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Romania

Romania to Once Again Become EU’s Largest Sunseed Producer

The European Commission projects a significant rise in sunflower seed shipments to the EU-27 for the 2025/26 marketing season, driven by improved yields despite…

United Kingdom

Wates Wins $148.9m Victoria Tower Refurbishment Contract in UK

Wates, a UK-based construction and property maintenance firm, has secured a £110.6 million ($148.9 million) contract to refurbish the historic Victoria To…

Floating Offshore Wind

EDF Unleashes Provence Grand Large Floater

EDF, in collaboration with its partners, has successfully commissioned Provence Grand Large, France’s first floating offshore wind farm, located in the Me…

Metal

Blue Jay Gold Acquires Skukum Gold Project in Canada From Tincorp Metals

Blue Jay Gold has agreed to acquire Whitehorse Gold, a Tincorp Metals subsidiary owning the Skukum Gold Project in Yukon, Canada. The deal is set to close in th…

China

CATL, APM Terminals Partner to Drive Electrification of Port Equipment, Global Logistics Decarbonization

On June 4, 2025, CATL, a prominent battery manufacturer, entered a strategic partnership with APM Terminals, a division of A.P. Moller - Maersk, to advance the …

Metal

India Plans Rare Earth Magnet Incentives as Supply Threat Mounts, Sources Say

India is negotiating with companies to build long-term stockpiles of rare earth magnets by offering financial incentives for domestic production, sources famili…

China

China’s Homegrown C919 Completes First Commercial Flight to a Regional Airport in Henan Province

On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, China Southern Airlines operated its first commercial flight using the domestically developed C919 aircraft on the Guangzhou to Nany…

Philippines

To Diversify Rice Imports, Philippines Turns to India and Thailand

Vietnam continues to lead as the primary supplier of rice to the Philippines, contributing nearly 90% of the country’s rice imports. Despite initiatives t…

Battery

Tesvolt, Samsung Announce 5.26 MWh Containerized Battery System

Tesvolt, a German battery company, in collaboration with Samsung SDI’s battery manufacturing division, has introduced a containerized energy storage syste…

United Kingdom

Robotic House-Building Start-up Secures £5.1m

Automated Architecture (Auar), a UK-based construction technology company, has secured £5.1 million in funding to advance its robotic pop-up micro-factory…

Metal

Greenridge Exploration Acquires Raven Uranium Project in Saskatchewan, Canada

Greenridge Exploration has acquired the Raven Uranium Project in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada, through cost-effective staking without underlying ro…

Offshore Wind Power

Chinese Firm Eyes Building 200 MW Offshore Wind Project in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy and China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) have signed an agreement to advance collaboration on renewable energy and …

Germany

ONE Commits to Purchase Shore Power at Hamburg Port

Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Germany’s Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) have signed an agreement to implement shore power supply for contai…

United States

Trump Administration May Rescind $4 Billion for California High-Speed Rail Project

On Wednesday, the U.S. Transportation Department released a 315-page Federal Railroad Administration report highlighting concerns about California’s High-…

Metal

China Increases Scrutiny Over Rare Earth Magnets With New Tracking System

China has implemented a tracking system for its rare earth magnet industry, effective last week, according to three informed sources. This system requires produ…