© Photo: Zhong Min (Getty Images) Semiconductor factories, among many others, will be closing this week in Suining, Sichuan Province, China. A record-breaking heatwave in China is forcing microchip factories and EV metals processing plants to close for six days. The historic heatwave is causing droughts in the southwestern province of Sichuan and reducing hydropower generation.

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