Korea Zinc taps e-waste to build non-China rare earth supply
A state policy report highlights the smelter's urban mining and biochemical extraction ventures as South Korea seeks alternatives…
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Every EAB briefing filed under the Export Controls policy tag, newest first. 100 briefings.
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Samsung denies Chinese tool testing as US tightens fab controls
South Korean memory makers face annual US export reviews for their Chinese fabs as Washington curbs equipment servicing and…
Xi Jinping plans business delegation for Donald Trump summit
Beijing aims to ease trade friction and protect cross-border commerce as U.S.
Tesla drops rare earths in Cybercab motor to cut China risk
The drive unit shrinks 18% and sheds 25% in weight, while federal regulators open a safety review into the driverless vehicle in…
Samsung SDI explores Chinese suppliers for solid-state cells
The battery maker is vetting sulfide electrolyte precursors in China ahead of 2027 production, risking friction with US subsidy…
SK hynix starts $4 billion packaging plant in Indiana to feed US AI
The Purdue Research Park campus will open cleanrooms in October 2028 before starting mass production of next-generation…
Japan offers U.S. chip investment to win semiconductor tariff relief
Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa met Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to protect Japanese chip suppliers using Tokyo's $550…
China rare earth suppliers halt US shipments ahead of Washington summit talks
Processors pause mineral cargoes to American buyers over regulatory risks despite valid export licenses, leaving United States…
Brazil Senate passes critical minerals bill to expand rare earth processing
The legislation allocates 7 billion reais to build domestic refining capacity and challenge China's control over permanent magnet…
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…
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 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…
Korea tightens cross-border M&A reviews on core industrial technologies
Revisions to the industrial technology act and updated national core technology rosters give regulators direct injunction powers…
China scales dysprosium recovery from spent magnets as primary mining quotas tighten
Hydrometallurgical refiners now extract up to 12 percent of domestic heavy rare earth supply from NdFeB scrap under Beijing's…
Korea tightens export licensing rules on robotics actuator technologyMembers
South Korea mandates end-user vetting for precision motion blueprints, raising compliance duties for robotics ventures seeking…
Korean Shipyards Submit Coordinated CPSP Bid with Industrial Offsets
Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai structure offset packages for Canada's $40 billion patrol submarine replacement program.
China RISC-V Chipmakers Tap Domestic 14nm Nodes for Industrial AI
Chinese fabless designers are taping out custom RISC-V edge accelerators on SMIC 14nm lines to bypass advanced packaging…
Japan Tightens Laser Micromachining Screening Under Revised Dual-Use Export Rules
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry updated technical thresholds for pulse duration and beam wavelength, altering…
China Customs tightens origin documentation for graphite transit shipments
New administrative guidelines mandate verified origin certificates and technical assays for bonded graphite transshipments across…
China mandates digital tracking codes for heavy rare earth shipments to tighten export control
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requires refiners to register dysprosium and terbium batches on a state…
Naura and SMEE Accelerate Domestic Tool Shipments to Chinese Fabs
Chinese chipmakers expand procurement of domestic etching and lithography tools as foundries push to insulate production lines…
China Tightens Dual-Use Graphite Export Licensing for Anode Supply Chains
Ministry of Commerce reviews stretch to 75 days as overseas battery makers face granular end-user documentation rules for…
China DRAM Makers Advance Proprietary Vertical Stacking to Counter HBM Export Curbs
Domestic memory fabricators and packaging houses deploy customized TSV tools and hybrid bonding to build localized high-bandwidth…
Tokyo Electron Deploys Cryogenic Etch Systems to Challenge US Grip on 3D NAND
The Japanese toolmaker is qualifying high-selectivity dielectric etch platforms across South Korean and Japanese memory lines as…