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United Kingdom

UK Grants National Heritage Protection to Historic Cable Gear at Enderby Wharf

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has designated equipment at the former Submarine Cables Ltd factory in Greenwich as a Scheduled Monument, eff…

Saudi Arabia

Songwon to Develop One Pack Systems Production Facility in Saudi Arabia

Songwon Industrial Co., a leading global manufacturer of polymer stabilizers, has announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art One Pack Systems (OPS) product…

Germany

Germany First Country to Embark On Canada’s Green Shipping Corridor Initiative

On October 6, 2025, Germany became the first nation to join Canada’s initiative to establish green shipping corridors, aimed at reducing carbon emissions …

Electrification

Equinor Drops Offshore Electrification Plans Over Rising Costs

Equinor announced on Friday that it has decided to cancel plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by linking several offshore oil and gas platforms to Norway&r…

United States

Exxon Restarts FCCU at Beaumont, Texas, Refinery, Sources Say

Exxon Mobil has restarted the gasoline-producing fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) at its Beaumont refinery in Texas after a temporary shutdown earlier in th…

Germany

Evonik and Schneider Electric Partner to Advance Automation in Thermoplastic Recycling

Schneider Electric, headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France, and Evonik, based in Essen, Germany, have formed a strategic partnership to automate a thermoplast…

Russian

Russia Will Increase Grain Export Quotas in 2026

At the Golden Autumn agro-industrial exhibition, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to slightly increase the national grain export quota for 20…

Switzerland

Clariant Unveils New Titanium-Based Catalysts for Improved PET Recycling

Clariant AG, based in Muttenz, Switzerland, showcased its new AddWorks titanium-based catalyst solutions for polyester polymerization at K 2025, the world&rsquo…

France

New Headquarters Delivered for Eiffage éNergie Systèmes – PII in France

European construction group Eiffage’s property development division, Eiffage Immobilier, has completed the new headquarters for Eiffage Énergie Sys…

United States

Intel Debuts First Chip Built on 18A Process in Make-Or-Break Moment for Turnaround Bid

Intel, the US-backed chipmaker, unveiled new products and manufacturing technology on Thursday as part of its strategy to regain competitiveness. The company an…

Biorefinery

Eni Seeks Approval for Sicily Biorefinery, Recycling Plant

Italian energy company Eni announced on Thursday that it has begun the environmental approval process to convert its industrial site in Priolo, Sicily, into a b…

Singapore

Singapore Goes Dutch by Using Dikes to Reclaim 800 Hectares From the Sea

Singapore has expanded its land area by 800 hectares, or 8 square kilometers, with the completion of its first polder at the northwestern tip of Pulau Tekong. T…

China

Corn Production in China Continues to Grow

China’s corn production for 2025/26 is projected at 298 million tonnes, up 3 million tonnes from 2024/25, supported by stable plantings and higher yields.…

Saudi Arabia

Songwon Announces Investment to Establish Production Facility for Polymer Additives in Saudi Arabia

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. (Ulsan, South Korea; www.songwon.com), a leading global manufacturer of polymer stabilizers, has announced a major investment to es…

Metal

Indonesia Shortens Mining Production Quotas to One Year

Indonesia has announced a revision to its mining production quota system, reducing the validity period from three years to one year, effective 3 October. The go…