TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2026--
NIPPON KINZOKU CO., LTD. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasushi Shimokawa; TOKYO: 5491) and its subsidiary, NIKKIN DENJI KOGYO CO., LTD. (Headquarters: Kawaguchi, Saitama; President: Akira Nishimura), are launching a strategic sales initiative for their ultra-thin Grain-Oriented (GT Series) and Non-Oriented (ST Series) electrical steel strips under the brand name "Fine Eco Metal".
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"Fine Eco Metal" is a brand name for our proprietary "Eco-Product" series, certified based on our own environmental standards.
Background and Objectives: Addressing the "Shift to Electrification"
Amid the global movement toward a decarbonized society, there is an increasing demand for the electrification and higher efficiency of equipment. This has intensified the need to minimize energy loss (core loss), particularly in high-frequency ranges.
Leveraging years of proprietary rolling and advanced heat treatment technologies, we have successfully achieved both "unmatched thinness" and "superior magnetic properties" - a combination typically difficult to reach with conventional electrical steel. By positioning these products as "Fine Eco Metal," we aim to accelerate our solutions for customers developing next-generation technologies.
Product Lineup
1) Ultra-Thin Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Strips: "GT Series"
By aligning the crystal grain orientation in a specific direction, this series delivers exceptionally high magnetic properties in that direction. Being significantly thinner (0.04mm to 0.10mm) than conventional grain-oriented strips, it dramatically reduces eddy current loss in high-frequency environments.
Applications: High-frequency transformers, reactors, pulse power supplies, magnetic shielding, etc.
2) Ultra-Thin Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Strips: "ST Series"
This series exhibits nearly uniform magnetic properties in all directions. It significantly suppresses eddy current loss within motors and demonstrates excellent low-loss characteristics across the high-frequency range of 400Hz to 20,000Hz, contributing significantly to higher efficiency and miniaturization of motor designs.
Applications: High-speed motors for drones, electric compressor motors, high-speed medical motors, cryogenic motors, etc.
Outlook: Contributing to Sustainable Manufacturing
Through the expansion of these products, we aim to empower innovative development in high-efficiency motors, next-generation power electronics, and high-frequency transformers.
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About NIPPON KINZOKU Group
Our products have been used in a range of areas from the precision field to the construction industry. https://www.nipponkinzoku.co.jp/en/
By reducing the thickness of the electrical steel strip, eddy current loss (core loss) can be significantly lowered. Eddy currents are electrical currents generated within the electrical steel strip by alternating magnetic fields; they are a primary factor that increases core loss.
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2026--
Global shipments of desktops, notebooks, and workstations in 2Q26 declined 3.6% year-over-year to 65.7 million units according to the latest research from Omdia. Shipments of desktops (including desktop workstations) hit 13.9 million, falling 1.3% annually, while notebook (including mobile workstations) shipments landed at 51.7 million units, representing a 4.2% decline.
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“The sharp increase in memory and storage prices during the first quarter of the year had a significant impact on product pricing in the second quarter,” said Ben Yeh, Principal Analyst at Omdia. “It also prompted consumers and IT decision makers to bring forward their PC purchases to mitigate the risk of further price increases. Although sales volumes were maintained at a stable level, the risk of a subsequent downturn remains.”
Apple’s recent decision to raise prices across MacBooks has become one of the key focal points in the market. However, other PC vendors began increasing prices as early as the end of 4Q25 and have continued to adjust them quarter over quarter. Across comparable product lines, prices have risen by about 20% to 40% compared with the same period last year.
“After the pull-forward activity seen in the first half of the year, signals are now pointing to a period of delayed demand as the true impact of the supply crunch sinks in,” said Ishan Dutt, Research Director at Omdia. “More than half of the B2B channel partners polled in Omdia’s June survey responded that their customers are putting off hardware refresh plans until the market stabilizes, with a further 6% indicating that outright cancellations were likely. In the coming months, as the market approaches the one-year mark from the October 2025 Windows 10 EOS deadline, a significant portion of commercial fleets will remain in need of upgrades.”
Although the pace of memory and storage cost increases is forecast to ease significantly in 2H26, PC selling prices will continue to reflect the upstream component inflation from 2Q26. Omdia’s research indicates that neither memory nor storage prices are projected to reverse within this year. In addition, other components such as multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and printed circuit boards (PCBs) are also becoming more expensive. As a result, PC vendors are expected to continue passing the burden of heavy cost pressure on to customers, which will dampen demand in the second half of the year.
Lenovo retained the top position, shipping 16.6 million units and maintaining a 25% market share despite a modest 2% decline in shipments. HP ranked second with 13.0 million units shipped, as volumes declined 9% year over year. Dell held third place, demonstrating resilience in a supply-constrained environment by shipping 9.3 million units and capturing a 14% market share. Apple recorded the strongest growth among the top vendors, shipping 7.3 million units, driven by the launch of the MacBook Neo and healthy underlying demand. The company gained 2 percentage points of market share compared with 2Q25. Asus rounded out the top five with 5.0 million units shipped, delivering a broadly flat performance year over year.
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60% of channel partners are experiencing delays or cancellations in refreshes from current supply and pricing dynamics
Worldwide desktop and notebook shipments, 1Q23 to 2Q26
