One of Britain's biggest chemical plants is at risk of closure after the site's Saudi owners paused a multimillion-pound upgrade project citing high energy prices and a lack of Government concern for the crisis-hit sector.
The collapse of Swedish battery startup Northvolt shows once more that there is no such thing as 'green' industry, says Ben Pile. Industry needs lots of cheap energy – something that China has and Europe doesn't.
Donald Trump has said he will double steel and aluminium tariffs against Canada to 50% and threatened to impose levies on its car industry as the US President escalated his trade war.
