Germany plays down report on banning chip chemicals to China

April 27 (Reuters) – Germany currently has no plans to ban the export to China of chemicals used to manufacture semiconductors, officials said on Friday, a day after a Bloomberg report suggested such a move could be in the works and Beijing called it destabilising. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office “is not currently pursuing any plans for an export ban on chip chemicals to China”, a spokesperson said. The person added that talks with foreign partners were confidential, without elaborating. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that the government was considering restrictions on the chemicals in order to reduce Germany’s exposure to the…