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AcBel Polytech Inc.

AcBel Polytech Inc. is a Taiwanese manufacturer of power supply units for the telecom, medical and industrial industries, including for data centers. The company also manufactures onboard chargers for electric vehicles.

Hitachi Energy Ltd.

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. Established in 2020, the company is a market leader in power electronics for wind and solar, as well as in high-voltage DC (HVDC) technology. IDTechEx spoke to Hitachi Energy at SEMICON Europa 2025 in Munich.

How Magnets and Batteries are Key to Critical Material Recovery Growth

IDTechEx forecasts that the critical material recovery market value will exceed US$66 billion per year by 2046, as demand, waste volume, and regulatory pressures all grow. Lithium-ion batteries and rare earth magnets are set to become key secondary sources of critical materials, as commercially mature recycling technology capacity scales in anticipation of growing waste volume becoming available in the 2030's.

Noveon Magnetics

Founded in 2012, Noveon Magnetics is a short-loop rare-earth magnet recycler and magnet manufacturer based in Texas, USA. Noveon Magnetics uses a patented powder metallurgy technology to recover, process and regenerate NdFeB magnets. In 2025, Noveon Magnetics has announced several partnerships and production capacity expansions. This update summarizes its latest developments.

Gallox Semiconductors

Gallox Semiconductors is a US start-up established in 2024. It develops gallium oxide technologies for next-generation power electronics.

Parker Lord: Dielectric coating for EV battery

IDTechEx attended a webinar given by Alaina Hull, Global Business Development Manager, in which a UV curable dielectric EV battery coating was presented, called Sipiol UV.