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Stellantis CEO: ‘very tough’ battle ahead against Chinese rivals
Stellantis CEO anticipates a major battle with Chinese rivals in the European market for EVs and significant social consequences as a result
BHP-Anglo prospects flag more M&A ahead for miners
BHP's bid for Anglo American underlines the growing appetite for energy transition metals like copper, investors and mining CEOs said Weds
Macron urges TotalEnergies to stay in France after talk of US listing
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged oil giant TotalEnergies to remain in France after news of the company's potential US listing
Xpeng shares surge on EV tech service, upbeat comments on self-driving tech
Shares in EV maker Xpeng jumped Wednesday driven by revenue growth from research and development and goals for gains in self-driving tech
Turkey bets on Togg to give its car industry electric edge
Togg EVs are part of President Erdogan's plan to turn carmaker into a source of national pride and a hub for Europe's electric...
Petrochemical company fined more than $30m for explosions
Texas-based TPC Group explosions caused 50,000 to be evacuated and $130m of property damage, violating the Clean Air Act.
Google data centre new source of heat for town in Finland
Google says it will use waste heat from its data centre in the Finnish port city of Hamina to heat 80 per cent...
Oil executives to host Trump fundraiser in Houston
Drillers tend to back Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel and anti-regulation agenda and have been critical of President Joe Biden’s efforts to phase out...
French, Russia, Chinese firms vie to build Ghana’s 1st nuclear power plant
Ghana started considering building a nuclear power plant in the 1960s but the process was derailed by a coup. It revived the plan...
Slowing EV uptake may delay Panasonic’s EV battery expansion, CEO says
A slowdown in the take-up of electric vehicles in the U.S. may prompt Tesla-supplier Panasonic to delay investing in additional plants to boost...
