Zhangjiang Haoxin, the service platform of Pudong IC industry, was officially unveiled. On December 11th, Shanghai IC Industry Development Forum 2024 and the 30th IC Design Exhibition were held in Pudong, Shanghai. At the meeting, Professor Wei Shaojun, Chairman of Integrated Circuit Design Branch of China Semiconductor Industry Association, and Wu Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of Pudong District Committee and deputy head of the district, jointly unveiled Shanghai Zhangjiang Haoxin Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhangjiang Haoxin), which will add new momentum to the development of integrated circuit industry in Shanghai and even the whole country and promote the higher quality development of regional integrated circuit industry.Shanghai Ultra-high-definition Audio-visual Industry Cluster is unveiled, aiming to reach 200 billion yuan by the end of the Tenth Five-Year Plan. Jing 'an will implement 21 major tasks of the "Four Key Projects" of the Ultra-high-definition Audio-visual Industry, and strive to reach 200 billion yuan by the end of the Tenth Five-Year Plan, with the output of ultra-high-definition audio-visual content exceeding 10,000 hours, making it a highland for the production of ultra-high-definition audio-visual content in China and an ultra-high-definition audio-visual industry cluster with global influence.Jingmen, the Yiwei Lithium Energy Super Energy Storage Factory, was put into operation, with the largest production capacity in Central China. Following the opening and operation of Jingjing High-speed Railway, on December 10th, the Yiwei Lithium Energy 60GWh Super Energy Storage Factory project was officially put into operation in the new energy and new materials industrial park of Duodao District, Jingmen High-tech Zone, becoming a lithium battery production base with the largest production capacity and the longest industrial chain in Central China. The total investment of this project is 10.8 billion yuan, and the first phase covers an area of about 700 mu. It mainly produces MB56 large iron-lithium energy storage batteries, and its cell capacity and cycle times are 25% and 20% higher than those of the same industry products respectively, which are widely used in electric energy storage, ship energy storage and other fields. Taking an electric ship as an example, the voyage distance can be increased by about 40% by using MB56 battery, and the battery life can be extended by about two years.
*ST Masters: It is planned to sell some accounts receivable to Shenzhen Pickup Investment for 60 million yuan. *ST Masters announced that the company plans to transfer the accounts receivable with book value of 16,697,800 yuan (original book value of 171 million yuan) to Shenzhen Pickup Investment Partnership (limited partnership) for 60 million yuan. According to the regulations, the transaction constitutes a related party transaction and does not constitute a major asset reorganization, which needs to be submitted to the company's shareholders' meeting for consideration and approval. The accounts receivable to be transferred this time are all due to the daily business of the company, mainly due to the overdue accounts receivable formed by providing engineering services to the debtor.At the opening of the night session, the main contract of No.20 glue rose by nearly 2%, and the main contracts of low sulfur fuel oil (LU) and coking coal rose by over 1%. In terms of decline, the main contract of alumina fell by more than 1%, and the main contract of palm oil and soybean meal fell by nearly 1%.Senior energy safety official: Poland will start looking for partners for the construction of the second nuclear power plant in early 2025.
The Bank of Japan believes that the cost of waiting for the next rate hike is not high, but it is also open to raising interest rates this month. According to informed sources, Bank of Japan officials believe that there is almost no cost to wait before raising interest rates, and they are still open to raising interest rates next week, depending on data and market development. According to people familiar with the matter, even if the Bank of Japan decides to wait until January next year or a little longer before raising interest rates, the relevant authorities believe that this will not bring huge costs, because there are signs that there is little risk of inflation overshoot. According to people familiar with the matter, officials think it is only a matter of time before the next rate hike, because the economy and inflation are in line with their forecasts. According to people familiar with the matter, officials will make a final decision only after carefully evaluating the data and financial markets before announcing the policy decision in December. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and his committee will discuss next week whether it is necessary to raise the benchmark interest rate from 0.25%. Unlike the situation in July, the yen did not show a strong weakness, so the Bank of Japan believes that the risk of the yen pushing up inflation has weakened.Sources: Thailand's Cabinet approves the draft of the lowest corporate tax law in the world.US officials said that the United States is focused on providing Ukraine with the air defense system it needs to defend against Russian missiles and drones.