HK Stock Market Move | EPIWORLD (02726) rose more than 7% in early trading. The prosperity of the silicon carbide industry continues to rise, and the company is the leader in the global silicon carbide epitaxy industry.

EPIWORLD (02726) rose by over 7% in the morning session, and at the time of publication, it is up by 4.55%, trading at 117.1 Hong Kong dollars with a turnover of 21.8356 million Hong Kong dollars. On the news front, according to Shanghai Securities News, since the fourth quarter of 2025, the expansion pace of silicon carbide industry's wafer production capacity has slowed down, while the three major main application markets of cars, optoelectronics, and charging piles continue to be in a high business cycle, leading to a rapid growth in demand for domestic SiC MOSFET devices. At the same time, emerging applications such as consumer electronics and AI are experiencing concentrated demand growth, coupled with overall semiconductor industry price hike expectations, increasing the demand for inventory by end manufacturers, driving the continued rise in the prosperity of the silicon carbide industry. Guotou Securities International released a research report stating that EPIWORLD is a global leader in the silicon carbide epitaxy industry, primarily engaged in the research, production, and sales of silicon carbide epitaxial wafers used in power device manufacturing. Its downstream markets include electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, renewable energy, and energy storage systems. According to Insights Consultancy data, starting in 2023, EPIWORLD has been the world's largest supplier of silicon carbide epitaxy by annual sales volume, with a market share exceeding 30% in 2024.