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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.…

United States

US Senators Push USDA for Urgent Action on Bird Flu Vaccine

A bipartisan group of 23 U.S. senators sent a letter on Wednesday to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, calling for swift completion of a science-based vacci…

Offshore Wind Power

LS Power Acquires Bp’s Onshore Wind Business in US

LS Power has finalized the acquisition of BP Wind Energy North America, adding approximately 1.3 GW of operating onshore wind capacity across ten projects in th…

India

IFFCO Eyes at Setting up JVs Abroad to Secure Finished Products for India

Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco), India's largest fertiliser producer, is pursuing joint-venture manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka, Jordan,…

China

China’s BYD Plots Marine Push in Tie-up With Corvus

China's BYD, the world's fourth-largest automobile manufacturer, is expanding into the maritime sector through a new strategic partnership in marine ene…

Combined cycle power plant

GE Vernova Expects 80 Gigawatts of Gas Turbine Contracts by Year’s End

GE Vernova, a major manufacturer of power generation equipment, announced on Tuesday that it expects to secure contracts for approximately 80 gigawatts of combi…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai Rolls Out Its 4 Millionth Vehicle as Production Tempo Accelerates

Tesla announced on December 8, 2025 that Gigafactory Shanghai has manufactured its four millionth vehicle, reaching the milestone just 14 months after producing…

China

Air Liquide Announces €25-Million Investment to Expand ASU in Yulin, China

Air Liquide has signed a long-term contract extension with a subsidiary of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group and will invest around €25 million to modernise…

United Kingdom

Heidelberg UK Injects Carbon Dioxide Into Concrete Mix

Heidelberg Materials UK has begun its first trial of CarbonCure technology at the Greenwich ready-mixed concrete plant in London. The process injects captured c…

Spain

World-First Pilot Plant in Catalonia Will 3D Print Ceramic Parts for Solid-Oxide Cells

The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), based in Tarragona, Spain, has launched a new pilot line for manufacturing ceramic devices using 3D printing…

Metal

India’s Adani, Hindalco Seek Peru Copper Assets as Demand Surges

Indian companies Adani Group (ADEL.NS) and Hindalco Industries (HALC.NS) are actively exploring opportunities to invest in Peru's copper industry, either th…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Accelerates South Africa Expansion With More Dealerships Planned in 2026

China's leading electric vehicle manufacturer, is accelerating its retail expansion in South Africa and now expects to complete its initial network of appro…

India

India Makes Long-Term Soyabean Purchases to Secure Cheap Supply

Indian edible oil buyers have secured substantial forward volumes of South American soyabean oil for delivery between April and July 2026, anticipating higher p…

Switzerland

Burckhardt Compression Secures Order for World’s First Ammonia Bunkering Vessel

Burckhardt Compression, a leading provider of reciprocating compressor systems, has secured a contract to supply its established Laby® Compressor technology…

United States

OpenAI Agrees to Acquire AI Startup Neptune to Boost Model Training Capabilities

OpenAI has agreed to acquire Neptune, a startup specializing in tools that enable companies to monitor and manage AI model training processes, the company annou…