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Metal

Jiangxi Copper Increases Solgold Takeover Bid to $1.12bn

Jiangxi Copper, based in China, has raised its takeover proposal for SolGold, an exploration company focused on gold and copper projects in Ecuador. The revised…

China

China at 2025 Having Harvested a Record Crop of Grains

China's National Bureau of Statistics reported on Friday that the country's grain output for 2025 reached a record 714.88 million tonnes, marking a 1.2%…

Electric Vehicles

Inovance Automotive, Innoscience Debut GaN-Based 6.6 KW OBC System on Changan EVs

Inovance Automotive and Innoscience announced on December 8, 2025, that their jointly developed 6.6 kW on-board charger, utilizing Innoscience's 650-volt ga…

Energy Storage Project

Trina Storage and Lightshift to Deploy Over 1GWh Energy Storage Systems in US

Trina Storage and Lightshift Energy have expanded their partnership to deploy more than 1 GWh of grid-scale battery energy storage systems across the United Sta…

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola’s Subsidiary Commences Construction of Two Solar Plants in Spain

Iberdrola España has begun construction of its first two utility-scale solar projects in the Valencian Community, with a combined capacity of 366 MW and …

Nuclear Fusion

Japan Signs First Fusion Power PPA

Japanese fusion start-up Helical Fusion has signed the country's first-ever fusion-energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with Aoki Super, a leading supermar…

Netherlands

Gelregroen Consortium Secures Funding for Dutch ViA15 Project

The GelreGroen consortium and Dutch infrastructure agency Rijkswaterstaat have achieved financial close on the €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) ViA15 motorway p…

Japan

MHI Produces Hydrogen at Its Ammonia Cracking Pilot Plant Using Steam Heating

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced on Thursday that it has successfully produced 99% purity hydrogen through ammonia cracking using steam as the sole h…

Metal

Chile Raises Mining Investment Forecast Through 2034 to $105 Billion

Chile's mining sector is projected to attract $104.549 billion in investments between 2025 and 2034, the state copper agency Cochilco announced on Thursday.…

Brazil

Pork Gains Ground as Beef Prices Climb in Brazil

In Brazil, pork has achieved its strongest price competitiveness against beef since 2022, according to the Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics (Cep…

Battery

Construction Begins on Engie’s Pelican Point BESS in South Australia

Sungrow and Engie have begun construction on the 200 MW/400 MWh Pelican Point grid-forming battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia. The project,…

Metal

Indonesia to Levy Gold Export Duties From December 23

Indonesia will impose export duties on gold products starting December 23, according to a regulation published on the Finance Ministry website on Wednesday. The…

Electric Vehicles

Kargobot.ai, Horizon Robotics Forge Strategic Alliance to Scale L4 Autonomous Trucking in China

KargoBot.ai and Horizon Robotics have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the commercialization of Level-4 autonomous heavy-duty trucks in China. The t…

China

Chinese-Kazakh Hybrid Wheat Variety Helps Kazakhstan Achieve Bumper Harvests

A high-yield hybrid wheat variety developed through joint research by scientists from China and Kazakhstan is contributing to stronger harvests in Kazakhstan, a…

Saudi Arabia

Exxonmobil, Aramco and Samref Evaluating Refinery Upgrade and New Petrochemical Complex

Exxon Mobil Corporation, Aramco, and the Samref refinery have signed a Venture Framework Agreement to study a major upgrade and expansion of the Samref facility…