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Trump Issues Tariffs on Key Ingredient for Electronics and Solar Panels

The administration will impose a minimum import price for polysilicon, a key component for semiconductors and solar panels, as well as tariffs for products made with the material.

Β© Christian Monterrosa for The New York Times

A worker inspected solar panels at a factory in Dalton, Ga., in 2023.

Advanced Recycling Hits a Rough Patch

10 July 2026 at 13:11
In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations.

Β© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

Unlike traditional mechanical recycling, advanced recycling can theoretically process mixed or contaminated plastics that otherwise would end up in landfills.

G.M. Plans to Develop Energy Storage Batteries as E.V. Sales Flag

9 June 2026 at 22:57
The carmaker will follow Tesla in making components for large batteries used by electric utilities, data centers and other businesses to handle fluctuations in power supply and demand.

Β© Rebecca Cook/Reuters

The main active ingredient in the storage batteries that General Motors plans to produce is sodium, which is cheaper and easier to process than lithium.
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