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Photovoltaic （PV）

Trina Solar Completes Sale of 5 GW U.S. Module Plant to T1 Energy

Trina Solar has completed the sale of its 5 GW solar module manufacturing facility in the United States to T1 Energy. The Shanghai-listed company announced in a…

Metal

Gold Price Tops $4,500 for First Time

Gold prices reached new record levels on Wednesday as investors sought safe-haven assets amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, including tensions related to …

Belgium

EU Wheat Exports Slightly Lag Last Season in 2025/26

As of December 21, 2025, soft wheat exports from European Union countries since the beginning of the 2025/26 marketing year have reached approximately 10.8 mill…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Secures Seven Wind Turbine Orders for 273MW Capacity in Germany

Vestas has secured seven new wind turbine orders totaling 273 megawatts for projects located in various regions of Germany. The company booked these orders duri…

India

Stonepeak, CPPIB Look to Buy Castrol India Shares at Premium Following BP Deal

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and U.S. private equity firm Stonepeak announced on Wednesday that they will launch an open offer to acquire up to …

Japan

UBE Mitsubishi Cement to Halt Kiln at Kyushu Plant by 2027

Mitsubishi Materials has announced that its 50:50 equity-method affiliate, UBE Mitsubishi Cement Corporation, formed with UBE Corporation, has approved a reorga…

Metal

Japan to Test Rare-Earth Mining From Deep Seabed Mud

Japan will conduct a month-long test to extract rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitorishima Island, a remote location about 1,900 kilometres s…

Austria

Borealis Partners With Bluealp to Advance Chemical Recycling

Borealis Group, based in Vienna, Austria, has entered into a strategic partnership with BlueAlp, a chemical recycling technology provider headquartered in Eindh…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Norway’s November Oil and Gas Production Beats Forecast

Norway's combined oil and gas production in November exceeded the official forecast by 0.9%, according to preliminary data released by the Norwegian Offshor…

India

Tata Chemicals Acquires Sodium Bicarbonate Manufacturer Novabay

Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL), based in Mumbai, India, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Tata Chemicals International Pte. Limited (TCIPL), has signed…

China

China Southern Doubles Flights to Brisbane

China Southern Airlines is increasing its flights to Brisbane Airport, introducing twice-daily year-round services from March 30, 2026.This expansion will add o…

Net Zero

China’s Carbon-free District Heating Plan

The homes of 400,000 residents around Haiyang, China are being warmed with heat produced by the local nuclear power plant. This clean, affordable, consistent di…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Waaree Solar Americas to Invest About $30 Million in Polysilicon Supplier

Waaree Energies announced that its United States-based subsidiary, Waaree Solar Americas, has entered into a binding term sheet to invest approximately $30 mill…

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…

China

World’s Longest Expressway Tunnel to Open to Traffic in Xinjiang by Year-End

The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, recognized as the world's longest expressway tunnel at 22.13 kilometers, is scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2025. Th…