Industry Notes


January 22, 2026

Metals & Mining Weekly: Metals Mostly Firmer as U.S. Sheet Tightens, Plate Lags, and Iron Ore Slips

By Gordon L. Johnson II

LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher vs. Previous Close. Copper +0.17% to $5.79/lb; aluminum +0.32% to $1.56/lb; nickel +0.31% to $9.49/lb; zinc +0.61% to $1.58/lb; lead +0.11% to $1.11/lb; gold -0.20% to $4,822/oz; silver +0.58% to $93.59/oz;…

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January 21, 2026

Picks & Shovels: GEV replaces Power GM, VRT unveils <100kW density solution, AMZN buys BK solar + storage project, more CCGT prints

By Austin Wang

GE Vernova announced that Mavi Zingoni, GM of its Power division, has resigned to be replaced by Gas Power GM Eric Gray. Vertiv announced new modular cooling solution for <100kW racks. Amazon buys shovel-ready 1.2GW+1.2GW…

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January 16, 2026

GLJ Solar Weekly – California Solar Initiative Data Dump for Nov ’26 + Fireside Chat w/ Large US Solar Distributor + State of the Union in EU Solar Market + Conversation w/ China Solar Investor on Potential for Q1 Demand Pull-Forward

By Gordon L. Johnson II

California Solar Initiative (“CSI”) Data Sheds Light on State of Affairs for Module Level Performance Electronic (“MLPE”) Bellwethers Enphase and SolarEdge, as well as U.S. Storage Market. In this note, we provide the key takeaways from…

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January 15, 2026

Picks & Shovels: VRT competitor closes funding round, new data center planned for Little Rock, AK

By Austin Wang

Two-phase liquid cooling leader Accelsius closes $65mm of Series B funding at an unknown valuation, led by Johnson Controls ($35mm) and Legrand ($30mm). VRT ($172.39, SELL) – Liquid cooling entrant receives VC funding for Austin,…

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January 15, 2026

Metals & Mining Weekly: HRC vs. Prime Spread Widens Further in January

By Gordon L. Johnson II

LME Metal Prices Surged Higher Yesterday. Copper -0.13% to $6.00/lb; aluminum +1.22% to $1.61/lb; nickel +0.59% to $9.56/lb; zinc +0.67% to $1.59/lb; lead +0.33% to $1.13/lb; gold +0.87% to $4,626/oz; silver +6.70% to $92.78/oz; platinum +2.57%…

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January 13, 2026

Are Chinese Solar Stocks Rallying for a (really) Dumb Reason… Setting Up a “Wile E. Coyote” Moment (i.e., cliff) for the Shares in Late March?

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Bottom Line. Last Thursday (link), in what can only be described as unambiguously bad news for publicly traded Chinese solar manufacturers, the CCP quietly pulled the rug out from under the industry’s economics. Effective April…

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January 9, 2026

China Solar Update: Regulators Pull the Handbrake on “Anti-Involution” Initiative

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Anti-Involution Hopes Drove Stellar Performance in Chinese Solar Stocks in 2025. China’s “anti-involution” push in solar is Beijing admitting – quietly – that endless capacity growth and price wars have produced impressive volume statistics and…

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January 8, 2026

Metals & Mining Weekly: Prices Up, Reality Down – Markets Bid on Hope, Not Demand

By Gordon L. Johnson II

LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher Yesterday. Copper -2.55% to $5.86/lb; aluminum +1.20% to $1.58/lb; nickel +4.76% to $9.85/lb; zinc +0.06% to $1.57/lb; lead +0.55% to $1.14/lb; gold -0.79% to $4,459/oz; silver -3.34% to $78.55/oz; platinum -5.67%…

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December 31, 2025

GLJ SOLAR PRICING UPDATE – 12/31/2025: Producers Take Price in a Volumes Vacuum

By Austin Wang

Major Chinese solar producers are aggressively pushing for price increases across the entire value chain, citing rising costs for silver paste and raw materials. Despite these higher quotations, market transactions have largely stalled as downstream…

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December 30, 2025

Picks & Shovels: Gas turbine new entrant secures 2.4 GW Qatar CCGT mandate

By Austin Wang

We understand that South Korea-based Doosan Enerbility, increasingly focused on winning a foothold in global large-scale gas turbines, has won an equipment order to provide the CCGT for a 2.4 GW power plant near Doha,…

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December 29, 2025

Picks & Shovels: Tesla wins UK BESS as E&C

By Austin Wang

Leading clean energy developer Matrix Renewables announced it would retain Tesla as E&C partner for its standalone 1GWh BESS in Eccles, Scotland. PRIM ($128.00, BUY) – Competitors receive full notice to proceed as E&C on…

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December 24, 2025

GLJ SOLAR PRICING UPDATE – 12/24/2025: Chinese Cell Prices Rally as Chinese Makers Offload Sky-High Silver Costs Despite Demand Slump

By Austin Wang

Downstream value-chains pass on silver inflation in this week’s rally even as the upstream commodity takes a step back. Please see bottom of report for important disclosures Gordon L. Johnson/GLJ Research LLC ————————————————– Polysilicon Futures…

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December 23, 2025

Picks & Shovels: GEV wins major India HVDC order from Adani Group company, another offshore wind halt hits Vineyard Wind

By Austin Wang

GE Vernova announced a major contract award to supply HVDC convertors for Adani Energy Solutions’ Gujarat, India renewable power transmission corridor. GEV ($661.81, BUY) – T&D India wins major India HVDC order (link)GE Vernova’s India…

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December 19, 2025

Metals & Mining Weekly: US HRC Steel Prices Hold Firm Near $900/st as Mill Discipline Keeps Lead Times Steady

By Gordon L. Johnson II

LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher Yesterday. Copper +1.28% to $5.33/lb; aluminum +0.40% to $1.41/lb; nickel +1.24% to $7.53/lb; zinc +0.53% to $1.48/lb; lead +0.27% to $1.08/lb; gold -0.21% to $4,329/oz; silver -1.39% to $65.34/oz; platinum +1.28%…

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December 16, 2025

Picks & Shovels: HVDC transformer capacity ramps in Memphis, TN

By Austin Wang

Seoul, SK based Hyosung Heavy Industries announced plans to expand capacity by 50% at its 765 kV power transformer plant in Memphis, TN. GEV ($681.92, BUY) – SK-based OEM announces $157mm investment in Memphis HVDC…

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