Iowa's Vermeer eyes lunar mining, aims to harvest helium on the moon

Vermeer Corp. in Iowa aims to mine helium-3 on the moon, highlighting burgeoning private industry interest in space exploration ...

US manufacturer sets its sights on the moon, where it hopes to mine helium

A U.S. manufacturer is hoping to begin mining helium on the moon. It would be a first step in private industry profiting from ...
24/7 Wall St

Helium “Tsunami” to Hit Chipmakers — The Surprising Winner to Profit From the Coming Shortage

Exxon Mobil (XOM) operates the Shute Creek Gas Plant in Wyoming, supplying roughly 20% of global helium (1.4 billion cubic feet annually) with 80 years of reserves remaining. The company trades at a 2 ...
Entrepreneur

A Helium Shortage Is About to Hit the Chip Industry. Here’s Why That’s a Huge Problem.

Chip makers have a big problem they can’t manufacture their way out of. When Iran struck Qatar’s largest liquefied natural gas facility last week, it damaged helium production lines that could take ...
Columbia Missourian

Helium shortages affect University of Missouri research

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is causing natural gas shortages, including helium shortages. One-third of the Earth’s helium is produced in the Middle ...
Investing

Here’s a look at the impacts the war is having on the helium industry

Investing.com – The ongoing Middle East conflict is beginning to ripple through the global helium market, disrupting supply chains and raising risks for key industries such as semiconductors and ...
CNBC

The Tech Download: How Russia could profit from Iran war helium supply chain disruption in the chip sector

Skip the noise. Get the download. Helium, key to semiconductor manufacturing, has emerged as a key focus for the tech sector as the Iran war impacts supply chains globally. A prolonged conflict would ...
The New York Times

An Invisible Bottleneck: A Helium Shortage Threatens the Chip Industry

With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I. chip makers there will be no disruptions. Air Liquide supplies helium and ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Now There's a Helium Shortage and It Affects More Than Balloons

Ripple effects from the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to widen. There's yet another brewing shortage, this time in helium. While most people associate helium with ...
Reuters

Helium shortage has started impacting tech supply chains, execs say

SHANGHAI, March 26 (Reuters) - Tightened supply of helium due to the Middle East conflict has started affecting some production in the global tech supply chains, leaving companies scrambling to secure ...
The Hill

Iran war disrupts helium supply, threatening chip supply chain

The war in Iran is threatening a small but crucial part of the complex supply chain that helps produce the world’s chips, as the conflict limits access to a large chunk of the world’s helium. Qatar ...