-- 旭化成(東証:3407)は、ホンダ(東証:7267)が電気自動車(EV)プロジェクトを延期し、需要が落ち込んだことを受け、カナダ・オンタリオ州に建設予定の電池セパレーター工場の稼働開始を2029年以降に延期すると、日本経済新聞が水曜日に報じた。 当初2027年に稼働開始予定だった同工場は、北米向け日本からの輸出で需要を補う方針だという。 同社は、北米のEV市場の見通しを大幅に下方修正し、関連投資を縮小した。成長を支えるのは、エネルギー貯蔵とAIデータセンターの需要だと同紙は伝えている。 米国のエネルギー貯蔵設備は急速に増加しており、2020年代末までにさらに拡大すると予想されている。旭化成は、セパレーター事業の中期的な売上目標も下方修正したが、利益率目標は維持すると同紙は報じている。 (マーケットチャッターのニュースは、世界中の市場専門家との会話から得られた情報に基づいています。この情報は信頼できる情報源に基づいていると考えられますが、噂や憶測が含まれている可能性があります。正確性は保証されません。)
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