The Chinese takeover of a British specialist in cutting-edge graphene technology has been abandoned after a national security investigation raised concerns that the deal would see critical technology moved abroad.
Shanghai Kington Technology, a Chinese company that makes high-performance plastics, has called off its proposed acquisition of Perpetuus, which specialises in graphene technology.
Graphene’s going to be important, sure. But the sheer number of companies out there means that I seriously doubt anyone’s going to get a lock on it. Which would be the only national security issue, if one lot could do what no others could do. Just don’t think that’s going to be true in this field.