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Pakistan

Louis Dreyfus Comes Onboard Pakistan Port Project

Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural commodities, has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of AD Ports Group to…

Netherlands

Pilot Plant to Assess Solvent-Based Process for Food-Safe HDPE Recycled Material

Alpla is developing a reliable method to produce food-safe high-density polyethylene (HDPE) recycled material using a patented solvent-based recycling process. …

Battery

World’s First High-Power Aluminum-Ion Battery System for Energy Storage

The INNOBATT research project, coordinated by Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB), has successfully developed and tested a …

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Launches Low-Cost Model 3 Variant in Europe

Tesla launched a more affordable Standard version of the Model 3 in several European markets on Friday, approximately two months after its introduction in the U…

Oil & Gas Trade

Chevron to Join Nigeria Oil Licence Auction, Plans Rig Deployment in 2026

Chevron announced on Friday that it will take part in Nigeria's upcoming oil licensing round and intends to deploy a drilling rig in late 2026 to support fu…

Nuclear Fuel

First Nuclear Fuel Delivered for Kudankulam Unit 3

The first delivery of nuclear fuel for the initial loading of Kudankulam nuclear power plant's unit 3 in India has been completed. The fuel assemblies, prod…

Malawi

Huaxin Cement Launches Us$100M Integrated Plant in Malawi

A new US$100 million integrated cement plant has officially opened in Balaka, southern Malawi, marking one of the country's largest industrial investments i…

Spain

World-First Pilot Plant in Catalonia Will 3D Print Ceramic Parts for Solid-Oxide Cells

The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), based in Tarragona, Spain, has launched a new pilot line for manufacturing ceramic devices using 3D printing…

Metal

India’s Adani, Hindalco Seek Peru Copper Assets as Demand Surges

Indian companies Adani Group (ADEL.NS) and Hindalco Industries (HALC.NS) are actively exploring opportunities to invest in Peru's copper industry, either th…

China

CARBIOS and Wankai to Partner on Large-Scale Deployment of Pet Biorecycling Technology in Asia

Carbios S.A. (Saint-Beauzire, France) and Wankai New Materials Co., Ltd., a listed subsidiary of Zhink Group and one of the world's largest PET producers, h…

Australia

Australia’s NEXTDC Inks MoU With OpenAI to Develop AI Infrastructure in Sydney, Shares Jump

Australian data centre operator NEXTDC Ltd announced on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, to jointl…

India

Indian Fertiliser Firms to Sign Deal With Uralchem to Set Up Russian Plant, Sources Say

Indian companies are set to sign an agreement with Russia's leading potash and ammonium nitrate producer, Uralchem, during President Vladimir Putin's vi…

Oil Exploration

Oil Companies in Norway to Drill 18% Fewer Exploration Wells in 2026, Survey Shows

Norwegian oil and gas companies plan to drill approximately 37 exploration wells in 2026, an 18% reduction from the 45 wells completed this year, according to a…

Metal

Rio Tinto Sees up to $10 Billion in Divestment Potential

Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott announced on Thursday a target to unlock between $5 billion and $10 billion through asset sales and productivity improvements as the c…

Singapore

Exxon to Permanently Shut One Steam Cracker in Singapore From March, Sources Say

ExxonMobil plans to shut down its older steam cracker on Singapore's Jurong Island starting in March, with full closure expected by June, four sources famil…