Refining & separation · China
Jiangsu Pacific Quartz
603688 CH Work there, own it, buy from it ↓
Refine — holds How this is computedCount of bottlenecks on which this organisation is recorded as a producer, a holder of the capacity, or a supplier of a critical part.Method →Code → of the How this is computedCount of rows in the bottleneck corpus: every material plus every non-material chokepoint.Method →Code → bottlenecks tracked here.
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01Chokepoints it holds
- Crucible-grade high-purity quartz sandEstimate by Substrata, 2026-09-15: concentration 3 + substitution 2 + lead time 3 + inelasticity 3 = 11 of 12. One deposit at Spruce Pine supplies most inner-layer crucible sand; a 2024 hurricane closed it for weeks. Substitutes are synthetic and slow to qualify.Estimate, not a measurementconcentration 3 + substitution 2 + lead time 3 + inelasticity 3 = 11 of 12. One deposit at Spruce Pine supplies most inner-layer crucible sand; a 2024 hurricane closed it for weeks. Substitutes are synthetic and slow to qualify.By Substrata · 2026-09-15Supporting source →/123+2+3+3
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Other makers: The Quartz Corp NO US, Sibelco BE US, Russian Quartz RU, Momentive Technologies US, Shin-Etsu Quartz JP, Ferrotec JP CN
Score = concentration + substitution + lead time + inelasticity, each 0–3, an analyst judgement dated 2026-09-15; open a score for its rationale and assessment. Makers are those the corpus records, not the whole market. No market-share figure is sourced, so none is shown.
02What has happened
About what it holds, not naming Jiangsu Pacific Quartz
- 2026-06-30Crucible-grade high-purity quartz sand
The Quartz Corp restructures its US operations, citing persistent losses in its renewable-energy business. thequartzcorp.com ↗
- 2026-06-30Crucible-grade high-purity quartz sand
The Quartz Corp indefinitely closes one of its Spruce Pine plants, the most concentrated node in the chain. thequartzcorp.com ↗
03Unread leads
U.S. Imposes Four-Year Safeguard Measures on Quartz Surface Product Imports chrobinson.com ↗
The Quartz Corp Closes Altapass Facility in Restructuring Process ourlocalcommunityonline.com ↗
2026 U.S. Quartz Tariff & Sintered Stone stonefuntek.com ↗
Q-Gold Successfully Completes Expansion of Mineral Claim Position at Quartz Mountain Gold Project, Oregon bnnbloomberg.ca ↗
As many as 30 jobs cut as The Quartz Corp closes its Spruce Pine location 'indefinitely' wlos.com ↗
Pages the sweep found on these chokepoints. Nobody here has read them yet; they are not events and not evidence.
04What could loosen its grip
- A fully synthetic cruciblereadiness
Making the whole crystal-growing crucible from manufactured quartz, rather than only its inner lining.
Science · for Crucible-grade high-purity quartz sand
Estimate by Substrata, 2026-09-15: Works as a component in a lab. This entry originally claimed the synthetic inner layer was the open question. The source says the opposite: fusing synthetic powder onto the inside of a natural-quartz crucible is established practice. So the relief is narrower and earlier than scored — replacing the natural BODY has no demonstrated production route.Estimate, not a measurementWorks as a component in a lab. This entry originally claimed the synthetic inner layer was the open question. The source says the opposite: fusing synthetic powder onto the inside of a natural-quartz crucible is established practice. So the relief is narrower and earlier than scored — replacing the natural BODY has no demonstrated production route.By Substrata · 2026-09-15Supporting source →/9
Readiness is the 1–9 technology-readiness scale, a dated judgement; open a figure for the reasoning and its source.
05Others at the same step of the chain
- Wacker ChemieElectronic-grade polysiliconChokepoint
- Hemlock SemiconductorElectronic-grade polysiliconChokepoint
- TokuyamaElectronic-grade polysiliconChokepoint
- OCIPolysiliconConcentrated
- China Northern Rare EarthRare-earth separationChokepoint
- Shenghe ResourcesRare-earth separation and tradingChokepoint
- ChalcoGallium from alumina refiningChokepoint
- HeraeusPrecious-metal refiningConcentrated
- Johnson MattheyPGM refiningConcentrated
- UmicorePGM refining and recyclingConcentrated
- LindeIndustrial and electronic gasesConcentrated
- Air LiquideIndustrial and electronic gasesConcentrated
- Air ProductsIndustrial gases and heliumConcentrated
- IceblickNeon and rare gasesConcentrated
- 5N PlusHigh-purity specialty metalsConcentrated
06Ways to take part
Not investment advice. This says how the public can reach a company — a job, its shares, its products — not whether anyone should. It takes no account of anyone’s circumstances, and a company holding a chokepoint is not a reason to own it. What this is not
- Work there
- It publishes its roles on its own careers page.Official careers page ↗
- Own part of it
- Its shares trade publicly as 603688 CH, bought and sold through a broker that reaches that exchange.603688 CH listing record ↗
- Buy from it
- At this depth of the chain most sales are to other businesses, under contract. No page of its own is recorded here yet.
07Hiring
Its roles are published on its own site, which Substrata links rather than reads. Official careers page ↗
08What this holds up
- Siliconone turn: Months
makes Crucible-grade high-purity quartz sand, which gates it.
Worst judgement on this loop: How this is computedThe highest severity score among the bottlenecks recorded as gates on the loop.Method →Code →, judged 2026-09-15 · this join is sourced
- Materials qualificationone turn: Years
makes Crucible-grade high-purity quartz sand, which gates it.
Worst judgement on this loop: How this is computedThe highest severity score among the bottlenecks recorded as gates on the loop.Method →Code →, judged 2026-09-15 · this join is sourced
A loop is one design, build and measure turn. Severity is a dated judgement on a 0–12 scale, not a measurement, and the judgements are not added together — the figure shown is the worst single one.
09Sources
- quartzpacificglobal.com ↗ — Crucible-grade high-purity quartz sand: refine
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