American

Mexico

Mexico’s ASUR Buys Motiva’s Latin American Airports in $2.2 Billion Deal

On Tuesday, Mexico’s Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) signed an agreement to acquire the airport portfolio of Brazilian infrastructure operator Moti…

Metal

Barrick Mining Considers Splitting Into Two Entities, Sources Say

Barrick Gold's board is exploring options to divide the company into two distinct operations, with one centered on North American assets and the other on pr…

Brazil

AFD and IDB Launch $324M Subsea Fibre and Data Centre Project in Brazil’s Amazon

The French Development Agency (AFD) has collaborated with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to allocate $324 million toward a comprehensive subsea fiber…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

United States

U.S. Chemical Production Slips in July, ACC Says

U.S. chemical production fell by 0.4% in July, marking declines in five of the past seven months, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The industr…

Metal

Bannerman Energy Secures Uranium Offtake Agreements With North American Energy Providers

Bannerman Energy has announced two binding offtake agreements with major North American utilities for uranium supply from its Etango Uranium Project in Namibia.…

United States

American GM-Corn Gets Green Light for Export to Spain

The European Union has authorized the import of three new varieties of genetically modified (GM) corn, creating new opportunities for American agricultural expo…

Solar Panel

T1, Corning Reach Deal to Make Fully American-Made Solar Panels

On Friday, U.S. solar company T1 Energy and specialty glass maker Corning unveiled a partnership to create a fully domestic solar supply chain, covering polysil…

Metal

De Beers Announces Kimberlite Field Discovery in Angola

On August 12, 2025, De Beers, a unit of Anglo American, announced the discovery of a new kimberlite field in Angola, marking its first such find in 30 years. Th…