Japan's Chemistry Chokepoint in AI Compute
Capacity without qualification is not supply
JAPAN
9 of 20 systemic nodes
Chemistry layer
>$10T
Downstream value exposed
>20,000:1
Systemic asymmetry
10 CHEMICALS
Qualification-gated
4–6 PRODUCERS
Per chemical globally
12–36 MONTHS
Requalification cycle
4 CASCADES
Converging demand
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