Japan export curbs pay off for South Korean chip materials makers

Profits double as Samsung and others pivot to domestic suppliers

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is keeping his predecessor's policies to promote domestic supply chains. (Photo courtesy of South Korea's Presidential Office)

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Earnings at South Korean suppliers of chipmaking materials more than doubled over four years as Japanese restrictions on exports of vital supplies spurred chipmakers like Samsung Electronics to buy locally.

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