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Corporate climate policy will survive oil downturn

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INTERNATIONAL

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), averting a 2 degree increase in global temperature would require US businesses to reduce emissions by 1.2…

Prospects for manufacturing in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for manufacturing in 2018.

China-US driverless tech will transform urban transit

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CHINA/US

China and the United States, the world's two largest car markets, are both pursuing leadership in developing autonomous vehicles and the much-touted transformation such transport…

Eastern Europe's car industry faces tough challenges

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EASTERN EUROPE

The ban, a centrepiece of the EU’s ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, requires carmakers in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland (the 'V4' countries…

Artificial intelligence will be a key test for the EU

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EU

This comes after member states paved the way for a common EU approach to AI at the EU’s Digital Day on April 9.

Market forces alone cannot improve tech security

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INT

Such issues are either not considered at all, or security features are awkwardly bolted onto a finished project rather than integrated at the design stage. Chinese manufacturers…

Canada exchange rate lends manufacturers limited help

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CANADA

Manufacturing activity has increased only marginally in Canada over the past year, but overall results mask significant sectoral and regional differences. Exports will continue…

E-waste endangers developing nations' catch-up growth

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INTERNATIONAL

Nearly 50 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) was generated last year but only 20% was recycled. China generates the most but the EU leads both e-waste per person and…

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016.

China’s Foxconn probe to worry foreign manufacturers

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CHINA

His campaign ground to a halt soon after the Chinese government in late October launched tax and land use audits against the electronics manufacturing company best known for being…