manufacturing

UK firm hails breakthrough in clothing technology that could make garbage eye-sores a thing of the past

Automakers confirm joint research project on next generation lithium-ion batteries has already started

Joint venture with Gateshead College aims to turn the region into "the epicentre of electric vehicle expertise in Europe"

Infiniti's EMERG-E plug-in hybrid sports car the first of three prototypes built as part of £20m project to develop UK's green auto supply chain

Two-thirds of €62bn investment plan put towards "ecological restructuring", including efforts to cut emissions from new cars and production plants

Company takes $100m stake in Arizona plant, as Abound Solar sheds jobs and Warren Buffett lines up second Topaz funding round

New European sustainability plan aims to cut water use 30 per cent and reduce waste to landfill by 70 per cent over five years

Industry demands more ambitious government strategy to deal with "looming resource crunch"

Making use of the virtual world has helped the automaker achieve very real savings in terms of waste and operating costs