SMM reports El Nifio-driven drought in Indonesia is straining process water supplies and disrupting logistics. Nickel pig iron (NPI) output at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) could be affected in October; production plans remain unclear. Given current market inventories, near-term impact on aggregate supply-demand is likely limited.

Sept 20 — Delegates from the 4th Jiangsu Power Supply Society academic conference visited Chipown Microelectronics’ Wuxi headquarters to tour facilities and hold industry–university–research talks focused on high-frequency, high-density power conversion, electromagnetic compatibility and industry–academia collaboration.

Irish Data Protection Commission said on Monday it has fined Alphabet’s Google €403 million ($463 million) for improperly processing location data in web and app activity and location histories. The penalty followed complaints from multiple European consumer groups. Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said Google’s breaches meant users may not have known their location data was being used to influence them via advertising or to infer interests, eroding control over personal data. The fine is the fourth-largest issued under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation; in 2023 the regulator fined Meta Platforms €1.2 billion for transfers of EU personal data to the United States.