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China announces temporary export controls on helium in accordance with law, effective immediately
China's Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs have imposed temporary export controls on helium effective immediately, citing provisions of China's Foreign Trade Law.
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The Wire takeaway
If you make semiconductor tools, MRI machines, or cryogenic systems, your helium just got more expensive and harder to source—China supplies 65% of global helium production and just closed the tap. You have weeks to find alternative suppliers or lock in inventory before prices spike.
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Topics: Semiconductors · Advanced Materials · helium-export · china-controls · supply-chain · critical-materials · geopolitical-risk