Korean media: South Korea's dependence on Japanese photoresist has fallen below 50%

  According to industry sources, as of December 2021, South Korea's dependence on 100 strategic projects exported from Japan continued to decline, of which its dependence on Japanese photoresists was less than 50%.

  In July last year, the Japanese government imposed export restrictions on some display and semiconductor materials, Business Korea reported. Since then, the South Korean government has stepped up its support for suppliers of raw materials, components and equipment, and has implemented an import substitution project since November last year. , will provide 380 billion won in research and development (R&D) funding by 2025, with tax incentives and restrictions.

  According to the above-mentioned industry insiders, through this measure, South Korea's dependence on Japan's 100 strategic projects dropped from 30.9% in December 2019 to 24.9% in December 2021, a drop of 6 percentage points. During the same period, imports of hydrogen fluoride from the United States declined. $36.3 million to $12.5 million, less than 50% reliance on Japanese photoresist and close to zero reliance on Japanese fluorinated polyimide.