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Western Digital completes carbon-free energy transition at 5 manufacturing sites
Western Digital is pursuing an energy strategy aimed at sustainability as AI storage demand accelerates, it said on April 23, publishing its FY2025 sustainability report. It said it now runs five manufacturing sites on 100 percent carbon-free energy and raised renewable energy use across global manufacturing to 66 percent. It also reported lower emissions intensity in product use, new supply-chain targets, and progress on recycled materials and rare-earth recovery.
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U.S. Radify targets rare earths with plasma refining, challenging China dominance
U.S. startup Radify Metals is developing plasma-based metal refining technology to challenge China-centred rare earth supply chains. The company aims to remove oxygen from rare earth oxides to produce pure metals using superheated hydrogen plasma, leaving water vapour as the only byproduct. Radify is developing reactors for neodymium and dysprosium and plans to scale from kilogram-per-day output to a 100 kg-per-day pilot. It has raised close to $3 million.
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U.S. Congress introduces bill to tighten chip tool export controls to China, targeting ASML DUV
The U.S. Congress has introduced new export-control legislation aimed at blocking sales, maintenance and technical support for semiconductor equipment to major Chinese chip firms, Cryptopolitan reported. The bipartisan MATCH Act would narrow access to key tools China cannot produce and extends restrictions beyond advanced EUV to older DUV systems, including ASML immersion DUV. The bill lists firms such as SMIC and Huawei and would press allies to strengthen rules within 150 days.
