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Thursday 4 June 2026
Ventec wins spillover high-speed CCL orders, revenue rises
Ventec International said May 2026 revenue kept growing, driven by sustained demand for high-margin aerospace polyimide (PI) materials, the start of mass production after high-speed...
Thursday 4 June 2026
Formosa Chemicals moves into AI data center materials and DUV photoresist precursors
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. announced plans to expand into high-value semiconductor and AI data center materials and will debut these businesses at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2026. The...
Thursday 4 June 2026
E Ink and BMW advance automotive color-changing tech toward market readiness
Taiwan-based electronic paper leader E Ink Holdings is preparing to bring its color-changing vehicle technology to market after overcoming key regulatory and technical hurdles with...
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Taiwan PCB output could top NT$1 trillion in 2026, but risks remain
Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) makers are expected to see domestic and overseas output rise 15.1% year-over-year to NT$1.05 trillion (approx. US$33.5 billion) in 2026, according...
Sunday 31 May 2026
Niching buys control of thermal partner as cooling demand rises
Niching Industrial Corp. said on May 28 that it will acquire an 82% stake in Ming Chun Yuan Precision Technology for NT$508 million, with the transaction expected to close on July...
Sunday 31 May 2026
AI demand and transport costs fuel continued price hikes in 2Q26
As the Middle East conflict escalates and demand for AI applications grows, product quotations continue to rise in the second quarter of 2026. Chen-Cheng Pan, chairman of silicone...
Sunday 31 May 2026
Nan Ya Plastics targets three new business pillars to lift electronic materials to 60% by 2026
Nan Ya Plastics announced at its May 29 shareholders meeting that it would pivot into three new business areas — medical materials, semiconductor materials, and comprehensive...
Saturday 30 May 2026
Google-backed robot startup tests E Ink electronic paper for humanoid skin
The humanoid robotics industry is looking beyond mechanical structures for its next wave of innovation, with materials emerging as a potential focus for new market opportunities. A...
Friday 29 May 2026
Intel's foundry comeback hinges on advanced packaging
Intel is reportedly making a major push into advanced semiconductor packaging as it seeks to strengthen its foundry business and expand capacity for its Embedded Multi-die Interconnect...
Friday 29 May 2026
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers outlines AI and semiconductor growth plans amid market volatility
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp. said at its May 28 shareholders meeting that it will pursue expansion in AI, semiconductor chemicals, and eco-friendly notebook materials as it navigates...
Friday 29 May 2026
Export controls cast a shadow over AI's optical communications supply chain
The Taiwanese semiconductor materials company Visual Photonics Epitaxy, a supplier of compound semiconductor wafers used in optical communications, said demand tied to artificial intelligence...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Iteq sees AI data center demand lift M7+ CCL shipments
Copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Iteq held its 2026 annual general meeting on Thursday, with Chairman Dennis Chen saying that the continued deepening of generative AI applications,...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Formosa Chemicals maps turnaround through hydrogen, AI, and semiconductor materials
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation said it is accelerating restructuring and diversification efforts after posting losses in 2025, as the petrochemical major pivots toward higher-value...
Thursday 28 May 2026
Formosa Chemicals to showcase low-carbon 5N5 hydrogen and semiconductor materials at COMPUTEX 2026
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation announced it will debut at COMPUTEX 2026 next week to present a push into semiconductor-grade materials and low-carbon hydrogen supply aimed...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Taiwan's Wah Lee expands into specialty gases as materials costs are passed on quarterly
Wah Lee Industrial said it has formally moved into investments in standard gases and other supplies needed by wafer fabs, with its Tainan logistics center set to open in the second...