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SK Hynix weighs $3 billion stake sale for Chongqing chip plant as AI demand reshapes memory markets

8/7/2026

In focus: the strategic review of SK Hynix's (000660.KS) semiconductor facility in Chongqing, China, which includes a potential stake sale that could value the asset at approximately $3 billion.

The exploration runs alongside a $38 billion domestic production expansion inside South Korea, with artificial intelligence demand the company's stated catalyst for that build-out.

The next confirmable milestone is any announcement of a formal divestiture process or a named counterparty.

The $3 billion Chongqing asset SK Hynix is examining what to do with its Chongqing semiconductor plant, and a stake sale at approximately $3 billion is one of the paths under consideration.

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