RiskWatch: Helium Shortage 5.0?
What are the risk factors facing global helium markets today, and could Helium Shortage 5.0 be on your business’ radar in the year ahead? This inaugural RiskWatch report assesses the complexion of the helium industry in 2025 and where the fault lines may lie for the years ahead.
Chapter 1. A market seldom in surplus
Helium’s properties have for decades earned it an indispensable role in diverse sectors, but it is only since the turn of the century that the noble gas has been the subject of such widespread headlines. Why? Due to its compelling risk-reward matrix.
Prolific shortages have sent shockwaves through customer industries since 2006, creating a cautionary risk profile for end-users and at the same time a gold rush for investors once keen to take advantage of a seemingly finite product with a high price point. For almost 20 years, helium has seldom been a supply chain in surplus.
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