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Reports 2026-06-30

China Industrial Lubricants 2026: Great Wall and Kunlun Duopoly with Longpan Going Abroad

China consumed about 7.7 Mt of lubricants in 2025; Sinopec Great Wall and PetroChina Kunlun together hold about 38%, while Lubrizol, Infineum, Chevron Oronite and Afton still control over 91% of compound additives. This report dissects the 2025 market structure, API Groups I-V base oils, refining and blending, leading players, industrial and automotive categories, EV coolants, downstream factory identification, Longpan going abroad via Lubricos, capacity, pricing, policy and risk.

— Tianxia Gongchang Research

Reports 2026-06-30

2026 China PCB Equipment Industry: Market Size & Localization Substitution

A research-institute report on China PCB equipment 2026: mechanical and laser drillers, LDI direct-imaging exposure, wet lines and AOI. Benchmarks Han's CNC, Dingtai Hi-Tech, Dongwei, Suzhou Tianzhun against Schmoll Maschinen, Hitachi ViaMechanics, Mitsubishi, Posalux, Orbotech, with a 2026–2030 outlook.

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Reports 2026-06-30

China's Prefab Steel Structure and Construction 2026 — Industrial Plants, Mega Venues, and Steel Bridges Reshaping the General-Contracting Tier

2026 China steel-structure and prefab-construction deep research: 132M-t output, 35.6% prefab share, CR10 9.4%; Honglu/Jinggong/Hangxiao/Southeast/Fuhuang/CRBC vs Nucor/Steel Dynamics/Tata/SSAB/Cleveland-Cliffs/ArcelorMittal Europe; fabs, lithium, data centres, EV assembly, cross-sea bridges, prefab housing, floating wind; CBAM + prefab plan + East-West Compute + BRI; 5-to-10-year consolidation window.

— Tianxia Gongchang Research

Reports 2026-06-30

Tides of White Oil: 2026 Deep-Dive Research Report on China's Lithium Carbonate Industry

In Nov 2022 China's battery-grade lithium carbonate spiked to RMB 600,000/t; 21 months later it collapsed to RMB 72,000 — an 88% drop. By June 2026 the price hovers around RMB 100,000. China produced 780 kt LCE of carbonate and 360 kt of hydroxide in 2025, over 60% of global supply. This report covers the upstream-midstream-downstream chain across 14 chapters.

— Tianxia Gongchang Research

Reports 2026-06-30

China Ternary Precursor 2026 — Nickel-Cobalt-Manganese Integration and the Global Resource Race

2026 China ternary precursor: shipments 88 kt (84% global), CR3 76% (CNGR 33 + Huayou 18 + GEM 16). NCM811 processing fee at floor ¥8500/t; high-nickel single crystal + NCMA + solid-state adaptation drive premium. Indonesian HPAL Ni 45 kt, DRC cobalt + EOL recycling 380 kt; CBAM + IRA reshape global flows. 14 chapters.

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Insights 2026-06-28

4.8 Million Real Factories × AI: The Data Foundation Race in Supply Chain Discovery

Enterprise information coverage does not equal factory coverage; product catalog coverage does not equal production capacity coverage. In the new AI-driven phase of supply chain discovery, the quality of the data foundation — not its scale — is becoming the decisive variable that determines an AI system's capability ceiling.

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Insights 2026-06-28

Cracking the 'Unfiltered Dimension' Problem: How AI-Verified Recall Fills Structured Data Gaps

Export qualifications, niche certifications, and specialized processes cannot be pre-indexed as structured fields. Traditional search either ignores these dimensions or returns spuriously precise large recall sets. AI online verification combined with in-database cross-checking is closing the structured data gaps in supply chain discovery.

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Insights 2026-06-28

AI Is Reshaping B2B Factory Discovery: From Keyword Search to Conversational Finding

The structural limitations of keyword search are constraining B2B factory sourcing efficiency. Conversational AI — through iterative requirement clarification and real-data counter-questioning — is redefining the factory discovery paradigm.

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Reports 2026-06-28

China Industrial Aluminum Extrusion 2026: Dual-Engine Restructuring Driven by Automotive Lightweighting and Solar Module Frames

China industrial aluminum extrusion crossed 12.5M tons in 2025 (54% of total profile output), completing the inversion from construction-led to industrial-led. Solar frames 3.95M, NEV 1.4M, general 3.6M, rail body 480K. Under EU CBAM 2026, anti-dumping, export-rebate cut, and green-power push, leaders pivot to auto-structural and solar-frame engines. 14 chapters: billet, process, players, downstream, capacity, prices, policy, risks.

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Reports 2026-06-28

China Semiconductor Test Equipment 2026: SoC ATE and Probe Station Localization Push - Market Size and Competitive Landscape Deep Research Report

2025 global semiconductor test equipment market reached about USD 9 billion; mainland China 32% (USD 2.9B) at 28% localization. Analog and power 62/56% localized; high-end SoC ATE only 4%, HBM test 2%. Changchuan, Hwatsing, Jingce, Xinyichang combined CNY 8B 2025 revenue. Report dissects 6 ATE sub-segments, 7 process moats, customer groups, capacity expansion, price cycle, export controls; gives 2026-2030 path to 50% localization.

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Reports 2026-06-28

China Specialty Paper 2026 — Decor Base, Food Packaging and the High-End Breakthrough

2026 deep research on China specialty paper: industry output ~5 mn t, top-two share ~50%; Xianhe 2024 revenue RMB 10.3 bn; Wuzhou H1 2025 revenue RMB 4.1 bn; Huawang decor base going global; Kane capacitor paper duopoly; EU PPWR + PFAS effective August 2026; 14 chapters on 2026-2030 global pathway.

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Reports 2026-06-28

China Biodegradable Plastics 2026: PLA, PBAT, and the Capacity Showdown

A 2026 panoramic on the Chinese biodegradable-plastic industry: PLA and PBAT process routes, the standoff between 4.2 million tonnes of planned capacity and 36% utilisation, the Kingfa-Fengyuan-Hisun-NatureWorks-BASF map, single-use-plastic restrictions and capacity overhang, EU SUP and CBAM impact on exports.

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