Photoresists (KrF, ArF, EUV)
$0.45 bnAnnual import
0%Indian capability
7,350Supplier concentration (HHI)
₹4,000 crTo localise
Why India imports it. Zero domestic photoresist manufacturing; chemistry and purification IP tightly held by JSR, Tokyo Ohka, Shin-Etsu, Fujifilm.
Why it matters. Photoresists are a single point of failure in the lithography stack; a Japan-China trade spat would freeze Indian fabs.
Can India localise it? Hard - requires 10+ years of polymer chemistry + GMP-grade purification.
Where it comes from. Japan (85%), USA (10%), South Korea (5%).
Scorecard
The ten indices
CMDI 85Dependency
LPI 26Localisation potential
IAI 49.75Investment attractiveness
SRI 86Supply risk
SCI 61.25Supply-chain complexity
TRI 37Technology readiness
IMI 72Industrial multiplier
NSRI 58National-security relevance
EPI 55.5Export potential
ICGI 93.5Capability gap
Who makes it
Manufacturers
In India
No significant domestic maker.
Global leaders
Jsr CorporationTokyo OhkaShin EtsuFujifilm
Intelligence
Related signals
- India Now Has a Structured Map of Where It Stays Import-Dependent
- India's Deepest Chokepoints: EUV Photoresist, Leading-Edge Logic and Aero-Engines
- Where Dependency Meets Feasibility: SiC Power and Display-Driver ICs Are the Build-Now Surfaces
- High-Purity Minerals Enter the Semiconductor Feedstock Chain
Sources
Primary references
Confidence: Strategic inference. Strategic inference: import value reasoned from global photoresist TAM share; India-specific data not public. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).