South Korea fights supply-chain risks with economic security team

Seoul seeks to diversify suppliers of chip and battery materials

20211214N SK Hynix

SK Hynix's chip fabrication facility. South Korea's semiconductor sector, like other key export industries, relies on imported materials. (Photo courtesy of SK Hynix)

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korea is ramping up efforts to identify and mitigate supply-chain risks as shortages and restrictions at key exporters loom large over the country's most important industries.

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