POSCO Chairman Urges Australia Critical Minerals Alliance to Diversify SupplyMembers
Chang In-hwa proposed pairing Australian raw materials with South Korean refining during a bilateral summit in Adelaide as POSCO…
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Hungary halts CATL and BYD plant work as environmental rules tighten
Worker nickel exposure at Debrecen and toxic soil probes in Szeged disrupt Beijing's European EV supply chain after Hungary's…
Hanwha Ocean Wins $1.2B Yang Ming Order for Six LNG Container Ships
Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport contracted six 13,000-TEU LNG dual-fuel boxships from the South Korean builder for delivery…
CXMT starts pilot HBM3E production as China accelerates AI chip self-reliance
Chinese memory maker CXMT is testing fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory with domestic chip designers following United States…
Skytech opens TSMC-backed advanced process lab to speed chip tool verification
The joint Taiwan facility focuses on thin-film deposition tools, film modification techniques and chemical precursor screening…
US and China open talks on $30 billion reciprocal tariff reduction
Negotiators review public filings on non-sensitive industrial goods and farm products to build exclusion lists under a bilateral…
Bigwave Robotics partners with automation suppliers to scale US physical AI
South Korean robotics platform integrator forms commercial alliances with FANUC, Rockwell Automation and Rainbow Robotics to…
Hanwha Ocean secures 478 billion won order for three gas carriers through 2030
The contract with an Oceania shipowner expands the South Korean yard's 2026 orderbook to 32 vessels worth $5.94 billion as gas…
Innometry sweeps Samsung SDI US ESS battery inspection orders
The South Korean inspection vendor secured CT equipment contracts across all three Indiana energy storage lines, booking 15.8…
HD Hyundai Heavy union launches partial strike as shipyard wage talks break downMembers
Union delegates begin rotating walkouts across the Ulsan yard after rejecting management pay terms, testing delivery schedules…
CATL Jianxiawo lithium mine faces output cuts as China pulls environmental permit
Yichun regulators revoked the environmental acceptance notice for China's largest lepidolite mine, leaving operations idle and…
SK On Secures 18 GWh US LFP Battery Supply Deal with NeoVolta Power
The five-year agreement delivers 9 gigawatt-hours of Georgia-made cells to NeoVolta and outlines a second 9 gigawatt-hour…
LG taps Samsung Foundry for appliance AI chips under Korean state project
The 31 billion won development consortium marks a rare shift by LG away from TSMC as Seoul backs domestic edge processor supply…
Kyocera opens 68 billion yen Nagasaki plant for AI chip packaging
The Japanese components maker completed construction of its Isahaya site on Sept.
Korean tool makers advance high-k ALD platforms for sub-10nm 3D DRAM fabs
State-backed R&D programs and fab equipment vendors target ultra-thin capacitor films with dielectric constants above 100 for…
Japan accelerates grants for rare-earth-reduced robot motor magnets under economic security act
METI enforces tightened supply-plan standards for heavy-rare-earth substitution and drive-motor manufacturing lines across…
China permanent magnet controls squeeze motor supply as alloy research stallsMembers
Export licensing and refining bottlenecks keep electric drive makers tied to standard rare-earth grades despite laboratory trials…
China RV reducer makers expand heavy-duty robot market share as national testing standards take hold
Chinese gear manufacturers push domestic substitution in 6-axis articulated robot joints past 80% using unified precision…
Korean battery equipment makers deploy vision robots to cut cell stacking time
Assembly lines adopt real-time optical alignment to eliminate electrode defects and lower unit cycle times across pouch cell…
Korean battery makers deploy directional venting to block thermal runaway in EV and ESS packs
LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI are integrating proprietary gas-release vents and thermal barriers into mass-production cells…
TSMC and Japanese Auto Suppliers Scale 28nm BCD Power Chip ProductionMembers
Automotive suppliers integrate high-voltage power management silicon into domestic 300mm foundry lines to secure electrified…
China tightens dual-use export screening on aerospace titanium powders and tooling
Prior licensing rules covering spherical alloy powders and bonding equipment force Western aerospace contractors to audit Tier 2…
Kansai Electric expands virtual power plant dispatch as late summer heat tests factory grids
Utility-scale battery systems and automated industrial demand response balance western Japan manufacturing corridors during peak…
Korean shipyards pitch hybrid electric frigates across Southeast Asia
Naval builders combine gas turbines and electric drives to cut radiated noise as Manila expands its surface combatant fleet.