Materials
Lotte Chemical to pour $8bn into battery materials and hydrogen
Focus on growth fields to help nearly triple overall revenue by decade's end
Ninth straight month of trade deficit marks longest streak of red ink since 2015
Both companies see acquisition as opening new growth paths
Rival billionaires look to boost their share of the industry
Sale marks Swiss firm's latest move to exit carbon-intensive cement production
Aerospace makers around the world seize on recoveries in domestic travel
Southeast Asian growth and EV market prompt 20% capacity expansion
Carbon-cutting trend boosts materials demand from pandemic slump
Out-muscled Japanese rivals look to mount comeback in Western markets
Sheep fleece turned into fertilizer and soap for export
Breaking moratorium could bring decisive confrontation with essential ally
Material for motor cores seen in high demand as electrification takes off
Leaders also discuss Ukraine crisis in talks between 'special' friends
Mitsui Sumitomo and Tokio Marine to offer coverage for private-sector missions
Defend ID signs joint development agreements with French and Turkish companies
Shenzhou 13 capsule lands in Gobi Desert, ending China's longest crewed mission
Landmark agreements to pump fresh capital into debt-ridden state builders
Japanese players jump into urban mining as electric vehicles boost demand
Court found conspiracy to inflate sales of Hong Kong-listed Zhongwang
Defense equipment company addresses issues including traffic jams, carbon emissions
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