Environment
JFE Steel pours $1bn into shrinking carbon footprint 20% in decade
Japanese steelmaker taps greener tech, pressed by investors and regulations
Materials
Materials
Fujifilm and Sumitomo Chemical to make resists for next-gen chips
Picked by Apple, extreme-ultraviolet tech paves way for energy-efficient devices
US-China tensions
China readies new law to ban companies on national security grounds
Rare earths, drones and other exports at risk as Beijing counters US Entity List
Technology
Bottom-up revolution: 'Stick-on' paint helps carmakers go green
Japanese company develops tech that sharply cuts power use for body coating
Commodities
Japan scrap steel prices spike as China prepares to resume imports
Harvested from demolished buildings, material is a steelmaking input
Materials
Nippon Steel to restart blast furnace on car and appliance demand
Exclusive: Japanese crude steel capacity to return to 90% of pre-pandemic level
Materials
Toray boosts carbon fiber output for fuel cell vehicles by 50%
Industry leader shifts US and Japan factories from plane to auto materials
Environment
US startup's carbon capture concrete wins Mitsubishi's backing
Japanese trading house will use global network to promote CO2-reducing material
Materials
LG Chem to spin off battery unit amid rising EV demand
South Korean company considers listing of LG Energy Solution
Companies
Tata loses growth momentum over digital-driven Reliance
Venerable Indian conglomerate hit by slump in auto and steel businesses
