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FILE PHOTO: The logo of  copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc is displayed on their offices in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo
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Freeport to delay Indonesian copper sales to second quarter of 2025 after fire, sources say

US copper miner Freeport McMoRan will delay its Indonesian copper sales until Q2 2025 due to a fire at its new smelter.

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a logo of Stellantis outside the company's building in Chartres-de-Bretagne near Rennes, France, September 20, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Stellantis recalls over 20,000 hybrid SUVs in US over brake pedal concern

Automaker Stellantis warns some SUVs may have a brake pedal that could unexpectedly disengage during use.

FILE PHOTO: Attendees view a Wisk autonomous electric air taxi at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
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Wisk Aero partners with Airservices Australia as it readies air taxi launch

Wisk Aero partners with Airservices Australia to study how air taxis can be integrated into the country's airspace.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pushed back at arguments that tariffs would hike costs for consumers (AFP)
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Trump says ‘obnoxious’ tariffs will bring factories to US

Donald Trump says companies will drop plans to build factories overseas when faced with the threat of high tariffs on shipping goods to...

FILE PHOTO: Police vehicles are parked, as a protest against the expansion of the Tesla Gigafactory takes place in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, May 11, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo
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Tesla gets green light from German authorities for first stage of plant expansion

Tesla moves closer to doubling capacity at its Berlin plant after receiving local approval to build a new hall for expansion.

FILE PHOTO: The Eve Air Mobility logo is seen on the full-scale prototype of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as it is presented for the first time in Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
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Embraer’s Eve gets $88 million BNDES loan to build first plant

Eve is among the startups creating electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to ferry travelers on short city trips, bypassing traffic.

FILE PHOTO: Germany's Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck holds a press conference about the autumn economic projection, in Berlin, Germany, October 9, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo
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Germany earmarks $3 billion for decarbonisation subsidies

To achieve climate neutrality by 2045, Germany will offer subsidies for decarbonisation in the glass, paper, and chemical sectors.

FILE PHOTO: View of a Wolfspeed's Silicon Carbide (SiC) Wafer during an event on the future of the decommissioned coal-fired power plant in the Western German Saarland region in Ensdorf, Germany, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File
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EV chipmaker Wolfspeed set to receive $750 million US chips grant

Wolfspeed, which has clients including GM and Mercedes, makes silicon carbide chips for efficiently transmitting EV battery power to motors.

FILE PHOTO: LG Energy Solution's logo is pictured on a smartphone in front of their web site displayed in this illustration taken, December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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LG Energy Solution signs two battery supply deals with Ford

South Korea's LG Energy Solution said on Tuesday that it has signed two contracts to supply electric vehicle batteries to the Ford Motor...

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