Materials

France: Heidelberg Materials has announced plans to close two of its plants in France - Beffes and Villiers-au-Bouin - by October 2025. This move is part of the company's restructuring efforts aimed at accelerating its…

By Karen Freifeld(Reuters) -Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials is under U.S. criminal investigation for potentially evading export restrictions on China's top chipmaker SMIC, according to three people familiar with the…