC
- Sintered NdFeB, Hanau
- ✓ Available in EU
- ✓ EU-based vendor
Solstice HFO and Genetron HFC refrigerants; spun off from Honeywell in October 2025
- HFO refrigerants (Solstice)
- EU sales and quota
- ✓ Available in EU
Sintered NdFeB and SmCo magnets and assemblies, sold through US and German offices
- Sintered NdFeB and SmCo
- ✓ Available in EU
Battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate, lithium metal and lithium specialties
- Battery-grade LiOH
- ✓ Available in EU
Solef PVDF from Tavaux (FR) and Tecnoflon/fluorinated fluids from Spinetta Marengo (IT)
- Solef PVDF, Tecnoflon FKM
- Made in France and Italy
- ✓ Available in EU
Battery-grade lithium hydroxide from its refinery in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
- Battery-grade LiOH
- ⚠ Limited availability
- ✓ EU-based vendor
Kynar PVDF resins made at Calvert City (KY) and Pierre-Bénite (France)
- Kynar PVDF
- Made in Pierre-Bénite, FR
- ✓ Available in EU
Metallurgical silicon from Salten and Thamshavn, Norway, for silicones, aluminium and solar; Bluestar's stake was redeemed when it bought Elkem's silicones division (April 2026)
- Silicon metal, Norway
- ✓ Available in EU
MDI from Antwerp and Geismar, Louisiana; TDI from Geismar; polyols and PU systems
- MDI, Antwerp plant
- ✓ Available in EU
- ✓ EU-based vendor
Ultramid polyamide and Ultradur PBT compounds, incl. flame-retardant grades, made in Europe
- PA and PBT compounds
- Made in Europe
- ✓ Available in EU
Silanes, siloxanes, silicone rubber and fluids from Burghausen/Nünchritz (DE) and Adrian, Michigan
- Siloxanes and silicones
- Burghausen, Nünchritz
- ✓ Available in EU
About 3 Mt/yr of polyolefins (PE, PP) plus olefins from European crackers and polymer sites
- ~3 Mt/yr polyolefins
- ✓ Available in EU
MDI-based polyurethanes from world-scale plants in Geismar, Louisiana and Rotterdam
- MDI, Rotterdam plant
- ✓ Available in EU
Specialty engineered polymer compounds, incl. flame-retardant PA, PBT and polyolefin grades
- FR and specialty compounds
- ✓ Available in EU
Siloxanes, silicone fluids, LSR and silicone rubber from Carrollton (KY), Michigan and Seneffe (BE)
- Silicones, Seneffe BE
- ✓ Available in EU
Klea HFC and low-GWP refrigerants, with refrigerant production at Runcorn, UK
- Klea HFC and HFO blends
- Made in Runcorn, UK
- ✓ Available in EU
PE and PP from Antwerp and Feluy (Belgium) and Gonfreville and Lavera (France)
- PE and PP resins
- Feluy PP, Belgium
- ✓ Available in EU
Rare-earth separation at La Rochelle, France, incl. a NdPr line for permanent magnets
- NdPr separation, France
- ⚠ Limited availability
- ✓ EU-based vendor
Silicones, silicone rubber/LSR, fluids and silanes; plants in Waterford (NY) and Leverkusen (DE)
- LSR and silanes, Leverkusen
- ✓ Available in EU
Teflon PTFE, FEP and PFA resins from Washington Works (WV) and Dordrecht (NL)
- Teflon PTFE and FEP
- Made in Dordrecht, NL
- ✓ Available in EU
Acrylic acid, acrylic esters and SAP from Ludwigshafen, Antwerp and Freeport, Texas
- Acrylic acid and esters
- Ludwigshafen, Antwerp
- ✓ Available in EU
Acrylic acid and acrylate esters from Carling, France and Clear Lake and Bayport, Texas
- Acrylic monomers
- Carling, France
- ✓ Available in EU
Cathode active materials from its automated plant in Schwarzheide, Germany
- Cathodes made in Germany
- ✓ Available in EU
- ✓ EU-based vendor
Chloride TiO2 pigment from Hamilton (MS) and Stallingborough (UK); Botlek (NL) closed 2025
- Chloride-process TiO2
- Stallingborough, UK
- ✓ Available in EU
High-nickel NCA/NCM cathode materials; EU plant in Debrecen, Hungary
- High-nickel cathodes
- ⚠ Limited availability
Chloride-process TiO2 pigment from DeLisle (MS), New Johnsonville (TN) and Altamira, Mexico
- Chloride-process TiO2
- ⚠ Limited availability
OLED panels for TVs, monitors, laptops, phones and automotive cockpit displays
- TV, IT and auto OLED
- ✓ Available in EU
LCD and microLED panels for monitors, notebooks, industrial and automotive displays
- IT, industrial, auto LCD
- ✓ Available in EU
Chip and SMT power inductors, MLCCs, ferrites and EPCOS-line passives (TDK Electronics)
- Chip and power inductors
- ✓ Available in EU
MLCCs, multilayer and wirewound chip inductors, EMI filters and RF components
- Chip inductors and MLCCs
- ✓ Available in EU