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United States

Syensqo, Bell Join Forces to Industrialize Composite Part Manufacture

Syensqo, based in Alpharetta, Georgia, and Bell Textron Inc., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, have announced a collaboration aimed at accelerating the indus…

Metal

Newmont’s Restructuring Impacts 16% of Jobs in the Company

Newmont (NEM.N) has completed a major restructuring process following its acquisition of Australian mining company Newcrest, affecting about 16% of its global w…

Oil&Gas Drilling

US Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for Third Time in Four Weeks, Says Baker Hughes

U.S. energy firms increased oil and natural gas drilling activity this week, marking the third rise in four weeks, according to Baker Hughes’ weekly repor…

Electric Vehicles

Renault Revives Twingo With New Affordable Electric Version to Boost Sales

Renault (RENA.PA) unveiled its new electric Twingo on Thursday, aiming to boost its electric vehicle sales by leveraging the classic model name and a price belo…

SMR

EDF Aims to Produce 30 Small Modular Reactors by 2050, Design Planned for 2026

State-owned French energy group EDF plans to complete the conceptual design of its small modular reactor (SMR) next year, as it seeks to expand its presence in …

United Arab Emirates

Ta’Ziz Signs $2BN Deal to Build One of World’s Largest PVC Plants in UAE

Abu Dhabi-based Ta’ziz has awarded a $1.99 billion contract to China National Chemical Engineering and Construction Corporation Seven (CC7) to build the U…

Germany

BASF and D-Wave Quantum Complete Joint Proof-Of-Concept Project on Manufacturing Optimization

D-Wave Quantum Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, and BASF, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, have successfully concluded a joint proof-of-concept init…

Combined Heat and Power

Mitsubishi Power to Supply Equipment for O Mon 1 Power Plant in Vietnam

Mitsubishi Power has obtained a contract to deliver key components for the fuel transition project at O Mon 1 Thermal Power Plant in Can Tho, southern Vietnam, …

Metal

Prairie Lithium Begins Construction on North America’s Largest DLE Facility

Prairie Lithium (ASX: PL9) has begun construction of what it describes as the largest direct lithium extraction (DLE) facility in North America, located in Sask…

Electric Vehicles

EV Maker Lucid Cuts 2025 Production Forecast as Supply Challenges Hurt

Lucid Group lowered its 2025 vehicle production forecast to 18,000 units, interim CEO Marc Winterhoff said on Wednesday, as the U.S.-based electric vehicle manu…

Nuclear Reactor

Chinese Molten Salt Reactor Achieves Conversion of Thorium-Uranium Fuel

The experimental TMSR-LF1 thorium-powered molten salt reactor in Wuwei, Gansu Province, has successfully achieved the first conversion of thorium-uranium nuclea…

Metal

California Lithium Company Eyes 2026 IPO to Attract US Government Investment

Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR), a California-based lithium and geothermal energy company, announced plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) by July…

Photovoltaic （PV）

First Solar Plans Fifth US Factory With 3.7 GW Capacity Addition

First Solar announced in its third-quarter 2025 earnings report that it will open a new 3.7 GW annual-capacity solar module finishing line in the United States…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF Gets Go-Ahead for Hinkley Point B Decommissioning

The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has formally approved EDF Energy’s plans to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant in Som…

South Korea

NVIDIA, SK Group Strengthen Strategic Alliance to Build Korea’s Largest AI Factory

NVIDIA has announced a major collaboration with South Korea’s SK Group to build an AI factory aimed at advancing semiconductor research, development, and …