HK Stock Market Move | KENTO CCL increases prices again. KB LAMINATES (01888) surges over 9%. KINGBOARD HLDG (00148) rises over 5%.

Jiantao Group rose today, as of press time, KB LAMINATES (01888) rose 9.28% to HK$22.84; KINGBOARD HLDG (00148) rose 5.07% to HK$38.16. On the news front, according to PCB information, on March 10, KINGBOARD HLDG issued a price increase notice, stating that due to the impact of the Middle East situation, prices of chemical products such as epoxy resin, natural gas, and TBBA have soared and supplies are tight. In addition, with copper prices running at high levels for a long time, the sharp increase in raw material and processing costs of copper clad laminates has brought cost pressures. Starting from that day, a 10% price increase was implemented for all thickness specifications of materials, PP (half-cured sheet), and copper foil processing fees. It is worth mentioning that since the second half of 2025, Jiantao Group has already raised prices three times in August, October, and early December, and raised them again in December. Dongguan Securities previously mentioned in their research report that looking ahead, raw material prices are expected to remain high, PCB overall capacity utilization rate is high downstream, and AI copper clad laminate products are occupying conventional capacity, combined with the concentrated market share of copper clad laminate manufacturers. It is expected that the price adjustment trend of copper clad laminate products will continue, and the performance and profitability of related companies are expected to improve.