Ukraine: Invasion could affect chip supply chain

Tom Allen
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Ukraine and Russia supply most of the world's neon gas, used in chip production
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Ukraine and Russia supply most of the world's neon gas, used in chip production

Ukraine supplies 90 per cent of the neon gas used in chip production; a reduction could hurt a supply chain that is already struggling

As well as causing massive suffering across the region, Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine could have a knock-on effect on the global chip supply chain - although not in the short term. Ukrain...

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