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Foxconn Adds $1B to Investment in Giant Apple India Plant

Foxconn plans to spend that amount on top of the $1.6 billion it earlier set aside for the 300-acre site close to Bengaluru’s airport, said people familiar with the matter.

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Helping Healthcare Organizations Navigate Shipping in Peak Seasons

Throughout the year, healthcare providers are under tremendous pressure to find cost savings and efficiencies, while maintaining optimal patient care. That pressure only increases during the peak season.

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Swedish Transport Workers to Stop Collection of Tesla Waste

Tesla has faced a backlash in the Nordic region from pension funds and labor unions over the company’s refusal to accept a collective bargaining agreement covering wages and other benefits.

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As Chile Prepares to Open Lithium Assets, This Canadian Miner is Ready to Pounce

Financing probably will take the form of a convertible bond in the coming weeks with the participation of German chemicals giant BASF SE, said CEO Henk van Alphen.

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Global EV Sales Experienced a Record-Breaking November

BEV and PHEV sales hit a monthly record of 1.4 million units during November 2023, up from 1.1 million the year prior.

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Manufacturing Execs Feel Worse About Future Business Prospects

The average optimism score of executives fell to 6.76 out of ten during August 2023 after coming in at 6.88 during March 2023.

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AstraZeneca Buys Vaccine Company Icosavax for $1.1B

The U.K.’s biggest pharmaceutical firm has agreed to take over the Seattle-based company, which is developing a potential vaccine for two common respiratory diseases

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Merck Navigates Chip Geopolitics With ‘China For China’ Strategy

The German company adopted the “China for China” strategy in 2018 to meet surging demand for its LCD panels there.

Kai Beckmann, chief executive officer of Merck’s electronics business. Photo: Bloomberg

Grounded Dark-Fleet Oil Tanker Gets Cargo Removed Near Indonesia

A so-called dark fleet of tankers like the Liberty, which already existed before Russia invaded Ukraine, has ballooned since.

Cameroon is deemed “very high risk” as a ship registry by authorities. Photo: iStock.com/NatanaelGinting

EU Reaches Deal to Enable Nations to Ban Russian LNG Imports

The European Parliament and the EU Council endorsed December 8 part of a package that sets common rules for natural gas, renewable gases and hydrogen.

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Toyota and Cirba Partner for Battery Recycling Network

The partnership will focus on the collection, transportation, breaking down and processing of end-of-life lithium-ion EV batteries from the midwest and eastern U.S.

Toyota Highlander. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 11, 2018. Photo: iStock.com/helen89

China Says Biden Battery Limitations Violate WTO Rules

The plan makes EVs ineligible for tax credits if they use more than a trace amount of materials from China or other nations designated as a “foreign entity of concern."

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