Electric cars in China
China's CATL unveils sodium-ion battery as EV popularity rises
As demand for key ingredients spikes, new method is first for a major car battery maker
Materials
Materials
Vietnam's Hoa Phat tightens grip as top Southeast Asia steelmaker
New blast furnace to help boost output 70%, curb dependence on Chinese imports
Climate Change
New paints and steels squeeze CO2 out of auto production
Japan's Asahi Kasei and JFE Steel help automakers reduce carbon footprint
Materials
Tesla signs nickel deal with BHP to secure non-Chinese supply
CEO Elon Musk calls for 'sustainable' mining of key metal for EV batteries
Materials
AGC's profit seen surging 340% on Southeast Asian construction
Infrastructure boom propels Japanese company's recovery from COVID-19
Materials
Panasonic joins US project that extracts lithium for EVs 'in weeks'
Japanese battery maker teams with Schlumberger in search for stable supply
Business deals
China's top steelmaker Baowu in talks to absorb No. 7 Shandong
String of acquisitions prompted by Beijing's push to consolidate industry
Materials
JSW Steel and Tata Steel splurge to prepare for post-COVID demand
India's largest steelmakers begin to rebound despite subdued domestic demand
Materials
China's Baowu unseats ArcelorMittal as world's top steelmaker
European giant loses title for first time in 19 years as Chinese players dominate top 10
Energy
Xinjiang labor clouds solar sector as panel prices swell
Sanctions risk compounds shortage in one of world's top silicon-producing regions
IPO
Syngenta files for year's biggest IPO with $10bn Shanghai listing
Proceeds to go toward renovations and 'strategic acquisitions': prospectus
Business deals
South Korea's Posco builds Chinese auto steel venture with HBIS
Rivals invest $600m to supply galvanized sheets as China's car industry expands
Materials
Vietnam steelmaker buys Australian iron ore mine to secure supply
Hoa Phat's move comes as world's largest steelmaker China boosts production
Commodities
Australian iron ore miners shine despite China's fury
Confluence of favorable supply and demand factors unlikely to last
Materials
Vietnam asks steelmakers to cut exports as domestic prices surge
Hanoi steps to help builders struggling with high costs
Semiconductors
Japan chip material makers ramp up output in South Korea and Taiwan
Tokyo Ohka, Daikin and Shin-Etsu Chemical diversify their supply chains
Materials
Showa Denko secures wafer supply deal with power chip leader Infineon
Agreement seizes on growing demand for silicon carbide in solar energy and EV chargers
Consumer
China cotton group promotes Xinjiang crop with 361 Degrees
Sportswear maker shows new shirts to mark co-branding and supply partnership
Business deals
Australia's Orocobre buying peer Galaxy for $1.4bn
Acquisition will create world's fifth-largest lithium miner by market cap
Myanmar Crisis
Posco cuts ties to Myanmar junta as multinationals face scrutiny
Investors press companies to stop working with military's web of 130 businesses
