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An explosion and fire at Panasonic's Hukou plant in Taiwan, a key producer of the ultra-low-loss copper-clad laminates (CCLs) used in AI servers, could affect roughly 4% of global high-end CCL supply, according to the Economic Daily News
Verified 2026-11-08
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AI server boards rely on a handful of specialised materials suppliers, so one plant outage can tighten supply and push orders to rival makers.
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