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Electric Vehicles

Geely, Renault Kicks off Strategic Cooperation in Brazil

Geely Holding Group announced on November 19 that it has officially launched its joint venture with Renault in Brazil, named Renault Geely do Brasil. A ceremony…

Ukraine

Ukraine Agrees to Establish First Agrohub in Africa

Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture and Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture have signed a Memorandum of Understanding t…

India

India Railways Launches Cement-Bulk Transport Reform

Indian Railways has launched a new freight policy designed to significantly increase the transport of bulk cement by rail across the country. The initiative int…

Thailand

BASF Expands Alkyl Polyglucosides Production With New Plant in Thailand

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has commenced a major expansion of its Alkyl Polyglucosides (APG) production capacity with a new manufacturing facility at its B…

Peru

APM Terminals to Invest $550 Mln in Peru’s Callao Port

APM Terminals, the Dutch-based global port operator, will invest $550 million to expand the Multipurpose North Terminal at Callao Port in Peru, with constructio…

Natural Gas

Egypt Selects Hartree Partners for $4 Billion Natural Gas Deal, Deputy Secretary of State Landau Says

Egypt has chosen U.S.-based energy company Hartree Partners to supply natural gas under a framework agreement valued at approximately $4 billion, U.S. Deputy Se…

Saudi Arabia

Saudi PIF, SITE, Microsoft Sign MoU to Explore Delivery of Sovereign-Cloud Services in Kingdom

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE), and Microsoft (MSFT.O) signed a memorandum of understanding on We…

Metal

Trafigura’s Nyrstar Casts First Antimony at South Australia Plant

Nyrstar, the zinc and lead smelting subsidiary of Trafigura (NYR.BR), announced on Thursday that it has successfully commenced casting antimony metal at a new p…

Metal

Hindustan Zinc Secures Tungsten Mining Licence in Andhra Pradesh, India

Hindustan Zinc, part of the Vedanta Group, has been granted a tungsten mining license in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, marking a key step in its strategy …

CCS

Sonardyne Adds Another Task to Its Contract for UK’s First Offshore CCS Project

Sonardyne, a specialist in underwater technology, has expanded its contract with the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture involving BP, Equinor…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

BMW Secures €273 Million in Public Funding to Scale Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

BMW AG has received approximately €273 million in public funding for its Hy2Move project, aimed at developing hydrogen fuel cell technology for passenger c…

Bahrain

Gulf Air Increases 787 Dreamliner Order

Boeing and Gulf Air announced that the Bahrain-based carrier has finalised a firm order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with options for three more, aimed at exp…

Sweden

Skanska Aims for Higher Construction Profit Margins

Swedish construction company Skanska announced on Tuesday that it has raised its financial target for the operating margin of its construction division to a min…

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…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Gets Permit for Ride-Hailing Service in Arizona

Tesla has received a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in Arizona, the state Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday, marking a step forward in…