Daily Brief Energy/Materials: Ausgold Ltd, Lintec Corp, Shenzhen Capchem Technology, Acutaas Chemicals, Crude Oil and more

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• Since the announcement of the US$0.7 billion secondary offering, Lintec Corp (7966 JP)’s shares have declined 3.7% to the undisturbed price of JPY5,730 per share (20 August).
• It is instructive to look at recent large Japanese placements to understand the potential trading pattern. Lintec’s share decline is lower than the median of recent large placements.
• The offering will likely be priced on 1 September. Since 2021, the average large Japanese placement has tended to generate positive returns.

• Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co., Ltd. is a PRC-based provider of electronic chemicals and functional materials, specializing in battery chemicals. The company aims to optimize its capital structure and enhance core.
• The company is ranked second largest battery electrolyte provider globally in 2025 and first for capacitor chemicals by revenue from 2020 to 2025.
• For the six months ended June 30, 2026, revenue was RMB7,455,314 thousand and profit for the period was RMB998,900 thousand.

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• Acutaas’s 75%-owned Indichem has inaugurated a semiconductor-materials facility in Gongju, South Korea. 
• Separately, the board has approved up to INR  212 crore for an electronic-grade chemicals plant in Gujarat with proposed capacity of up to 81,000 tonnes per annum by FY28.
• The company is assembling an end-to-end model: cost-efficient chemical synthesis in India, followed by ultra-high-purity refining, testing, customer access and qualification in South Korea.

• Just when it appeared the “relative calm” would continue, the U.S. and Iran have resumed military strikes.
• At this juncture, however, we see no reason to amend our previously delineated trading range for the prompt NYMEX crude oil contract of roughly $75.00-$88.00 per barrel.          
• However, given Friday’s surge in value, we consider NYMEX RBOB cracks to be overvalued from a fundamental, seasonal basis as we move into September.