Caixin
In depth: How ethylene glycol led to the Yongcheng Coal default
Unprofitable investments a decade ago ultimately dragged mining companies down
Materials
Caixin
China's Hongda Xingye misses debt payment but avoids default
Cancellation of bonds stirs controversy with some market participants
Materials
Vale's move to exit New Caledonia nickel mine heightens unrest
Intruders seize machinery, while authorities halt international flights
China debt crunch
China's struggling Tianqi Lithium to get $1.4bn from Australian deal
Company sells almost half its stake in world's largest mine for EV material
Materials
Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal plot Indian expansion blitz
Former Essar to double capacity by 2030s as demand swells nationally
China debt crunch
China's Tianqi Lithium narrowly avoids default with last-minute deal
Tentative agreement leaves uncertainty over cash-strapped miner's outlook
China debt crunch
Acquisitive Chinese miner Tianqi Lithium faces debt crunch
Creditors brace for possible $1.9bn default after buying binge
Materials
Uniqlo and cars help carbon fiber champ Toray weather aircraft slump
Materials group has spread its bets since global financial crisis
Environment
Thailand's Indorama makes $1.5bn green bet on plastics recycling
Group plans to triple annual capacity to 750,000 tons in five years
Business deals
Hitachi to sell metals unit as US investors circle
Exclusive: Bain Capital and KKR among potential bidders for Hitachi Metals
Materials
Tata Steel to sell Dutch unit, cutting back on European operations
Indian company hopes British government will support its loss-making UK business
Interview
Bridgestone to sell off noncore US unit as red ink looms
Firestone Building Products lacks synergy for faltering tire giant, CEO says
Environment
BHP and China Baowu Steel join forces to shrink carbon footprint
Aussie mining company will help develop green tech for Baowu mills
Materials
Nippon Steel and ArcelorMittal draw closer with China's rise
Former rivals turn sights to growing demand in India and Southeast Asia
Environment
JFE Steel pours $1bn into shrinking carbon footprint 20% in decade
Japanese steelmaker taps greener tech, pressed by investors and regulations
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
