There are strict norms in place for carrying electronic goods, especially those with lithium batteries, onboard an aircraft. Norway’s Vianode will build a multi-billion-dollar synthetic graphite plant in Ontario to supply anode materials for EV batteries and is in talks to supply defense and energy storage customers keen to find non-Chinese sources of this critical...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent China’s decision to impose export controls on rare earths was a “mistake” and drew attention to Beijing’s ability to use them as a coercive tool, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview published Saturday. Beijing announced new controls in October on exports of technologies related to rare earths,...