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title: "China’s tungsten export controls and AI chip demand collide, reshaping the global specialty gas supply chain"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/291022032.md"
description: "China's export controls on high-purity tungsten, combined with surging AI chip demand, are disrupting the global electronic specialty gas supply chain. This bottleneck particularly affects tungsten hexafluoride (WF6), where Japanese suppliers face shortages. Consequently, Chinese producers like CSIC Special Gases are expanding capacity to fill the gap, leading to significant price increases and reshaping the semiconductor materials market."
datetime: "2026-06-27T03:51:38.000Z"
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# China’s tungsten export controls and AI chip demand collide, reshaping the global specialty gas supply chain

A recent research report by China International Capital Corporation (CICC) published June 26 shows that increased spending on infrastructure for AI and the prohibition by the Chinese government on exporting high purity tungsten are putting pressure on the world’s supply of electronic specialty gases (ESG), which are a critical component needed to manufacture all advanced...

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