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 Big investors amp up California's port truck-charging plan

Big investors amp up California's port truck-charging plan

April 17, 2023 08:21 PM AEST | By Reuters

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's bustling seaports, dominated by massive container vessels and soaring cranes, may seem an unlik...


 Volkswagen to partner on Indonesia EV battery ecosystem -minister

Volkswagen to partner on Indonesia EV battery ecosystem -minister

April 17, 2023 01:42 PM AEST | By Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Volkswagen will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in Indonesia and will partner with miner Vale, Ford and China's b...


 Volkswagen to partner with Vale, Ford, Huayou on Indonesia EV battery ecosystem -minister

Volkswagen to partner with Vale, Ford, Huayou on Indonesia EV batter...

April 17, 2023 11:41 AM AEST | By Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Volkswagen will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in Indonesia and will partner with miner Vale, Ford and China's b...


 Exclusive-Malaysia plans to set up second 5G network from next year -sources

Exclusive-Malaysia plans to set up second 5G network from next year...

April 16, 2023 05:25 PM AEST | By Reuters

By Rozanna Latiff and Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysia plans to introduce a second 5G network from next year, four sources...


 Cuba's fuel shortages due to supplier nations not delivering, says president

Cuba's fuel shortages due to supplier nations not delivering, says p...

April 15, 2023 08:24 AM AEST | By Reuters

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the island's ongoing gasoline shortages were caused by countries contracted to supply the f...


 Finland's UPM says Uruguay pulp mill gets green light

Finland's UPM says Uruguay pulp mill gets green light

April 15, 2023 08:21 AM AEST | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Finnish forestry group UPM's pulp mill in Uruguay has received authorization for its new Paso de los Toros pulp mill from the environmenta...


 Analysis-As ageing trees sap yields, Asian palm oil firms race to replant

Analysis-As ageing trees sap yields, Asian palm oil firms race to re...

April 14, 2023 11:03 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Mei Mei Chu and Bernadette Christina KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - When palm oil prices soared to record highs last year, a Malaysian estate manager sur...


 Miner Teck rejects Glencore's sweetened bid, pushes for own restructuring

Miner Teck rejects Glencore's sweetened bid, pushes for own restruct...

April 14, 2023 12:25 AM AEST | By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Copper miner Teck Resources said on Thursday it had rejected a sweetened bid from Glencore Plc and made changes to a proposed restr...


 Lack of electric vans opens door for Chinese, other EV makers

Lack of electric vans opens door for Chinese, other EV makers

April 13, 2023 04:05 PM AEST | By Reuters

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Legacy automakers got off to a late start with their commercial electric vans, opening the door for other electric co...


 Buffett says he holds 7.4% stake in five Japanese trading houses including Itochu -Nikkei

Buffett says he holds 7.4% stake in five Japanese trading houses inc...

April 11, 2023 12:25 PM AEST | By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Warren Buffett is considering additional investment in Japanese stocks and said he holds a 7.4% stake in fi...


 Zurich becomes second major insurer to quit climate alliance

Zurich becomes second major insurer to quit climate alliance

April 06, 2023 01:20 AM AEST | By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance Group is withdrawing from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance, the insurer said on Wednesday, becoming the second big...


 Who is Karen McDougal, the Playboy model in the Trump case?

Who is Karen McDougal, the Playboy model in the Trump case?

April 05, 2023 10:09 AM AEST | By Reuters

(This story has been refiled to remove extraneous words in paragraph 9) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The criminal case against former President Donald Trump...


 Explainer-Who is Karen McDougal, the Playboy model in the Trump case?

Explainer-Who is Karen McDougal, the Playboy model in the Trump case...

April 05, 2023 10:05 AM AEST | By Reuters

(This story has been refiled to remove extraneous words in paragraph 9) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The criminal case against former President Donald Trump...


 Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths

Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths

April 05, 2023 02:03 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products i...


 Record California snowpack bounty poses renewed flood risks

Record California snowpack bounty poses renewed flood risks

April 04, 2023 10:49 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's recent spate of epic Pacific storms has blanketed the Sierra Nevada range in a snowpack at or abo...


 ABB to launch $1 billion share buyback on April 3

ABB to launch $1 billion share buyback on April 3

March 31, 2023 06:21 PM AEDT | By Reuters

ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB will launch its new $1 billion share buyback on April 3, the Swiss engineering company said on Friday, with the intention to bu...


 Ford in $4.5 billion deal for EV battery materials plant

Ford in $4.5 billion deal for EV battery materials plant

March 30, 2023 09:38 PM AEDT | By Reuters

SOROWAKO, Indonesia (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker Ford has joined PT Vale Indonesia and China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt's as their new partner in a $4.5 bi...


 Ford, Vale Indonesia, Huayou sign deal for $4.5 billion EV battery material plant

Ford, Vale Indonesia, Huayou sign deal for $4.5 billion EV battery m...

March 30, 2023 08:17 PM AEDT | By Reuters

SOROWAKO, Indonesia (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co signed a final investment agreement with PT Vale Indonesia, and China's Zhejiang Huayou Co...


 Ford signs $4.5 billion deal with Vale Indonesia, Huayou for EV battery material plant

Ford signs $4.5 billion deal with Vale Indonesia, Huayou for EV batt...

March 30, 2023 07:01 PM AEDT | By Reuters

SOROWAKO, Indonesia (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co signed a final investment agreement with PT Vale Indonesia, and China's Zhejiang Huayou Co...


 Ford signs $4.5 billion investment deal with Vale Indonesia, Huayou for EV battery material plant

Ford signs $4.5 billion investment deal with Vale Indonesia, Huayou...

March 30, 2023 06:46 PM AEDT | By Reuters

SOROWAKO, Indonesia (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co signed a final investment agreement with PT Vale Indonesia, and China's Zhejiang Huayou Co...


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