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From Geisha Face Paint to Servers, Sakai Chemical Emerges
From Geisha Face Paint to Servers, Sakai Chemical Emerges as AI Linchpin
TL;DROld Japanese makeup powder maker now supplies critical materials for AI chip production.
Why it matters: Unsexy supply chains determine AI infrastructure capacity; material bottlenecks can limit chip manufacturing scale.
Sakai Chemical Industry Co.’s century-old expertise in producing fine powders for face makeup used by geisha is finding a lucrative new use — powering the artificial intelligence boom.
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