TOKYO (Reuters) - Nippon Steel ( NISTF ) Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori said on Tuesday the Japanese company remains committed to talks with the United Steelworkers (USW) over its bid to acquire U.S. Steel. Mori, the key negotiator of the $14.9 billion buyout deal, said USW President David McCall has not seriously considered any of the proposals that we have...

* Spirit investigation covers select parts for multiple plane programs since 2010 * No potential safety concerns identified, sources say * Spirit Aero to automate CMM report processes within 90 days By Allison Lampert Sept 23 (Reuters) - U.S. supplier Spirit AeroSystems ( SPR ) is investigating years of record-keeping of parts for multiple plane programs, after discovering cases of...

* Poor nations ask world's richest to do more on climate * Scientists warn of ocean acidification crisis * Big companies urge nations to triple renewable energy capacity * 50 U.S. banks announce plans to boost renewable investments (Updates with comments from developing nations, Moody's research, Potsdam Institute report, bank initiative) By Valerie Volcovici and Simon Jessop NEW YORK, Sept...

Sept 24 (Reuters) - The United States has backed an Australian lithium and a rare earths project with up to $786 million in debt funding as Western countries seek to build supply chains for critical minerals. Australia's American Rare Earths ( ARRNF ) said on Tuesday it had received a letter of interest for a debt funding package of up...