Refining & separation · Japan
Mitsubishi Materials
5711 JPMIMTF US 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.
Role cited from mmtc.co.jp ↗. Report an error
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01Chokepoints it holds
- Electronic-grade polysiliconEstimate by Substrata, 2026-09-15: concentration 2 + substitution 3 + lead time 2 + inelasticity 3 = 10 of 12. Five producers at eleven nines; capacity is being added (Tokuyama Vietnam, OCI). Not binding, and the loosening events say so.Estimate, not a measurementconcentration 2 + substitution 3 + lead time 2 + inelasticity 3 = 10 of 12. Five producers at eleven nines; capacity is being added (Tokuyama Vietnam, OCI). Not binding, and the loosening events say so.By Substrata · 2026-09-15Supporting source →/122+3+2+3
Refine · Beyond two years
Other makers: Wacker Chemie DE US, Hemlock Semiconductor US, Tokuyama JP MY, OCI KR MY
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 Mitsubishi Materials
- 2026-09-05Electronic-grade polysilicon
Wacker’s 600-worker Charleston polysilicon plant may close after a US trade measure drove off both its customers. arkansasonline.com ↗
- 2026-08-27Electronic-grade polysilicon
Tokuyama opens a polysilicon factory in Vietnam. pv-magazine-india.com ↗
- 2026-07-28Electronic-grade polysilicon
OCI Holdings plans to double polysilicon production capacity by 2029 to meet US demand. pv-magazine.com ↗
03Unread leads
Polysilicon division under new leadership wacker.com ↗
US Department of Commerce Imposes Temporary Anti-Stockpiling Restrictions on Polysilicon, Derivative Imports morganlewis.com ↗
Geschäftsbereich Polysilicon unter neuer Leitung wacker.com ↗
Speculation on closure of Wacker’s polysilicon plant in the US bernreuter.com ↗
New Section 232 polysilicon tariffs sourceability.com ↗
Pages the sweep found on these chokepoints. Nobody here has read them yet; they are not events and not evidence.
04Others 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
05Ways 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 5711 JP and MIMTF US, bought and sold through a broker that reaches that exchange.5711 JP listing record ↗MIMTF US 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.
06Hiring
Its roles are published on its own site, which Substrata links rather than reads. Official careers page ↗
07What this holds up
- Siliconone turn: Months
makes Electronic-grade polysilicon, 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 Electronic-grade polysilicon, 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.
08Sources
- mmtc.co.jp ↗ — Electronic-grade polysilicon: refine
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