Idemitsu Kosan Produces Recycled Naphtha at Chiba Refinery
The Japanese refiner integrated a 20,000-ton chemical recycling unit to crack plastic waste into crude oil substitute, closing…
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Yaskawa deploys compact MotoMini arm for cleanroom lines
The 0.5-kilogram payload manipulator addresses semiconductor packaging space constraints as half-year group revenues reach 285.6…
SK On cuts 40 jobs at Tennessee battery site, delaying output to 2028
The South Korean cell maker reduced staffing at its Stanton facility to roughly 30 workers, deferring commercial production to…
HD Hyundai Samho delivers gas carrier Energy North to Qatar
The 88,000-cubic-meter vessel marks the first handover in a $950 million six-ship order, demonstrating South Korean delivery…
HD Hyundai Heavy workers reject wage deal, forcing new talks
Union members voted down a tentative wage agreement offering 40.56 million won in average compensation, renewing labor…
Yaskawa Electric orders hit record high on chip tool demand
The Japanese automation maker lifted full-year revenue guidance to 600 billion yen as motion control orders jumped 38% across…
Hitachi and FANUC partner to deploy physical AI in factories
The Japanese industrial giants will combine HMAX Industry software with autonomous robot arms, scheduling global commercial…
XPeng Scales Humanoid Robot Line with Electric Vehicle Parts in 2026
The Chinese electric vehicle maker aims to build 1,000 units monthly by late 2026, cutting component procurement overhead by…
LG Energy Solution shifts ESS tool orders as supplier defaults
The battery maker reallocated module assembly contracts to SYSTEM R&D and HyVISION SYSTEM following a $22.43 million default by…
Li Auto drops CATL from 2026 i6, tapping Sunwoda and CALB
The automaker confirmed an Oct. 28 rollout for its top-selling electric SUV with proprietary packs, ending single-source reliance…
HD Hyundai delivers lashing-free container ship to CMA CGM
The 13,000-TEU methanol-powered vessel CMA CGM GOLD eliminates manual cargo lashings, expanding deck payload weight by over 10%…
Intel joins Applied Materials in $5 billion chip R&D hubMembers
The partnership connects Oregon labs to Silicon Valley cleanrooms as foundry rivals TSMC and Samsung Electronics share toolmaker…
HD Hyundai teams with Croatia's Iskra on multirole corvettes
The industrial partnership targets a naval procurement tender valued up to €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion), combining South Korean…
Kawasaki Heavy unveils quadruped AI robot for shipyards in 2026
The four-legged machine navigates vertical hull plates using abdominal magnets to automate hazardous welding and inspection at…
BYD readies Da Han EV for Oct. 13 debut with 1,008-km range
The flagship sedan pairs a 0.197 drag coefficient with a 102.3 kilowatt-hour blade battery, pricing between 249,900 yuan and…
Towa plans Kyoto plant to onshore chip packaging equipment
The 5 billion yen facility in Ujitawara will produce resin compression molding systems for artificial intelligence chips starting…
Tokyo Electron nears 1 trillion yen profit on memory capex
Surging wafer equipment demand from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix puts Tokyo Electron's annual operating profit target within…
Hanwha Ocean wins $1.13 billion Yang Ming container order
The contract for six 13,000 TEU dual-fuel vessels represents 12.1% of the shipbuilder's 2025 revenue and locks in Geoje delivery…
LG Energy Solution signs 46-series battery deal for US vans
The non-binding agreement with startup Indigo Technologies covers deliveries from 2027 to 2030, broadening the South Korean cell…
HD Hyundai reserves Mipo dock slots for eight gas carriers
The drydock program dedicates Ulsan berths to 1.42 trillion won in gas vessels, shifting medium-tonnage berths away from…
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries secures offshore substation deal in Taean
The 500-megawatt turnkey contract for the Taean wind project expands the shipbuilder's offshore fabrication yard into renewable…
POSCO Future M signs $4.5B LFP cathode deal with Samsung SDI through 2032
The six-year contract expands Samsung SDI's procurement basket to non-Chinese iron phosphate chemistries while raising aggregate…
BYD files immersion cooling patent to prevent EV pack fires
The two-chamber filing separates electrical connectors in a dry zone while submerging cells in dielectric liquid, targeting…
Hanmi Semiconductor wins $18 million tool deal from Samsung
The 24.48 billion won order for substrate saw and inspection equipment marks the supplier's first major contract with a Samsung…