
比利時化工集團Solvay決定擴大台灣半導體級超高純度過氧化氫產能,從每年約3.5萬噸提升至超過7萬噸,規模至少翻倍。此舉顯示國際企業對台灣半導體供應鏈的信心,並提醒人們半導體產業非僅靠晶圓廠可複製,而是依賴完整的材料、設備、人才與研發生態系。台灣產業群聚具備長期競爭力,海外晶圓廠擴張不代表台灣變弱,反可能帶動產業鏈全球延伸。
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台積電持續擴大美國、日本與歐洲布局,引發台灣社會對半導體產業被掏空的擔憂。Solvay擴大台灣超高純度過氧化氫產能的決策提供了另一個觀察角度,顯示國際供應商對台灣產業鏈的信心。
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當台積電持續擴大美國、日本與歐洲布局,「半導體產業會不會被掏空」始終是台灣社會最敏感的問題之一。然而近期一項外商投資,提供了另一個值得觀察的角度。比利時化工集團Solvay決定擴大台灣半導體級超高純度過氧化氫產能,預計由每年約3.5萬噸提升至超過7萬噸,規模至少翻倍。超高純度過氧化氫是半導體製程中重要的清洗化學品,外商願意投入資本擴充台灣產能,看的顯然不是一句「護國神山」的口號,而是未來數年的實際訂單、先進製程需求與台灣半導體產業聚落仍然具有的競爭力。
比利時化工集團Solvay決定擴大在台灣超高純度過氧化氫產能,規模至少翻倍。圖為比利時Solvay布魯塞爾總部。(路透檔案照)這也提醒我們,討論台積電海外設廠不能只看晶圓廠搬到哪裡。半導體從來不是蓋一座廠、裝幾台機器就能複製的產業,而是一整套由設備、材料、化學品、零組件、工程服務、人才與研發能力共同構成的生態系。台積電可以在海外建立生產基地,但台灣數十年累積形成的產業群聚,不可能一夕之間整套搬走。如今當台灣先進製程持續演進,連國際特殊化學品供應商都選擇擴充在台產能,恰恰說明全球企業仍然判斷台灣會是未來半導體供應鏈最重要的核心據點之一。真正值得觀察的,不只是台積電向外投資多少,更要看世界各國企業還願意把多少資金、技術與產能投進台灣。
當然,一項Solvay投資並不能證明台灣從此沒有產業外移風險,更不能因此忽略美國、日本與歐洲積極建立本土半導體供應鏈所帶來的長期競爭。台灣真正要做的,也不是阻止企業全球布局,而是讓企業走出去之後,最尖端的研發、最完整的供應鏈以及下一代製程仍願意優先留在台灣。穩定能源、充足人才、研發環境、土地與水資源,以及具有競爭力的投資條件,才是守住半導體優勢的根本。只要台灣持續往更高階製程與關鍵技術前進,海外晶圓廠增加不必然代表台灣變弱,反而可能讓以台灣為核心的產業生態系延伸到全球市場。
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台積電海外設廠不能只看晶圓廠搬到哪裡,產業群聚不可能一夕之間整套搬走。圖為台積電。(歐新社檔案照)因此,與其每天用「台積電被搬走了」製造焦慮,不如觀察資本真正往哪裡走。Solvay加碼台灣的重要意義,就在於一家國際企業正在用真金白銀對台灣半導體產業的未來投下信任票。台積電全球化與台灣半導體深化並非只能二選一,真正理想的方向,是讓台灣企業走向世界,同時讓世界最好的材料、設備、人才與資本繼續走進台灣。當全球半導體供應鏈必須圍繞台灣的技術進步同步投資,台灣要守住的就不只是一座護國神山,而是一整條難以被複製、難以被取代的護國山脈。
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
隨著台積電先進製程持續演進,更多國際特殊化學品供應商將考慮擴充在台產能。
Likely · Within months
台灣半導體產業群聚將在全球供應鏈重組中扮演關鍵節點角色,而非被取代。
Possible · Within years

After the Trump-Xi meeting, the United States and China released the results of the meeting, reaffirming that the focus of anti-drug cooperation is on the control and criminal liability of fentanyl, new psychoactive substances and precursor chemicals. China has previously issued judicial interpretations to regulate the investigation, evidence and prosecution of cases involving fentanyl-like substances. The two sides have laid the foundation for cooperation through memorandums and agreements since 1987. In 2023, they established an anti-drug cooperation working group to continue exchanging intelligence and assisting in the repatriation of criminal suspects. Despite the intensification of strategic competition, intelligence cooperation has not been suspended.

Australia's food import inspection system is shifting from traditional sampling to data-driven risk management. Based on the integration of IFIS, ICS and BICON systems, the government will establish an AI Safety Research Institute in 2026 and promote a national unified AI regulatory framework in 2027. AI will be used as a risk prediction tool to help improve the efficiency and accuracy of food safety supervision, achieving prevention beforehand rather than reaction afterward.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan proposed the vision of relocating Songshan Airport and developing it into an AI park, but did not provide a specific power plan and only emphasized the restart of nuclear power. The article points out that Taipei City lacks large-scale power plants, has difficulties in constructing substation facilities, and that Taipei Power has not received coordination from the Taipei City Government, questioning whether its vision can be implemented.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan proposed the idea of relocating Songshan Airport, planning 300 hectares of land divided into industrial clusters, living clusters and a central park. The vision is to create a "Songji AI Park", which is estimated to create an output value of 12 trillion yuan and 65,000 job opportunities. The article analyzes two types of AI parks - AI innovation clusters and AI computing centers - and points out that Songji is more suitable for the development of talent-intensive innovation clusters rather than power-intensive computing centers. It also questions the calculation method of output value and employment figures, emphasizing that urban regeneration is the core value.

China and the EU held the second regular meeting of the trade and investment consultation mechanism in Beijing and reached a consensus list covering 16 outcomes including trade and investment balance, export control, intellectual property rights and WTO reform. The two sides agreed to explore reducing tariffs on some goods, reach an understanding under WTO rules in the field of hybrid vehicle trade, facilitate the approval of export licenses for rare earths and permanent magnets to Europe through a "green channel", and include export control "advance notification" in the list to increase transparency. The article emphasizes that the convergence of interests is the driving force for the common prosperity of China, Europe and the world, and points out that protectionism cannot improve competitiveness, and decoupling and breaking links will only harm others and not benefit ourselves. China and the EU plan to hold the third regular meeting of the mechanism in March 2027, and will maintain close communication before then, including holding a ministerial video conference in January 2027.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan announced plans to relocate Songshan Airport and divide the airport and approximately 300 hectares of surrounding land into 100 hectares of AI industrial clusters, 90 hectares of residential and public facilities, and 110 hectares of parkland. However, the plan lacks specific basis and calculation process. It does not explain how the flight and military functions will be arranged, the output value estimation assumptions, the proportion of residential types, the connectivity of green space and the needs for supporting facilities. It also does not allow affected residents to participate in decision-making. It only puts forward grand ideas without adding verifiable details.