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Thursday 25 June 2026
Aleees to build 100,000-tonne precursor plant in Taiwan to supply North American LFP demand
Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry, or Aleees, said on June 25 that it will accelerate construction of a phosphoric iron precursor plant in Taiwan, targeting an annual capacity of 100,000...
Thursday 25 June 2026
China tightens export controls on strategic minerals with new whistleblower system
China's Commerce Ministry has expanded oversight of strategic minerals and dual-use goods, adding whistleblower channels, reporting rules, and penalties for evasion. The move could...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Ability Enterprises boosts investment in Agility as demand for robot and drone optical modules rises
Ability Enterprises said it plans to increase its exposure to Agility Robotics after the robot maker disclosed plans for a Nasdaq listing via a SPAC. The move underscores rising demand...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Jeter to open Dallas warehouse in July 2026 to serve US AI hardware ecosystem
Texas is emerging as a logistics hub for hardware manufacturing as Taiwan's electronics makers expand into Dallas and Houston, according to Jeter. The company said a new Dallas warehouse...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Foxtron pivots overseas strategy toward Europe as EV competition intensifies
Foxtron is shifting its overseas plans toward Europe as global electric vehicle competition heats up and trade barriers rise. Chairman Andy Lee said the company will use local partnerships...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Commentary: Micron turns AI memory crunch into a buyback story
Micron Technology is turning the AI memory boom into a new Wall Street story: not just record DRAM, NAND and HBM demand, but stronger free cash flow, long-term customer commitments...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Micron says AI memory shortage will outlast 2027, locks in US$100 billion customer deals
Micron Technology expects the global memory market to remain supply-constrained beyond 2027, driven by surging artificial intelligence demand and structural limits on new manufacturing...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Automotive memory and LFP material costs surge, impact seen with Chinese automakers
Surging prices for automotive memory and lithium carbonate, a key upstream material for lithium batteries, have become a challenge regarding Chinese automakers' profit margins this...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Coplus developing Nvidia-backed AI headlights
Coplus took a cautiously optimistic view of the second half of 2026 during an investors conference on June 24. The Taiwan-based auto parts supplier said it has lined up countermeasures...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Chinese chip packaging giant JCET plans US$1.1b AI chip packaging plant
JCET Group is accelerating its AI chip packaging expansion with a CNY7.8 billion (US$1.1 billion) investment in a new advanced packaging and testing plant in Shanghai Lingang, strengthening...
Thursday 25 June 2026
China moves to build helium reserve as Nippon Sanso sets over 30% price hike

Global helium supply is under renewed strain. Nippon Sanso, Japan's largest industrial gas supplier, announced it will raise prices across...

Thursday 25 June 2026
AI server demand drives sharp price gains in high-end MLCCs
Rising demand for AI server builds is tightening the global supply of high-end MLCCs, driving steep price increases in China's electronics distribution market and exposing how quickly...
Thursday 25 June 2026
China's 360 unveils AI cybersecurity tools claimed to rival Anthropic's Mythos
Chinese cybersecurity company 360 Security Technology has unveiled a pair of AI-powered cybersecurity tools that it says can match the capabilities of Anthropic's highly restricted...
Thursday 25 June 2026
ByteDance's reported AI chip orders mark breakthrough for Chinese GPU maker Iluvatar CoreX
ByteDance's reported plan to purchase at least 50,000 AI inference chips from Shanghai-based GPU developer Iluvatar CoreX could become one of the most significant commercial wins yet...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Anthropic accuses Alibaba of largest distillation attack on Claude, escalating the US-China AI fight
Anthropic's claim that Alibaba "illicitly" harvested its Claude model marks the biggest alleged case yet of a Chinese firm copying a top US lab, sharpening a national-security debate...