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BASF Opens €8.7 Billion Zhanjiang Site in China

The move signals a long‑term bet on China despite near‑term losses.

Michelin Guide France 2026 Names Les Morainières as Only New Three-Star

Insee: French Auto Employment Has Fallen One-Third Since 2010

Thyssenkrupp AGM Highlights Deep Divide as Steelworkers Rally Over HKM Jobs

Wacker Chemie Reports €800 Million 2025 Loss as Cost-Cutting Drive Takes Hold

Tönnies-Owned Group to Close Eberswalder Plant Next Month, Cutting 500 Jobs

German Chemical Pay Talks Stall in East and North, National Round Set for Feb. 3

TN & Platex Suspends Production at Tucumán Plant, 190 Workers Off the Job

Domo Chemicals Halts German Production After Rescue Loan Talks Collapse

Tesla Slashes L&F Cathode Deal From $2.9 Billion to About $7,000

Three Domo German Units File for Insolvency, Putting 585 Jobs at Risk

Thyssenkrupp Steel Halts Two Electrical‑Steel Plants Through Year‑End, Putting 1,200 Jobs at Risk

Thyssenkrupp Steel and IG Metall Seal Restructuring Deal, Clearing Way for Overhaul

Geely Buys 26.4% of Renault Brazil in Push to Build and Sell Electrified Models

France’s Factory Rebound Slows Again as Official Gauge Shows Thin H1 2025 Gain

EU Presses for Deal to Lift China’s Nexperia Export Block as Auto Shortage Fears Grow

Europe Car Sales Rise in September as Electric Models Drive Gains

Ineos to Shut Two Rheinberg Chemical Plants, 175 Jobs Affected

Stellantis Sets Short Production Pauses at Mulhouse and Sochaux as European Demand Weakens

Alcoa Permanently Closes Kwinana Alumina Refinery, Cutting 2.2 Million Tons From Capacity