Materials
Japan's AGC pours $770m to expand Thai chemical production
Southeast Asian growth and EV market prompt 20% capacity expansion
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
Former market leaders turn to recycling and next-gen tech to regain lost ground
Crash site being searched for cause of accident, damage to community
Japanese prefecture famed for hot springs will be base for Virgin Orbit of the U.S.
Steel mills becoming a major force in drive to internationalize China's currency
Japanese trading houses expand mining as EVs and wind turbines boost demand
U.S. president in Poland to deliver speech, support NATO eastern flank
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