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The global Nitrogen Trifluoride ($NF_3$) and Fluorine Gas ($F_2$) Market is currently the "Invisible Backbone" of the 2026 high-tech manufacturing era. Valued at 509.97 USD Billion in 2024, the market is being propelled by the rapid expansion of semiconductor fabrication plants and the global surge in demand for high-resolution flat-panel displays. As the electronics industry moves toward sub-5nm chip architectures, this market is projected to reach 815.67 USD Billion by 2035, exhibiting a steady 4.36% CAGR.

Market Highlights

Current Market Size (2024): 509.97 USD Billion

Estimated 2026 Market Value: ~555.42 USD Billion (Driven by the 2026 commissioning of new mega-fabs in Asia and North America)

Forecast Value (2035): 815.67 USD Billion

CAGR: 4.36% (2025–2035)

Dominant Grade: Industrial Grade (High-volume cleaning applications)

Primary Application: Etching and Cleaning (~65% Share)

Regional Leaders: Asia-Pacific (Manufacturing Hub), North America, and Europe

2026 Strategic Market Outlook: Purity & Sustainability

In 2026, the demand for specialized fluorine gases is no longer just about volume—it’s about ultra-high purity ($> 99.9\%$) to ensure zero-defect manufacturing in next-gen electronics.

Chamber Cleaning Evolution: 2026 is a record year for $NF_3$ in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) chamber cleaning. Unlike traditional methods, $NF_3$ provides superior cleaning efficiency with lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to older alternatives. In 2026, semiconductor manufacturers are increasingly adopting "On-Site" $F_2$ generation systems to further minimize the carbon footprint associated with gas transportation.

The Sub-5nm Etching Surge: A major 2026 technical trend is the use of high-purity Fluorine Gas ($F_2$) for precise atomic layer etching. As 2026 AI processors and high-performance computing (HPC) chips require increasingly dense transistor counts, the selectivity and reactivity of $F_2$ have become essential for maintaining structural integrity at the atomic level.

Solar & Photonics Integration: As of 2026, the Photonics and Solar PV sectors have emerged as high-growth niches. $NF_3$ is vital for cleaning the thin-film silicon and glass surfaces used in 2026 high-efficiency solar cells, helping manufacturers achieve the light-absorption benchmarks required for the 2026 energy transition.

Sector & Regional Dynamics

Semiconductors & Microelectronics (2026 Engine): This remains the dominant end-use industry. In 2026, the global "Chip War" has led to a geographic diversification of supply, with record Direct Sales to new fabrication facilities in the US, Germany, and India.

Aerospace & Automotive Synergy: 2026 is seeing a rise in specialized fluorine applications for surface treatment of automotive components and aerospace alloys. These 2026 processes enhance paint adhesion and corrosion resistance for high-performance vehicles.

Regional Powerhouses:

Asia-Pacific: Holding the largest 2026 share, led by South Korea, Taiwan, and China’s massive electronics manufacturing ecosystems.

North America: Driven by 2026 incentives under the CHIPS Act, which has accelerated the construction of domestic fluorine gas supply chains to support "Home-Grown" semiconductor production.

Europe: The 2026 global leader in Environmental Compliance, with a focus on $F_2$ abatement technologies and research into low-GWP (Global Warming Potential) etching mixtures.

2026 Purity & Distribution Matrix

Purity Level2026 Market Status2026 Strategic Application$> 99.9\%$Fastest GrowthCritical for 2026 sub-5nm chip fabrication.$99.5\% - 99.9\%$Volume LeaderStandard 2026 flat-panel and LCD cleaning.Direct SalesDominant ChannelPreferred for 2026 long-term "Bulk-Gas" fab contracts.Industrial GradeResilient BaseEssential for 2026 metal processing and medical tech.

Key Market Players (2026)

The 2026 competitive landscape is led by global giants such as Air Liquide (France), Linde plc (Ireland), Air Products and Chemicals (USA), SK Materials (South Korea), and Taiyo Nippon Sanso (Japan). Success in 2026 is being won by "Gas Management Partnerships"—firms that manage the entire gas lifecycle, from on-site generation to 2026 waste gas recycling and abatement.

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Free Kindle book "NF3, SF6 and the Doomsday Super Greenhouse Gases available tomorrow January 18th through January 22nd.

Scientists admit and the near apocalyptic LA fires clearly demonstrate, global warming is proceeding much more rapidly than predicted.  Also quite clear is that our efforts to address climate change have been woeful failures.

The current politically correct strategy for addressing global warming is not only ineffective but is also creating a massively worse situation that threatens to doom mankind and most life on the planet.

Almost all of the efforts to alleviate global warming to date have been focused on carbon dioxide (CO2), the most benign of the greenhouse gases.  The principal strategy has been to replace coal and gas electrical production with "clean energy," especially wind and solar photovoltaics (solar panels). 

Nitrogen TriFluoride (NF3), a gas used in the manufacture of computers, flat screen televisions and SOLAR PANELS is 17,200 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than CO2.  While CO2 levels in the atmosphere have barely inched upward and, in fact, have actually decreased in the US and EU, NF3 use has increased by 10-11% a year, and recent studies have shown that NF3 levels in the atmosphere are eight times greater than originally predicted. Currently NF3 is addressed only by a meaningless reporting requirement and even that is being ignored by China and others.

Proponents of terraforming Mars have advocated using NF3 and other super greenhouse gases to warm the Martian atmosphere to Earthlike levels.  More likely, however, is that NF3, etc., will turn the Earth's climate Venus-like, a planet where lead is molten on the surface. 

