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Image for France's drone production shifts from policy ambition to factory floor
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France's drone production shifts from policy ambition to factory floor

By Florence Loeve and Gilles Guillaume PARIS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - France's push to enlist its car indu...

5th August, 2026

Image for Exclusive-US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips
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Exclusive-US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips

By Nichola Groom Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is preparing to set a price floor and im...

4th August, 2026

Image for Poland manufacturing downturn eases as factory jobs rise, PMI shows
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Poland manufacturing downturn eases as factory jobs rise, PMI shows

WARSAW, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Poland's manufacturing downturn eased sharply in July as declines in outpu...

3rd August, 2026

Image for Italian machine tool sector wants tougher EU trade rules on China
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Italian machine tool sector wants tougher EU trade rules on China

By Giselda Vagnoni ROME, July 27 (Reuters) - The European Union must bolster trade defence measures...

27th July, 2026

Image for US weapons makers confront Europe's drive for local control
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US weapons makers confront Europe's drive for local control

By Cassell Bryan-Low LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - As U.S. defence companies descended on Britain's Fa...

24th July, 2026

Image for Boeing focused on production, not new orders at Farnborough Airshow
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Boeing focused on production, not new orders at Farnborough Airshow

By Dan Catchpole and David Shepardson LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - The head of Boeing's commercial ai...

19th July, 2026

Image for Germany's industrial order books swell to record high in May
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Germany's industrial order books swell to record high in May

BERLIN, July 17 (Reuters) - Germany's industrial order backlog rose to a record high in May, the sta...

17th July, 2026

Image for Shortsellers take aim at manufacturing in June amid supply chain stress, Hazeltree data shows
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Shortsellers take aim at manufacturing in June amid supply chain stress, Hazeltree data shows

By Nell Mackenzie and Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - Global hedge funds bet heavily aga...

16th July, 2026

Image for After 80 years, Czech tractor maker to move production to Asia because of costs
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After 80 years, Czech tractor maker to move production to Asia because of costs

PRAGUE, July 13 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's Zetor Tractors will end domestic production after 8...

13th July, 2026

Image for Lockheed Martin, Rheinmetall to jointly produce ATACMS missiles in Germany
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Lockheed Martin, Rheinmetall to jointly produce ATACMS missiles in Germany

ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. defence company Lockheed Martin and Germany's Rheinmetall signed a m...

7th July, 2026

Image for Russian manufacturing returns to growth for first time in over a year, PMI shows
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Russian manufacturing returns to growth for first time in over a year, PMI shows

MOSCOW, July 1 (Reuters) - Russia's manufacturing sector returned to growth in June for the first ti...

1st July, 2026

Image for Key Volkswagen shareholder pitches producing China car models in Germany
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Key Volkswagen shareholder pitches producing China car models in Germany

June 28 (Reuters) - Volkswagen could secure jobs in Germany if it produced auto models there that it...

28th June, 2026