As SK hynix made its debut on Nasdaq for the first time, it hinted at the possibility of investing in U.S. memory plants. According to The Seoul Economic Daily, on July 10 SK hynix said that, in addition to its advanced packaging plant that continues to operate in Indiana, it is also considering building memory chip manufacturing facilities in the United States. Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, said during a CNBC interview at the company’s first listing ceremony on the New York Nasdaq that if conditions including power, water, labor, and the supply chain are met, a memory plant could be built, with a potential investment scale that could reach the hundreds of billions of dollars. Separately, SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung predicted that, from a supply perspective, 2027 will be the toughest year in the industry’s history, and the memory shortage may continue beyond 2030.