Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development said it will provide €250 million in aid to the most severely affected regions in Africa and Asia hit by a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Huatai Securities research note: Escalating Middle East tensions are disrupting global oil and gas supply-demand, temporarily lifting oil prices and driving inventory draws; but high prices are already causing demand destruction, and as supply constraints ease marginally the oil-price midpoint could gradually return toward equilibrium. In bulk chemicals, capex growth has clearly turned since H2 2025; measures to curb redundant competition, dual-carbon control and the exit of backward overseas capacity are promoting optimization of existing capacity and point to a capacity-cycle inflection. In electronic chemicals, AI compute growth, advanced process nodes, advanced packaging and domestic substitution are lifting semiconductor-material demand, and overseas supply disruptions could boost spot conditions for electronic specialty gases and other critical materials.

据韩国《每日经济》报道，三星与SK集团未来10年的投资计划总额或将达到2000万亿韩元（约合1.3万亿美元）。