[Texas Instruments spends $30 billion open semiconductor factory in its hometown]Texas Instruments broke ground this week in the town of Sherman, about 20 kilometers north of Dallas, to produce 300-millimeter semiconductor chips. If fully completed, the project is expected to be worth $30 billion. Governor Greg Abbott, who attended the ceremony, described the project as the largest economic development investment in Texas history. Editor/Xing Wentao
In the first half of 2026, the West East power transmission capacity of China Southern Power Grid reached 108.1 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%, setting a new historical high for the same period, with clean energy accounting for over 80%. Under the power situation of "strong supply and demand" in the southern region, Nanwang Ultra High Voltage Company has leveraged the synergistic effect of "medium and long-term+spot", and sold over 100 billion kilowatt hours of electricity for the first time in the first half of the year, reaching 103.5 billion kilowatt hours. Editor/Cheng Liting
The annual production of 100000 tons of high-purity manganese sulfate and 20000 tons of manganese trioxide project by Fujian Dexiang New Materials Co., Ltd. has started, with a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan and an area of 299.82 acres. It is a key project in Fujian Province in 2026. The project adopts the independently developed process of "two mines and one step" to produce high-quality manganese based new energy materials. Editor/Cheng Liting