South Korea faces a helium shortage crisis, impacting the global chip supply chain.

With the shutdown of Qatar's helium complex, approximately 30% of the global helium supply has been forced out of the market. South Korea, one of the world's largest chip manufacturers, is facing a "two-week countdown" crisis. If the supply disruption lasts longer than 14 days, industrial gas distributors will be forced to reconfigure cryogenic equipment and validate new supplier relationships, with the recovery period potentially lasting several months.