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Iwatani

Helium distribution in Japan (about half the market)

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Where it fits in a quantum computer

Its integrated report puts its share of Japan’s helium market at about 50%, with two helium centers, several overseas sources (it first procured helium from Qatar in 2013) and company-owned containers; its industrial-gas page claims Japan’s leading market share for helium and about 70% for hydrogen.

What the evidence establishes

Upstream enabler

Disclosed: Iwatani’s integrated report and industrial-gas page describe its helium supply and Japanese market share.

Materials, isotopes, gases, substrates, equipment or foundry capacity behind quantum-computer components. This is not a component supplier role or an established quantum revenue stream.

Component roleHelium distribution in Japan (about half the market)
EvidenceDisclosed: Iwatani’s integrated report and industrial-gas page describe its helium supply and Japanese market share.
How we knowDisclosed The company’s own filing, release, annual report, product page or investor record describes the quantum-computing role. Where customers are unnamed, the listing says so.
Primary sourceIwatani — supporting disclosure
Company or official disclosure; vendor claims are attributed to their source.
Checked. This is the research review date, not the source publication or quote time.

Keep in perspective

Iwatani does not mention quantum computers, and helium is not broken out of its Industrial Gases & Machinery segment. It transferred its own cryogenic-equipment manufacturing business to ULVAC Cryogenics in 2014.

Diversified business exposure. This describes the breadth or role of the business; it is not an investment rating. A quantum-computing product, design-in or partnership does not by itself establish material quantum revenue, market share, or future returns.

Connections to the assembly

These links explain the technology relationship. The model is illustrative and does not represent an actual manufacturer’s bill of materials.

Helium-4 gas

Industrial helium-4, the working gas of the compressor and cold head and most of the dilution mixture. It is recovered from natural gas and delivered in high-pressure cylinders.

Scope of the company links: Helium-4 is the cryocooler’s working gas and most of the dilution mixture; a dry system does not boil off liquid helium but still needs pure gas to charge and top up. Mapped upstream: ExxonMobil (LaBarge, 20% of world supply per its 2022 page), Linde, Air Products and Air Liquide (global suppliers), Iwatani (about 50% of Japan’s market) and Nippon Sanso (which raised Japanese helium prices by 30% or more from July 2026). None names a quantum-computer customer for helium-4, and Chart Industries, now part of Baker Hughes, is not mapped.

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