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China June primary aluminium imports slump 13.2 per cent as Russia share tops 90 per cent; exports surge on South Korea demand
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In June 2026, China's primary aluminium trade exhibited a pronounced divergence, marked by contracting imports and surging exports. Imports declined sharply in both volume and value, while their origins remained highly concentrated, with Russia retaining its firm lead as the top supplier. On the export front, Asian markets asserted clear dominance, with South Korea and India collectively accounting for nearly 80 per cent of total outbound shipments. Export volumes soared across the board, wit ...
Samsung and SK Hynix: How South Korea came to power two-thirds of the world's memory chips
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Pick up almost any electronic device made over the past five years—a smartphone, an AI server, a laptop or an autonomous-driving computer. Hidden beneath the casing, the memory chips inside are likely to have been manufactured in just three South Korean cities: Hwaseong, Pyeongtaek or Icheon. Even more remarkable is that those chips were probably made by only two companies—Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Together, they produce roughly two-thirds of the world's memory chips and have a combin ...

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South Korean manufacturer Samkee announced on June 24 that it has been selected by a global robotics company as a development partner for a humanoid robot frame project. The project focuses on developing the upper-body skeletal structure frame of a humanoid robot. Samkee will be responsible for prototype development and delivery of the initial production batch. Following specification evaluations, the company expects additional large-scale orders. Samkee is carrying out the development work ...
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