South Africa will auction at least 10 new onshore blocks for shale gas exploration in the environmentally sensitive Karoo region, a government official told Reuters, as the country eyes alternative energy sources to ease its worst-ever power crisis.
Swiss agrichemicals group Syngenta on Thursday reported higher first-quarter sales and profit, having passed on higher costs to farmers buying its seeds and sprays.
Saudi Aramco raised its multi-billion dollar investment in China by finalising and upgrading a planned joint venture in northeast China and acquiring an expanded stake in a privately controlled petrochemical group.
DuPont de Nemours Inc has agreed to buy engineering materials maker Rogers Corp for $5.2 billion, doubling down on efforts to fortify its presence in fast-growing markets such as electric vehicles, 5G and clean energy.