Why aren't the super greenhouse gases being more directly addressed?  In the case of NF3 specifically, given its mind-boggling global warming potential and increasing usage, why have the world's governments and NGOs chosen to ignore it?

One motive might be bureaucratic embarrassment, after all the EPA awarded a prize to initial NF3 manufacturer for replacing an ozone depleting gas.  

No doubt there has been lobbying pressure (and misinformation), such as a claim that only 2% of NF3 escapes into the atmosphere.  Scientists, however, have found that the levels of NF3 in the atmosphere are eight times higher than if the 2% was valid.

Also, most NF3 comes from and is used in east Asia.  The big four of which is  China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.  China does not even comply with the virtually meaningless reporting requirement.  Agencies and nations may feel enforcement is impossible and return to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.  

THE HIDDEN DOOMSDAY SUPER GREENHOUSE GASES THEY DON"T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT

Scientists admit and the near apocalyptic LA fires clearly demonstrate, global warming is proceeding much more rapidly than predicted.  Also quite clear is that our efforts to address climate change have been woeful failures.

The current politically correct strategy for addressing global warming is not only ineffective but is also creating a massively worse situation that threatens to doom mankind and most life on the planet.

Almost all of the efforts to alleviate global warming to date have been focused on carbon dioxide (CO2), the most benign of the greenhouse gases.  The principal strategy has been to replace coal and gas electrical production with "clean energy," especially wind and solar photovoltaics (solar panels). 

Nitrogen TriFluoride (NF3), a gas used in the manufacture of computers, flat screen televisions and SOLAR PANELS is 17,200 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than CO2.  While CO2 levels in the atmosphere have barely inched upward and, in fact, have actually decreased in the US and EU, NF3 use has increased by 10-11% a year, and recent studies have shown that NF3 levels in the atmosphere are eight times greater than originally predicted.

Proponents of terraforming Mars have advocated using NF3 and other super greenhouse gases to warm the Martian atmosphere to Earthlike levels.  More likely, however, is that NF3, etc., will turn the Earth's climate Venus-like, a planet where lead is molten on the surface. 

SOLAR ENERGY IS NOT CLEAN ENERGY

The current politically correct strategy for addressing global warming is not only ineffective but is also creating a massively worse situation that threatens to doom mankind and most life on the planet.

Almost all of the efforts to alleviate global warming to date have been focused on carbon dioxide (CO2), the most benign of the greenhouse gases.  The principal strategy has been to replace coal and gas electrical production with "clean energy," especially wind and solar photovoltaics (solar panels). 

Nitrogen TriFluoride (NF3), a gas used in the manufacture of computers, flat screen televisions and SOLAR PANELS is 17,200 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than CO2.  While CO2 levels in the atmosphere have barely inched upward, NF3 use has increased by 10-11% a year, and recent studies have shown that NF3 levels in the atmosphere are eight times greater than originally predicted.

Proponents of terraforming Mars have advocated using NF3 and other super greenhouse gases to warm the Martian atmosphere to Earthlike levels.  More likely, however, is that NF3, etc., will turn the Earth's climate Venus-like, a planet where lead is molten on the surface. 

Galloping Towards Oblivion:  NF3, SF6 and the Apocalyptic Super Greenhouse Gases

In a radio interview on the Paranet Continuum in 1996, award winning investigative reporter and author R. Roy Blake predicted that the next catastrophe that mankind might face would be a “superflu coming out of China,” 24 years before Covid. He now warns that there is a family of “super greenhouse gases,” that are being ignored by nations and even environmental groups, hundreds to thousands of times more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2 (carbon dioxide) whose use is growing exponentially and whose greenhouse effect “makes human survival (in the future) unlikely.”

For example, NF3 (nitrogen trifluoride) is 17,200 times more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2. While the presence of CO2 in the atmosphere has barely inched upward, the use of NF3 (used in the manufacture of computers, flat screen televisions and SOLAR PANELS) has increased by at least 10% annually. 

Unfortunately, the UN, EU, US and even environmental organizations have chosen to ignore the issue or even to inform the public about its existence.

Author R. Roy Blake is an award winning investigative reporter (Project Censored 2001 award for article “Genetic Bullets,” in the Washington Free Press. In 2019 his oft-derided assertions that the 1988 Presidential campaign of Senator Gary Hart had been derailed by political dirty tricks was proven true when the Atlantic Monthly reported the deathbed confessions of Bush campaign manager Lee Atwater and his friend, a Democratic political operative, confirming that this was the case. He is also author of “Dying for the Truth: Reporters and Whistle-Blowers Who Died for your Right to Know.”

Brothers and Sisters;

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Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday October 29th and ending on Saturday November 2nd, I am offering a Free Kindle book at Amazon entitled Galloping Towards Oblivion:  NF3, SF6 and the Apocalyptic Super Greenhouse Gages, please accept yours.  Below are links to the Kindle, Paperback and Audiobook of Galloping Towards Oblivion. 

There is a family of “super greenhouse gases,” that are being ignored by nations and even environmental groups, hundreds to thousands of times more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2 (carbon dioxide) whose use is growing exponentially and whose greenhouse effect “makes human survival (in the future) unlikely.”

For example, NF3 (nitrogen trifluoride) is 17,200 times more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2. While the presence of CO2 in the atmosphere has barely inched upward, the use of NF3 (used in the manufacture of computers, flat screen televisions and SOLAR PANELS) has increased by at least 10% annually. Unfortunately, the UN, EU, US and even environmental organizations have chosen to ignore the issue or even to inform the public about its existence. 

It does not take too much imagination to realize that putting one’s head in the sand concerning gases that are thousands of times more potent greenhouse agents cannot end well. 

Best Regards and God Bless,

Richard Roy (R. Roy) Blake

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