S. Korea asks EU for revision of its single-use plastic directive
May 29, 2022 15:28 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business Law
South Koreas Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun asked for the European Union to review its directive on single-use plastics, as the rule has prevented South Korean companies with the latest technologies of making bioplastics from...
Hyundai Steel uses low-carbon electric furnace to produce high-end steel
May 29, 2022 00:16 am UTC| Business Economy Nature
Hyundai Steel Co. will launch the production of high-end steel materials by establishing Hy-Cube, a new electric furnace-based steel production system. The Hy-Cube technology is based on a new electric furnace concept...
May 28, 2022 11:04 am UTC| Nature Business
You cant manage what you cant measure, according to a famous business mantra often attributed to management guru Peter Drucker. This can help explain why carbon emissions are under more scrutiny than ever as we ramp up our...
Buen Vato to launch world’s first tequila in a cardboard bottle
May 27, 2022 23:33 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
AliasSmith AB-owned Buen Vato will launch the worlds first tequila in a cardboard bottle, made from 94 percent recycled material, in Sweden this July. The cardboard bottle is said to be lighter to transport, reducing...
Volkswagen EV powered by LG battery sets Guinness Record for highest altitude climb
May 27, 2022 00:44 am UTC| Nature Economy Business
A Volkswagen ID.4 GTX electric vehicle powered by an LG Energy Solution Ltd. battery established a new Guinness World Record for the greatest height reached by an electric vehicle. The EV successfully drove up Bolivias...
S. Korean battery makers LG, Samsung boost investment amid rising raw material prices
May 26, 2022 10:45 am UTC| Nature Economy Business
South Koreas battery makers LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) and Samsung SDI Co are aggressively expanding on research and development and facility investments despite a cost burden arising from a surge in the prices of raw...
Rising sea levels are driving faster erosion along Senegal's coast
May 23, 2022 13:52 pm UTC| Nature
Coastal retreat in West Africa is a pressing problem. The contact between land and sea on coasts produces intense erosion and sedimentation processes. When erosion is more intense than deposits of soil and sand, the sea...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects