AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI & Data Centers: Oracle’s massive AI data-center push is boosting demand for power and cooling, with Vertiv reporting 24% sales growth as it expands liquid-cooling capacity for AI sites, while Caterpillar supplies generators and turbines to keep pace with grid delays. Semiconductors: Samsung is outsourcing more DDR5 and SSD production to free internal space for advanced HBM packaging, and China has started mass-producing immersion DUV lithography machines to cut reliance on US/EU tools. Industrial Policy & Trade: Auto industry groups urge Trump to keep restrictions on Chinese automakers, warning domestic assembly won’t fix connected-vehicle security risks. Energy & Grid Supply Chains: Hitachi Energy plans a $528M transformer factory in Mississippi, and Oman is investing about RO 15M to localize transformer component manufacturing. Manufacturing Finance & Growth: Moody’s lifts India’s real GDP growth forecast to 7%, citing stronger domestic demand and infrastructure investment. Regional Manufacturing Moves: Bangladesh and Turkey plan a drone factory near India’s border, with Turkey transferring technology.
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