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Germany

BASF Intermediates to Produce Amines at Geismar Site Using 100% Renewable Electricity

BASF SE, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, announced that its Intermediates division will begin producing its standard grade amine portfolio using 100% re…

China

Huawei Unveils the World’s Most Powerful and Game-Changing Superpods and Superclusters to Power AI Workloads

Huawei opened HUAWEI CONNECT 2025 today in Shanghai, where Eric Xu, Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating Chairman, delivered a keynote titled Groundbreakin…

Metal

India Defers Hike in Low-Grade Iron Ore Export Duty

India has postponed its plan to raise export duties on low-grade iron ore and pellets after facing strong objections from the domestic mining industry, accordin…

Solar project

South Africa Deploys 928 MW of Solar in Q1

South Africa’s solar power sector recorded notable growth in the first quarter of this year, with approximately 928 MW of new capacity added, according to…

Nuclear Technology

China Huaneng, CATL Deepen Ties on Manufacturing, Tech R&D, Innovation, Nuclear Power Industry

On September 17, China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. ("China Huaneng") and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. ("CATL") signed a strategic cooperation agreement…

Wind Farm

Dutch Government to Provide Subsidies for Offshore Wind Farms

The Dutch government has announced that it will provide around €1 billion ($1.18 billion) in subsidies to support the development of offshore wind farms with a…

Brazil

Petrobras Refinery Tests Co-Processing of Vegetable Oil With Traditional Feedstock for SAF Production

In the first week of September, Petrobras carried out tests at its Henrique Lage Refinery (Revap) in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, for th…

China

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry in South China Yard Expansion

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry is expanding its ship repair and offshore engineering capabilities in South China with a RMB3 billion ($421 million) project in Ya…

Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Achieve Purity Target for Ethanol at Membrane Dehydration Pilot Plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com) has achieved over 99.5 vol% ethanol purity at its pilot plant for membrane dehydration syste…

Metal

Barrick Says Fourmile Could Produce up to 750,000 Gold Oz Annually

Barrick Mining (NYSE: B) has revealed significant developments in its Fourmile project in Nevada, positioning it as one of the most important gold discoveries o…

Electric Vehicle Battery

China’s Power Battery Installation Volume in Aug. 2025 Jump 32.4% YoY

In August 2025, China’s power battery installations reached 62.5 GWh, marking an 11.9% increase from July and a 32.4% rise year-on-year, according to the …

Solar Power Plant

QatarEnergy and Samsung Sign Agreement for Dukhan Solar Power Plant

QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Construction Group to develop a large-scale solar power plant in Dukhan, about 80 kil…

Brazil

Top Global Meatpacker JBS Prepares for Drop in Cattle for Slaughter in 2026

Brazilian meatpacker JBS (Z98.F), the world’s largest meat producer, said it is preparing for a possible shift in Brazil’s cattle cycle that could r…

China

Record Achievement of China’s Five-Year Plan for Grain Production

China has achieved a historic milestone in grain production under its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), surpassing 700 million tonnes of grain in 2024. This was …

France

INEOS Inovyn Announces Mothballing of Chloromethane Production Facility in France

INEOS Inovyn, headquartered in London, announced that it has decided to mothball its chloromethane production facility in Tavaux, France. The company explained …