America

United States

US-South Korean Partnership Seeks to ‘Streamline’ Smart Vessel Technologies

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote inter…

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…

Gas turbine engine

Fermi America Leases GE Turbines for Texas HyperGrid Project

Fermi America has signed a long-term capital lease agreement with Mobile Power Solutions (MPS) for seven GE TM2500 gas turbines, providing a total of 157.5MW of…

China

Soybean to Purchase 12 Mln Tons of US Soybeans This Year

China has agreed to purchase 12 million tons of U.S. soybeans in 2025, offering long-awaited relief for American farmers after years of weak exports. U.S. Treas…

Portugal

Portugal’s Mota-Engil Lands €1BN Mexican Rail Deal

Mota-Engil has secured over €1 billion in new rail contracts in Mexico, strengthening its position as a leading infrastructure player in Latin America and …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Hyundai E&C Wins First U.S. Large Nuclear Contract

Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) announced on October 26 that it has signed a contract with energy developer Fermi America to lead the basic des…

United States

Only 2% of US Soybeans Are Grown Non-GM

In 2025, U.S. production of non-GM soybeans for the food industry remained stable, maintaining its share in the country’s overall soybean output. Accordin…

Panama

Konecranes Unveils Hybrid & Electric Port Solutions

Konecranes has officially introduced its Noell Hydrogen Fuel Cell Straddle Carrier to the Americas, marking its debut in Panama City. The new model is presented…

Electricity Transmission

AEP Secures $1.6bn Federal Loan Guarantee for Power Line Upgrades in Midwest

American Electric Power (AEP), through its subsidiary AEP Transmission, has received a $1.6 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (D…

Mexico

America Movil PostsMovilJump as Costs Shrink in Q3

Mexico’s leading telecommunications company, America Movil, reported on Tuesday that its third-quarter net profit more than tripled from a year earlier, s…

Metal

American Lithium Increases Falchani Project Investment to $847M-Report

Canada-based American Lithium has increased its investment in the Falchani lithium project in Puno, Peru, by 22%, bringing the total to $847 million. The decisi…

United States

Formosa Plastics Commissions Largest Horizontal Polypropylene Reactor in North America

Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A., headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey, has successfully commissioned the largest horizontal polypropylene reactor in Nor…

Metal

US Government Seeks up to 10% Stake in Thacker Pass Lithium Project

The US government is reportedly negotiating to acquire up to a 10% equity stake in Lithium Americas as part of a revision of the company’s $2.26 billion (…

United States

US Company Buys Hexagon’s Design and Engineering Arm for €2.7bn

American software company Cadence has announced the €2.7 billion acquisition of the design and engineering branch of Sweden’s Hexagon. The deal inclu…

Metal

Anglo American, Codelco Finalise $5 Billion Chilean Copper Mines Deal

Anglo American (AAL.L) and Chile’s state-owned Codelco announced on Tuesday that they have finalized an agreement to jointly operate their neighboring cop…