Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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Antitrust tracker

Every Antitrust development in Korean, Chinese and Japanese industry that East Asia Brief has logged — with dates, the companies exposed, and a link to the primary document where one exists.

5 entries · 3 with a linked primary document · Japan, China, South Korea · updated September 9, 2026

DateDevelopmentWhereCompanies exposedConfidenceSource
Kioxia Rejects SK hynix Flash Alliance to Guard SanDisk Ties Chief Executive Hiroo Ota ruled out three-way manufacturing talks, citing antitrust barriers and an existing $31 billion… Japan Kioxia Holdings, SK hynix, SanDisk, Toshiba medium newspim.com
China polysilicon cash costs diverge across regional power grids under new price rules Tariff spreads between northern coal-fired baseloads and southwestern hydro grids create a 25 percent operating cost gap for top… China Tongwei, Daqo New Energy, Xinte Energy, GCL Technology high sec.gov
Korea FTC Targets NXP and Analog Devices Over Chip Distribution Pricing Controls Antitrust examiners initiate formal proceedings over Ship and Debit margin caps and client allocation in non-memory component… Korea NXP Semiconductors, Analog Devices, Hyundai Mobis, HL Mando high ftc.go.kr
China Antimonopoly Review Imposes Harsher Operational Remedies on Automation Mergers State regulators use conditional merger approvals to secure domestic supply guarantees and intellectual property access across… China Schneider Electric, Siemens, ABB, Rockwell Automation
KFTC opens supply contract probe into tier-one robotics and battery parts South Korea's antitrust regulator targets unfair price cuts and compulsory technical data disclosures between manufacturing… Korea LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On, Doosan Robotics

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This tracker is built from East Asia Brief briefings and updates as we publish. Where a briefing rests on a document we can link, the source column points at that document, not at our coverage of it. Confidence grades are explained on our methodology page. Something missing? Tell us.