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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 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...

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

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 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...

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...

Asian spot prices remain at 21-month low

April 06, 2023 10:28 PM AEST | By Reuters

By Marwa Rashad LONDON (Reuters) - Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices remained flat this week at the lowest level since July 2021 on muted...

France, China sign cooperation deals in nuclear and renewable energy

April 06, 2023 09:27 PM AEST | By Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - France and China signed several cooperation deals in the field of energy, notably nuclear and wind energy, during a state visit of F...

In Beijing, French business community welcomes Macron's overtures

April 06, 2023 04:49 PM AEST | By Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - Among the French business executives travelling to Beijing with President Emmanuel Macron, the mood was cautiously sanguine on the...

Pirelli postpones AGM as Italy reviews shareholder pact with Chinese...

April 06, 2023 02:48 AM AEST | By Reuters

ROME (Reuters) - Italian tyre maker Pirelli said on Wednesday it had postponed its shareholder meeting until June 29 due to government scrutiny of gov...

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?

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...

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...

Italy reviews limiting China's Sinochem influence over Pirelli -Bloo...

April 05, 2023 06:47 AM AEST | By Reuters

(Reuters) - Italy is studying ways to curtail the influence of China's Sinochem on tire maker Pirelli SpA, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing...

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...

Italian consortium likely to build Sicily bridge - Minister

April 05, 2023 12:57 AM AEST | By Reuters

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian-led consortium is likely to get the nod to build the ambitious Messina bridge, which will link Sicily and the mainland, In...

From fast food to autos, India's digitally connected users lure inve...

April 03, 2023 11:47 AM AEST | By Reuters

By Ira Dugal and Ankur Banerjee MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mumbai resident Shivam Vahia cannot remember the last time he left home to shop. He spends about 30...

Chinese refiner Chambroad set to start bitumen plant in Hainan

March 31, 2023 08:49 PM AEDT | By Reuters

By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's Chambroad Petrochemicals is set to start operating a refining unit in the southern province of Hainan in M...

China's HiPhi luxury EV brand plans Europe entry in 2023

March 31, 2023 12:12 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese luxury electric vehicle (EV) maker Human Horizons will launch its premium HiPHi brand in some European market...

China refiner ZPC enters strategic fuel marketing deal with Sinopec

March 30, 2023 05:38 PM AEDT | By Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Privately controlled Zhejiang Petrochemical Corp (ZPC), operator of China's largest refinery, said on Thursday it has reached a...

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