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China’s Sinopec to accelerate push into hydrogen energy

Sinopec says it will push deeper into China’s fast-growing hydrogen energy sector in a move that could reverberate through the global oil industry, as the country’s biggest refiner unveiled record quarterly earnings, reported the Financial Times.   The state-backed company, which has RMB 87 billion ($13 billion) in cash, said on Thursday it planned to […]

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China’s domestic jet fuel demand back to near pre-COVID levels

China’s domestic aviation fuel consumption rebounded to near pre-COVID levels in September, thanks to a fast recovery in passenger travel and cargo freight, although demand from international flights remained weak, industry sources said, reported Reuters. Domestic aviation fuel sales amounted to about 2 million tonnes (523,300 barrels per day) last month, the highest since February […]

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China sketches out rules for green finance

China has releasedguidelines on investment and financing activities surrounding climate change, marking another step for the government in gearing up the country’s financial sector to embrace a green future, reported Caixin. The guidelines — jointly published by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the People’s Bank of China, the China […]

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China’s NEV sales to account for 50% of new car sales by 2035

Sales of new energy vehicles (NEV) in China, the world’s biggest auto market, will jump to 50% of overall new car sales by 2035 from just 5% at present, the China Society of Automotive Engineers (China-SAE) said on Tuesday, reported Reuters. A technology roadmap by the association predicts 95% of NEV sales in 2035 will […]

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China’s Ganfeng Lithium plans battery recycling plant in Mexico

China’s largest lithium producer plans to build a battery recycling plant in Mexico to supply minerals to the US as it looks to tap a growing market for used materials in electric vehicles, reported the Financial Times. Wang Xiaoshen, chief executive of Ganfeng Lithium, said the Mexican facility could recycle batteries from Tesla cars as […]