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Friday 13 June 2025
Functional materials player Trans-Sun taps new PC orders to power 2Q recovery
Taiwan's Trans-Sun Materials Technology posted consolidated revenue of NT$110 million (approx. US$3.67 million) in May 2025, down 6.7% month-over-month and 12.28% year-over-year....
Thursday 12 June 2025
GEM sees May revenue decline amid China holidays, US tariff uncertainty
GEM Terminals (GEM) reported consolidated revenue of NT$248 million (approx. US$8.28 million) for May 2025, marking a 23.06% year-over-year drop and an 8.62% decline from April. The...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Goldsun Building hits record May revenue with the AI construction boom in Taiwan

Fueled by an unprecedented surge in AI-related infrastructure projects, Taiwan's domestic construction materials leader reported record-breaking...

Wednesday 11 June 2025
Taiwan-Korea alliance targets semiconductor materials dominance
PCB wet process equipment and semiconductor materials agent Ampoc recently announced a strategic technical partnership with South Korean semiconductor materials leader DCT Material...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Rare earth magnet shortage poses risk to India's EV ambitions
A prolonged disruption in rare earth magnet supplies could slow down India's electric vehicle (EV) rollout and impact the broader automobile industry, according to a recent assessment...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Tesla rewires its battery strategy with US-made LFP pivot
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, now refocused on company operations after stepping back from government affairs, has unveiled plans to build a fully vertically integrated battery supply chain...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Ampoc partners with South Korea's DCT Material to expand advanced process materials market
Ampoc, a distributor of PCB wet process equipment and semiconductor materials, announced that in response to the growing global demand for high-end materials in advanced semiconductor...
Monday 9 June 2025
Largan chairman sees no reason for optimism in 2H25
Taiwan's Largan Precision Chairman En-Ping Lin told shareholders that there's no optimistic reason to expect improvement in the economic outlook and key product markets for the second...
Monday 9 June 2025
Chinese controls on rare earth to have limited impact on 2H25 shipments, says Pegatron
The Chinese government has been using controls on rare earth metals as a weapon amid the ongoing US-China tariff war. In April, Beijing imposed export controls on seven medium to...
Sunday 8 June 2025
Taiwan researchers develop eco-friendly laser tech to cut semiconductor manufacturing costs
A team of researchers in Taiwan has developed an eco-friendly laser-based deposition and patterning technology that can reduce processing time and material costs for manufacturing...
Friday 6 June 2025
Protrade Applied Materials expands SEA presence
Protrade Applied Materials, a subsidiary of Weblink International specializing in the distribution of industrial raw materials, posted a record-high consolidated revenue of NT$6.07...
Friday 6 June 2025
GaN-on-SiC technology fuels US-China military radar race
Third-generation semiconductor GaN-on-SiC has emerged as a critical battleground in the US-China technology rivalry, with both nations racing to develop advanced military radar systems...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Suzuki halts Swift production in Japan as China's rare earth squeeze hits automakers globally
Suzuki Motor has suspended production of its best-selling Swift series, excluding the Sport variant, at its Japanese plant starting May 26, 2025, as China's tightening of rare earth...
Thursday 5 June 2025
South Korea's Lee proposes 10% tax credit for domestic chip production
South Korea's newly elected President Lee Jae-myung has unveiled a flagship policy offering up to 10% production tax credits for semiconductors manufactured and sold domestically,...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
AI server boom drives Japan's Nittobo to hike fiberglass prices by 20%
Japan's Nittobo raised prices for fiberglass cloth by as much as 20% starting in August, marking the first major increase in materials used for AI servers and 5G equipment as supply...