Spot silver rose by 1.00% intraday, quoted at $68.78/oz; the main COMEX silver futures contract was last quoted at $68.75/oz, up 1.07% on the day.

Sempra Energy, a U.S. energy company, stated that if the project is approved and constructed, it will export up to 27 million tons of liquefied natural gas, with exports expected to begin in the second half of 2034.

According to reports, Kioxia Holdings will invest more than 1 trillion yen to build a new manufacturing plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, for mass production of NAND flash memory. Kioxia is expected to announce the construction plan on August 27.

Regulatory filings show that U.S. energy company Sempra Energy has started the process to build a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in southeastern Texas. The company plans to construct an LNG plant with four production lines as an expansion of its existing LNG export facility.

U.S. energy company Sempra Energy stated that if the project is approved and constructed, it will export up to 27 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas, with exports expected to begin in the second half of 2034.