Shanghai is making moderate advancements in the layout of hydrogen-based energy, and policies are expected to promote a double increase in both supply and demand in the hydrogen energy market.
① The General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government issued the "Work Plan for Innovative Development Led by New Energy Storage Demonstration in Shanghai (2025-2030)", focusing on green alcohol and green ammonia, with a long-term goal of forming four hydrogen-based Energy bases in the Lingang New Area, Jiading District, Chemical Zone, and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group. ② Zhang Jin from Huabao Securities believes that with the implementation of related policies, the supply and demand in the "production, storage, transportation, and use" segments of the hydrogen energy market are expected to see a double increase.
The expectation of alumina production boosts the market for caustic soda, and the profitability of related listed companies is expected to improve | Industry Dynamics.
① Driven by expectations of downstream Aluminum oxide expansion, on January 7, the Futures Block Orders contract SH2505 for caustic soda reached a high of 3068 yuan/ton, refreshing a nearly one-year high during the trading session; ② Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Industries stated that, supported by the growth in demand for downstream Aluminum oxide and electrolytic Aluminum, caustic soda prices are expected to be running at a high level in 2025.
Microsoft announced the use of green hydrogen to power Datacenters. Institutions recommend paying attention to the upstream hydrogen production segment.
①Microsoft announced that it has reached an agreement with ESB, where the power control and management building of the datacenter located in Dublin will be powered by zero-emission green hydrogen energy. ②Caitong stated that the green hydrogen sector has attributes of high growth and significant potential, and that the large-scale development of domestic and international green hydrogen projects will allow the electrolysis and compressor segments to fully benefit from the growth.
Acquiring a power plant! Shaanxi coal industry plans to invest over 15 billion yuan in a major asset restructuring of Yunnan Yunwei, leading to a suspension of trading.| Read the announcement.
① Shandong coal industry with a market cap exceeding 240 billion yuan and the small market cap yunnan yunwei both announced in the evening that they will acquire stakes in electrical utilities; ② The former spent over 15 billion yuan to purchase approximately 88.65% of shaanxi coal industry electrical group; the latter is expected to constitute a significant assets restructuring, and stocks will be suspended from trading starting Monday.
Nvidia strengthens its presence in Southeast Asia: the AI research and development center in Vietnam has been launched, and the state-owned enterprise Viettel has received technical support.
Nvidia accelerates its layout in Southeast Asia, on Thursday Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the establishment of an AI research and development center in Vietnam to promote the development of Vietnam's AI industry by building AI infrastructure, training Vietnamese AI experts, and supporting AI startups. In addition, Nvidia will acquire the AI department of Vietnam's Vingroup. During regular trading hours on Thursday, Nvidia's stock price rose by nearly 1% at most.
Solving the phosphogypsum problem, anhui liuguo chemical plans to invest 0.113 billion yuan to build a comprehensive resource utilization repository for phosphogypsum | Read the announcement quickly.
① Anhui Liuguo Chemical announced plans to invest 0.113 billion yuan to build a comprehensive resource utilization project for phosphogypsum; ② The utilization of phosphogypsum has always been a global challenge, and relevant national departments recently issued technical specifications to promote its comprehensive utilization; ③ After rumors about solid state battery, Anhui Liuguo Chemical implemented a public opinion management system following a five-day trading limit.