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India

BASF-Nunhems to Acquire Noble Seeds

BASF-Nunhems, operating through its Indian subsidiary Nunhems India, signed an agreement on December 18, 2025, to acquire Noble Seeds, a prominent vegetable see…

United States

Boeing Seeks FAA Emissions Waiver to Sell 35 Additional 777F Freighters

Boeing (BA.N) submitted a request to the Federal Aviation Administration on December 19, 2025, seeking a waiver from upcoming airplane emissions standards. The …

Electricity Transmission

SSE’s Transmission Arm Secures $1.34 Billion UK-Backed Facility for Scotland Power Grid

SSEN Transmission, primarily owned by SSE Plc (SSE.L), has obtained a £1 billion($1.34 billion) 12-year bank facility to fund significant electricity grid…

South Korea

LG Chem Submits Petrochem Restructuring Plan to Government

South Korea's petrochemical sector is advancing its restructuring initiatives as several major companies submit plans to the government.On December 19, 2025…

Brazil

Soybean Exports From Brazil Are Accelerating

Brazil has recorded a substantial rise in soybean exports during the early part of December 2025, according to data from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX…

HVDC

Xizang’s First Ultra-High Voltage Power Link Begins Operations

A converter station situated at an elevation of 3,720 meters successfully completed a 168-hour trial operation on Thursday. This achievement marks the commencem…

United States

Moderna Secures up to $54.3 Million Funding for Bird Flu Vaccine From Global Coalition

Moderna has secured up to $54.3 million in funding from an international coalition to advance the late-stage development of its experimental bird flu vaccine, t…

Kenya

Bamburi Cement Signs US$250M EPC Deal for Kwale Clinker Plant

Bamburi Cement has entered into a US$250 million engineering, procurement, and construction contract with China's CBMI Construction Co., Ltd for a new clink…

China

Venergy Steps Into Boxships With Feeder Newbuild Deal in China

Venergy Maritime, a Piraeus-based shipping company led by Vyron Vasileiadis, has placed an order for up to four 1,900 TEU feeder containerships at CSSC's Hu…

Electric Vehicles

XPENG Secures L3 Road Test License in Guangzhou, Accelerates Push Toward Higher Autonomy

On December 16, XPENG announced that it has received an L3 autonomous driving road test license in Guangzhou and initiated regular on-road testing of Level 3 ca…

Battery

SSE Takes Final Investment Decision on Derrymeen BESS in Northern Ireland

SSE has announced the final investment decision for the Derrymeen battery energy storage system, a 100MW project located in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.Cons…

Electricity Transmission

KETRACO Signs PPP for Two High-Voltage Electricity Transmission Lines in Kenya

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has signed a public-private partnership agreement valued at $311 million with a consortium formed by Africa…

Hydropower Plant

NHPC Building Eight Hydropower Projects With 8.51GW Capacity

NHPC Limited, along with its joint venture and subsidiary entities, is advancing construction on eight hydroelectric projects totaling 8.51 gigawatts in capacit…

Italy

Cimolai Technology Completes Key Goliath Crane Milestone

Cimolai Technology has successfully completed the installation of the main girder for the initial 800-tonne rail-mounted Goliath crane at the Port of Chioggia.S…

Biofuel

US EPA Expects to Finalize Biofuel Rules in First Quarter of 2026

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated on December 16, 2025, that it plans to complete the biofuel blending requirements for 2026 and 2027 in …