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Metal

Syrah Resources to Restart Balama Graphite Operation in Mozambique

Syrah Resources has initiated the restart process of its Balama graphite operation in Mozambique. Maintenance and inspection teams have returned to the site, ma…

Kazakhstan

Funding Secured for Kazakh Sulphuric Acid Plant

Kazakhstan’s national atomic company, Kazatomprom, has secured a credit line to support the construction of a new sulphuric acid plant in Taikonur, locate…

United Kingdom

UK, Switzerland in Talks About a Direct Rail Link

Switzerland and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of a direct rail link between the two nations. The…

Canada

Vancouver Seeks Builder for New Port on Artificial Island

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is seeking a construction partner for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, which involves building a 320-acre artificial isl…

Singapore

Singapore Finally Starts Work on $3.5bn Terminal 5

Singapore has commenced construction on Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 (T5) in the Changi East development, five years after the project was paused due to th…

Australia

USDA Forecasts Australian New-Crop Wheat at 31MT

Australia’s 2025-26 wheat planting season is underway, with the USDA estimating production at 31 million tonnes, according to its May 2025 World Agricultu…

Ukraine

Ukrainian Company Plans Egg Gigafarm

Oliyar, a leading Ukrainian oil and fat manufacturer, has announced plans to construct a farm for 2.3 million laying hens in the Shchyretskaya neighborhood of t…

China

Shanghai Spot Box Rates to US West Coast Leap 31% in Just One Week

Spot freight rates from China to the United States surged significantly, as reported by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange on May 16, 2025. Rates from China to the …

Nuclear Reactor

Second Fund Launched to Boost French Nuclear Supply Chain

France’s EDF and private equity firm Siparex have launched a second round of funding, named Fonds France Nucléaire 2 (FFN2), to support strategic c…

Electric Vehicles

Honda China, CATL Deepen Partnership on NEV Tech R&D, Supply Chain Management

Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd. (HMCT) and CATL signed a memorandum of understanding on May 16, 2025, to strengthen their strategic partnership, as ann…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse Grows Bulgarian Supply Chain

Westinghouse has signed memorandums of understanding with seven Bulgarian suppliers to support the construction of two AP1000 pressurized water reactor units at…

Metal

Medallion Secures $17M Commitments to Advance Ravensthorpe-Forrestania Project in Australia

Medallion Metals has secured binding commitments to raise approximately A$27.5 million ($17.6 million) through an institutional placement to advance its Ravenst…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Rising Demand for Home Solar Storage in Switzerland

In Switzerland, approximately half of all residential photovoltaic (PV) systems are now paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS), reflecting a growing …

CCS

10 Companies Shortlisted to Vie for Denmark’s C02 Storage Funding

The Danish Energy Agency has selected ten companies to compete for funding under its carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative, aimed at supporting Denmark&rs…

Metal

Starr Peak Mining Acquires Copper Clive Project in Québec, Canada

Starr Peak Mining, a Canadian mineral exploration company, has acquired the Copper Clive Project in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Québec, Canada. This a…