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One Year since Japan’s Export Restrictions against S. Korea
It’s been a year since Japan abruptly imposed export restrictions on some key materials for South Korea’s semiconductor and display industries. Contrary to initial concerns about possible setbacks in South Korea’s semiconductor production, it has managed to diversify import sources and develop its own domestic variations in the field of materials, parts and equipment. Here […]
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Moon praises response to Japan’s export controls
South Korean President Moon Jae-in says his country has successfully responded to tightened export controls imposed by Japan on key high-tech materials nearly one year ago. Japan announced the measures on three materials essential to produce semiconductors on July 1 last year. They were high-purity hydrogen fluoride, fluorinated polyimide and resists. Moon said on Monday […]
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Experts call for easing Japan’s export curbs on Korea
Experts said Monday the current trade restrictions imposed by Japan on South Korea should be alleviated as strengthened cooperation in material, parts and equipment will lead to greater economic value. Speaking at a seminar hosted by the Federation of Korean Industries, they noted that closer cooperation between both countries could generate added value worth $123 […]
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With judo move, Korea flips script on 3 key materials saga
Korea’s technology industry went on high alert after Japan placed export restrictions on essential materials for the semiconductor and display production on July 4, 2019. Last year’s trade spat had its roots in political and historical tensions between the neighboring nations. Japan accused Korea of lax export controls, while the Korean government said Japan’s restrictions […]
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South Korea leader praises company for Japan export control response
April 1 (UPI) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he was proud of local firm Kolon Industries for completely replacing a restricted Japanese chemical, according to a press report. South Korean news service Newsis reported Wednesday that Moon visited the manufacturing plant of Kolon Industries to thank the company for ramping up production of […]
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S. Korea turns tables on Japan to skirt export curbs for chips
South Korean Trade Minister Sung Yun-mo, second from left, is part of an official delegation that visited South Korean chemical maker Soulbrain. The company was reported Jan. 2 to have succeeded in producing super high-purity hydrogen fluoride. (Provided by South Korea’s trade ministry) SEOUL–Tokyo’s decision to tighten exports of sensitive materials used to produce semiconductors […]
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The fallout from the Japan–South Korea trade ruckus on global trade rules
Highlights of article by Fluoride Action Network Japan and South Korea are engaged in a trade dispute generated by national security concerns. In July 2019, the Japanese government tightened controls on the export to South Korea of three materials used in semiconductor production. South Korea filed a dispute with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Large […]
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Abe shot himself in the foot through his export controls
DuPont Electronics and Imaging President Jon Kemp (right) submits an investment report on an EUV photoresist factory to Chang Sang-hyun (left), head of KOTRA Invest Korea in San Francisco on Jan. 8. South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yun-mo stands between them. (provided by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) Morita Chemical […]
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South Korea’s Hydrogen Fluoride Important Market Goes through a Drastic Change
South Korea’s hydrogen fluoride import market has changed drastically since Japanese Government has implemented semiconductor material export restrictions. While the amount of hydrogen fluoride imported from Japan has reduced rapidly, the amount of hydrogen fluoride imported from China has increased significantly. China is able to produce high-purity hydrogen fluoride as it is able to actively […]
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Japan approves exports of liquid hydrogen fluoride
The Japanese government has approved exports of liquid hydrogen fluoride, one of the three key semiconductor materials on which it imposed export controls this past July. An official from the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy told the Hankyoreh over the phone on Nov. 17 that it had confirmed via industry sources that […]
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