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Lafarge Found Guilty of Selling Cement to ISIS

September 8, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

France’s top court has found the cement giant Lafarge guilty of complicity in a crime against humanity for financing the Daesh/ISIS groups in the Syrian civil war. Lafarge was accused of paying about $13.5 million and providing construction materials such …

Singapore Lifts Ban on 737 MAX Planes

September 6, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Singapore’s aviation regulator on Monday lifted a flight ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft flying in and out of the country. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said it approved the return of Boeing 737 MAX to service after …

Italian Police Raid Drone Manufacturer Over Alleged Chinese Takeover

September 3, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Italian Police have raided Alpi Aviation, an aviation manufacturer that supplies drones for the armed forces on suspicion that it had been bought illegally by Chinese state companies. According to the Guardia di Finanza of Pordenone Alpi Aviation was illegally …

Boeing Slashes 787 Production due to New Structural Defect Issue

July 13, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Boeing announced on Tuesday that it will cut the production rate of its 787 Dreamliner planes after detecting a new production-related structural defect on some of the wide-body jets. In a statement, the company said that it will deliver fewer …

Mitsubishi Electric Found to Have Falsified Inspection Data on Train Air Conditioning

June 30, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Mitsubishi Electric Corp admitted Tuesday having faked inspection data for its train air conditioning systems after having discovered it in an internal investigation at a factory in Togitsu in Nagasaki Prefecture. Mitsubishi Electric uncovered the misconduct internally in mid-June, prompting …

Spanish Authorities Discover 3D-Printed Gun Factory

April 19, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Spanish police reported that they have uncovered a workshop using a 3D printer to make illegal firearms in Tenerife. The joint operation between the police and treasury department took place on September 14 last year but remained classified by order …

Lithuanian Government Blocks Chinese Security-Screening Device Maker Nuctech

January 29, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

The Lithuanian government announced on Friday that it would block Chinese security-screening equipment Nuctech from supplying x-ray baggage scanning devices for the country’s three international airports due to national security concerns. According to government spokeswoman Rasa Jakilaitiene, Nuctech won a …

Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Agrees to Five-Year Lithium Supply Deal with Tesla

December 30, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

Chinese company Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group announced on Tuesday it had signed a deal to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide to the American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla for the next five years.

Fiat Chrysler Will Invest $204 Million in Poland

December 30, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin announced on Wednesday morning that Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler will invest $204 million in its plant in Tychy in Poland, where new electric and hybrid Jeep, Alfa Romeo and Fiat models will be built.

Kia’s Union Approves Labor Agreement

December 29, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

A spokesman from Kia Motors’ South Korean union said both parties agreed on Tuesday morning to a freeze in base salary for the first time in nearly 12 years under a preliminary agreement with the company, following 16 rounds of negotiations.

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