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Ultra-pure wet chemicals: Relationships

Every element and industry that Ultra-pure wet chemicals is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

  • Semiconductors: Fabs clean, etch and strip wafers many times over with ultra-pure acids, peroxide and solvents, so these chemicals are made close to the big fab clusters in Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China; a new fab region such as India must import them or persuade suppliers to build locally. (researched)
  • AI and digital platforms: AI and digital platforms depends on ultra-pure wet chemicals.
  • Computers and electronics: Computers and electronics depends on ultra-pure wet chemicals.
  • Fluorspar: Fluorspar is a raw material for ultra-pure wet chemicals.
  • Sulfur: Sulfur is a raw material for ultra-pure wet chemicals.