Automobiles
Australia challenges China's graphite crown in EV batteries
Mines use Sino-US brawl to break into vital anode material market
Materials
Biotechnology
Fujifilm to supply Novavax with key part of COVID vaccine
Japanese group ties up with US biotech company for late-stage trial
Environment
Nippon Steel and Idemitsu tackle plastic waste in recycling push
Sending material overseas no longer viable in pandemic era
Companies
Mitsubishi Heavy to relocate 2,000 employees
Virus puts aircraft factory workers, administrative staff and designers in limbo
Companies
From sports gear to flying cars, Mizuno hits all fields
New shoe opens new avenues for Japan's century-old athletic brand
Materials
Posco to shut aging furnace as coronavirus erodes steel demand
Built in 1973, Pohang facility is South Korea's first integrated mill
Automobiles
Fueled by Tesla deal, LG Chem goes full throttle on EV batteries
Share price surges 60% this year on growing market share
Technology
Japan drone submarine eyes 16-hour dive with plastic battery
Sanyo tests rechargeable prototype with Kawasaki's unmanned vessel
Commodities
Pandemic shreds office paper demand as global telework unfolds
Producers turn to tissues and household goods after COVID trashes 30% of market
Economy
Japan reveals 87 projects eligible for 'China exit' subsidies
Hoya heads to Vietnam and Laos, while Sumitomo Rubber moves to Malaysia
