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China

Clariant Forms Joint Venture With Fuhua Chemical to Develop Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company based in Muttenz, Switzerland, announced a strategic joint venture with Shaanxi-based Fuhua Chemic…

SMR

EDF Aims to Produce 30 Small Modular Reactors by 2050, Design Planned for 2026

State-owned French energy group EDF plans to complete the conceptual design of its small modular reactor (SMR) next year, as it seeks to expand its presence in …

Canada

Nutrien Expects Higher Global Potash Demand, Eyes Future of Its Phosphate Business

Canadian fertilizer producer Nutrien (NTR.TO) announced on Thursday that it expects global potash demand to increase in 2026, supported by strong crop consumpti…

Oil Shale

Shale Producer EOG Tops Profit Estimates as Output Jumps

EOG Resources (EOG.N) reported higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Thursday, as rising output helped the U.S.-based oil and gas producer counter lowe…

United Arab Emirates

Ta’Ziz Signs $2BN Deal to Build One of World’s Largest PVC Plants in UAE

Abu Dhabi-based Ta’ziz has awarded a $1.99 billion contract to China National Chemical Engineering and Construction Corporation Seven (CC7) to build the U…

Germany

BASF and D-Wave Quantum Complete Joint Proof-Of-Concept Project on Manufacturing Optimization

D-Wave Quantum Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, and BASF, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, have successfully concluded a joint proof-of-concept init…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Completes Grain Harvest

Kazakhstan has completed its grain harvest, collecting a total of 27.1 million tons — a strong result exceeding last year’s figures. The average yield in…

Germany

Port of Hamburg Appoints New Executive Board Member

The Supervisory Board of Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) has named economist Hendrik Meyn as a new Executive Board Member, creating a dual leadership structure …

Electric Vehicles

EV Maker Lucid Cuts 2025 Production Forecast as Supply Challenges Hurt

Lucid Group lowered its 2025 vehicle production forecast to 18,000 units, interim CEO Marc Winterhoff said on Wednesday, as the U.S.-based electric vehicle manu…

Hydrogen Production

Everfuel Inaugurates Hysynergy, a 20 MW Hydrogen Production Plant in Denmark

Danish green hydrogen company Everfuel has officially inaugurated HySynergy, its 20 MW green hydrogen production plant in Fredericia, Denmark, and delivered its…

Ukraine

Ukrainian Corn Exports Exceed 1.9 Mln Tons

As of November 3, during the marketing year (MY) 2025/26, Ukraine exported a total of 9.386 million tons of grain and leguminous crops, according to data from t…

Japan

Avantium’s Plant-Based PDF Cleared for Recycling in Japan’s Pet Bottle System

Avantium, the Dutch renewable and circular polymer specialist, has secured approval in Japan for recycling its plant-based plastic releaf, a polyethylene furano…

France

Airbus Needs 235 Deliveries to Reach Year-End Goal

Airbus delivered 585 aircraft in the first ten months of the year, industry sources said, leaving 235 planes to deliver by year-end to reach its full-year goal …

Photovoltaic （PV）

First Solar Plans Fifth US Factory With 3.7 GW Capacity Addition

First Solar announced in its third-quarter 2025 earnings report that it will open a new 3.7 GW annual-capacity solar module finishing line in the United States…

South Korea

LG Chem and Zeiss Announce Alliance on Photopolymer Film for Holographic Displays

Zeiss, headquartered in Jena, Germany, and LG Chem, based in Seoul, South Korea, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at establishing a robust, sustaina…