Samsung Electro-Mechanics plans to begin operating a new multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) plant in the Philippines by end‑Q1 next year, South Korean media report. The company started investment negotiations with local authorities at the end of last year and completed talks in about 15 months. Analysts say the move marks a full launch of an "order‑linked rapid expansion" strategy, leveraging long‑term agreements (LTAs) with large global tech customers to accelerate mass production.

On Aug. 3 at the 46th COSPAR science assembly in Florence, Wang Jinsong of the China Meteorological Administration received the William Nordberg Medal, the first Chinese recipient since the award’s 1988 inception; he was also honored with an asteroid name. Wang is director of the National Satellite Meteorological Center (National Space Weather Monitoring and Warning Center) and chief designer of the Fengyun meteorological satellite program; the award reflects international recognition of China’s advances in space science and space‑weather operations, which Wang and his team helped develop from minimal capability to an internationally leading position.

午盤收盤，國內期貨主力合約漲多跌少，硅鐵漲超3%，多晶硅漲超2%，滬銀、20號膠、菜油漲近2%，生豬、不鏽鋼（SS）、橡膠漲超1%。跌幅方面，集運歐線跌超3%，乙二醇（EG）、SC原油跌超2%，紅棗跌近2%，燃料油、低硫燃料油（LU）跌超1%，液化石油氣（LPG）、尿素跌近1%。