secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES INC (LQMT)
CIK:        0001141240
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-022526
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Liquidmetal forms JV to build Hangzhou amorphous alloy plant; 70% owned, mid-2026 ops
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- JV owned 70% by Liquidmetal Asia, 30% by investor Chong Liu; $6M initial capital ($4.2M funded by Liquidmetal).
- Facility 71,000 sq ft, up to 40 die-cast machines; expected operational mid-2026 in Hangzhou innovation hub.
- JV managed by Chairman Lugee Li; Liquidmetal appoints 2 of 3 directors; term 50 years subject to early termination.
- Press release July 10, 2025; agreement signed July 4, 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141240/000143774925022526/0001437749-25-022526-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141240/000143774925022526/lqmt20250709_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-022526

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