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📈Recently, Yageo, a leading global manufacturer of passive components, issued a price adjustment notice to its customers through its subsidiary KEMET, announcing price adjustments for some polymer tantalum capacitor products. The new prices are scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2026. 📈According to the official notice issued by KEMET, the specific product series affected by this price adjustment is the T523 series of polymer tantalum capacitors (KO-CAP). The company stated in the letter that this price adjustment is necessary to maintain and improve service levels. 📈KEMET explained the main reasons for the price adjustment in the notice. Over the past three years, demand for its polymer tantalum capacitor product line has experienced a significant increase in several key market sectors. At the same time, in order to rapidly expand its operations to meet the continued growth in demand, the company has faced rising costs in terms of manpower, raw materials, and equipment. The company stated that it will continue to invest in capacity expansion to support market demand and is committed to maintaining high levels of product quality, technology, and delivery performance. 📈This price adjustment is another recent price adjustment by Yageo for tantalum capacitor products. Public information shows that this is the third time the company has issued a price increase notice for tantalum capacitors since the second half of 2025. Previously, Yageo adjusted prices for some specifications of polymer tantalum capacitors in June 2025, and then again in November 2025 for the T520, T521, and T530 series products, with increases as high as 20% to 30%. Although the specific price increase was not disclosed in this notice, industry analysts believe that given the continued tight market supply, the increase could still reach double-digit percentages. 📈Tantalum capacitors, with their high reliability, long lifespan, and excellent electrical performance, are indispensable in demanding applications such as data centers, AI servers, automotive electronics, and high-end industrial power supplies. Continuous demand growth and cost pressures have jointly driven this round of price adjustments. Market observers point out that this trend reflects the continued supply and demand situation in the high-end passive component market, and related downstream industry customers need to pay attention to changes in their supply chain costs.