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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia Plans a Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon Within a Decade

Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos announced plans to construct a lunar power plant by 2036. The agency has signed a contract with the Lavochkin Ass…

United States

John Deere Agrees to Buy US Construction Tech Firm Tenna

Deere & Company (John Deere) has entered into an agreement to acquire Tenna, a US-based construction technology company, for an undisclosed amount. The announce…

Metal

Gold and Silver Soar in Year-End Rally

Precious metals continued their strong upward momentum in late December, with gold approaching $4,500 per ounce and silver reaching new peaks near $70 per ounce…

India

India’s Rice Stocks Surge to Record High as Paddy Procurement Climbs

India's government rice reserves have reached a new high for the beginning of December, following increased procurement of the fresh paddy harvest by state …

China

BYD Surpasses 1.5 Million Residential Storage Systems Worldwide

BYD Energy Storage has surpassed 1.5 million installed residential energy storage systems worldwide through its BatteryBox brand, a milestone first announced on…

Tidal Energy

Maintenance and Upgrade Work Completes at World’s Largest Tidal Stream Array

Proteus Marine Renewables, a UK-based tidal energy company, announced on December 18, 2025, that it has successfully completed offshore maintenance and upgrade …

Crude Oil

China’s Largest Offshore Oilfield Reports Record Annual Oil, Gas Output

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on December 21, 2025, that the Bohai Oilfield, the country's largest offshore oil and gas producti…

Metal

China Approves General Export Licenses for Rare Earth-Related Items: Commerce Ministry

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on December 18, 2025, that it has received and approved applications from certain domestic exporters for general expo…

Germany

BASF and OQEMA Ink Distribution Deal in Central and Eastern Europe

BASF SE has established a new distribution agreement with OQEMA, a prominent chemical distributor in Europe, for supplying polymer dispersions and additives use…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Hits Production Milestone of 15 Million New Energy Vehicles

BYD announced on December 18, 2025, that it has produced its 15 millionth new energy vehicle, a significant milestone for the company. The vehicle that marked t…

India

BASF-Nunhems to Acquire Noble Seeds

BASF-Nunhems, operating through its Indian subsidiary Nunhems India, signed an agreement on December 18, 2025, to acquire Noble Seeds, a prominent vegetable see…

Japan

SoftBank Delivers World-First SRv6 MUP Services on 5G Commercial Network

SoftBank announced in December 2025 that it has successfully launched limited commercial services using Segment Routing IPv6 Mobile User Plane (SRv6 MUP) techno…

United States

Boeing Seeks FAA Emissions Waiver to Sell 35 Additional 777F Freighters

Boeing (BA.N) submitted a request to the Federal Aviation Administration on December 19, 2025, seeking a waiver from upcoming airplane emissions standards. The …

Electricity Transmission

SSE’s Transmission Arm Secures $1.34 Billion UK-Backed Facility for Scotland Power Grid

SSEN Transmission, primarily owned by SSE Plc (SSE.L), has obtained a £1 billion($1.34 billion) 12-year bank facility to fund significant electricity grid…

South Korea

LG Chem Submits Petrochem Restructuring Plan to Government

South Korea's petrochemical sector is advancing its restructuring initiatives as several major companies submit plans to the government.On December 19, 2025…