• November 24 2025
  Russian business & finance

  Chinese exporters charge Russia more for war supplies

  Price increases show that western restrictions are limiting Moscow’s capabilities, Bank of Finland research finds

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• November 24 2025
  OutlookEleanor Olcott

  How China made cities less noisy

  Electric vehicles, noise-reducing surfaces and no-honking zones are dampening the din of Beijing

  
• November 24 2025
  Automobiles

  Car parts chief warns of job losses from ‘Darwinian’ competition in Europe

  Valeo and other companies in the sector want Brussels to protect the industry from Chinese rivals

  
• November 24 2025
  News in-depthSpace industry

  European capsule start-up races to build SpaceX rival

  Franco-German group The Exploration Company is planning a significantly larger capital raise than its $160mn round last year

  
• November 22 2025
  UK Autumn Budget 2025

  Reeves to extend electric vehicle grant in autumn Budget

  Government seeks to boost critical minerals capacity as it encourages shift from petrol and diesel

  
• November 22 2025
  News in-depthUK defence spending

  Royal Navy in row with army over funding to tackle Russian threat

  Branches of armed forces press their case for greater investment but views diverge on where conflict may arise

  
• November 21 2025
  LexChemicals

  European chemicals go from breaking bad to breaking worse

  There’s little sign Europe’s leaders can restore the sector’s competitive edge

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• November 21 2025
  News in-depthBasic resources

  Western allies seek to forge joint defence against cheap Chinese steel

  ‘Heightened sense of urgency’ as global steel production capacity to exceed demand by 38% by 2027

  
• November 20 2025
  News in-depthElectric vehicles

  Europe’s carmakers risk losing plug-in hybrid war to China on their own turf

  Hit by high EV tariffs, Chinese auto groups have pivoted to selling cheaper, technologically advanced vehicles

  
• November 20 2025
  Special ReportBest Employers: Asia-Pacific

  Robot threat to drivers’ jobs in China heralds wider shift

  Concern grows that autonomous vehicles could replace human roles, with no guarantee of social safety net

  
• November 19 2025
  UK defence

  Russian spy ship targeted RAF pilots with lasers, says UK defence secretary

  John Healey warns that Britain’s rules of engagement have been changed in response to Yantar’s activities

  
• November 19 2025
  UK foreign policy

  UK offers 1% of Brussels’ €6.7bn demand to join EU defence fund

  Move raises doubts about whether deal can be done before November 30 deadline

  
• November 19 2025
  Rare earths

  US and Saudi Arabia reach deal for rare earths facility in Gulf kingdom

  Mining group MP Materials will share minority stake in joint venture with US government to build and operate facility

  
• November 19 2025
  Germany

  Germany unveils its first space strategy

  Berlin also plans to spend €35bn on military space capabilities by 2030

  
• November 19 2025
  Nexperia

  Dutch government steps back from Nexperia intervention to ease chip supply issues

  Stand-off had threatened global carmaker supply chains

  
• November 19 2025
  EU defence

  Europe’s defence spending spree must fund domestic AI, official says

  Henna Virkkunen says 10% of investment should be directed to artificial intelligence and quantum computing developed in EU

  
• November 19 2025
  Cobalt

  EU risks decimating its cobalt industry with new safety rules, business says

  Glencore and Umicore among companies saying rules risk reinforcing dependence on China for crucial metals

  
• November 19 2025
  British Steel Ltd

  UK government to line up bankers for British Steel sale

  Plan comes seven months after emergency legislation allowed for taxpayer-backed takeover

  
• November 19 2025
  LexAerospace & Defence

  Helicopter makers are circling a shrinking market

  This is a field where sales have been flatlining for years

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• November 19 2025
  UK defence spending

  No return to ‘hollowed out’ UK armed forces, defence secretary to say

  John Healey to defend government’s military spending priorities as report raises concerns about readiness

  
• November 18 2025
  Oil & Gas industry

  UK ministers accuse Exxon of lack of engagement over efforts to save Scottish plant

  US oil group cancelled meetings during talks to try to avert closure of ethylene unit, correspondence claims

  
• November 18 2025
  LexAkzoNobel NV

  AkzoNobel does a lacklustre job of painting by numbers

  Investors are acting as if a merger with rival Axalta is a non-starter

  
• November 18 2025
  Industrial metals

  EU plans to restrict aluminium scrap exports

  Shortages have left bloc’s recycling industry fighting for survival

  
• November 18 2025
  Oil & Gas industry

  ExxonMobil to close Scottish chemicals plant with loss of 200 jobs

  US oil major blames difficult market conditions and UK policy environment

  
• November 18 2025
  Mergers & Acquisitions

  Dulux owner AkzoNobel agrees $25bn merger with paint rival Axalta

  Combined business creating one of the largest operators in the coatings market will have a single New York listing

  

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