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United Arab Emirates

Dubai to Get “Ultra-Luxury” Resort on Artificial Island

Shamal Holding, a Dubai-based investment firm, has revealed plans for Naïa Island Dubai, an upscale residential development on an artificial island off the…

United States

Aclara Resources and Virginia Tech Enter Partnership for Rare-Earths Separation Pilot Plant

Aclara Resources Inc., a Vancouver-based company, has partnered with Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, to operate a rare earths (REE) separation pilot plan…

China

Wan Hai Lines Marks Eco-Friendly 13K TEU Boxship Series as Complete

On August 14, 2025, Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines named its new energy-efficient containership, WAN HAI A20, at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in…

SMR

Equinix Signs Further Agreements With SMR Developers

Equinix, a California-based data center operator, has secured a preorder agreement with Radiant to acquire 20 Kaleidos microreactors, each producing 1 MWe, to d…

Solar Panel

T1, Corning Reach Deal to Make Fully American-Made Solar Panels

On Friday, U.S. solar company T1 Energy and specialty glass maker Corning unveiled a partnership to create a fully domestic solar supply chain, covering polysil…

Metal

China’s Tsingshan to Invest $800 Mln in Its Zimbabwe Steel Plant

On Friday, Tsingshan Holding Group, a major Chinese nickel producer, revealed plans to invest $800 million in its central Zimbabwe steel plant, operated by Dins…

Brazil

Cargill’s Brazil Unit to Build New Corn Ethanol Plant

Cargill, a U.S.-based grain merchant, announced on Friday that its subsidiary will construct a corn ethanol plant adjacent to its sugarcane facility in Goi&aacu…

Coal Production

China’s July Coal Output Falls to Lowest Level in Over a Year

China’s coal output in July 2025 fell to its lowest level since April 2024, according to statistics bureau data released on Friday. The decline, the first…

United States

Construction Commences on the Dunes Fort Lauderdale Hotel

Moss, a U.S.-based construction company, has partnered with G. Holdings and Marriott International to start construction on The Dunes Fort Lauderdale, an Autogr…

Thailand

Covestro Expands Aliphatics Production With Acquisition of Two Plants From Vencorex

Covestro AG, based in Leverkusen, Germany, has signed an agreement with Vencorex Holding SAS, a subsidiary of PTT Global Chemical PLC in Bangkok, Thailand, to a…

Solar Module

India Exceeds 100GW in Solar PV Module Manufacturing Under ALMM

On Thursday, India reached a landmark by exceeding 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing capacity under the Approved List of Models…

SMR

Plans for SMR Plant on Svalbard Progress

On Friday, a planning initiative for a small modular reactor (SMR) power plant in Longyearbyen, the administrative hub of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, w…

Crude Oil

China’s Zhenhua Oil Doubles Crude Offtake From UAE in New Deal, Sources Say

On Thursday, industry sources announced that China’s Zhenhua Oil will double its crude oil offtake from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to 200,…

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei’s Largest Solar Power Plant Commences Construction

Construction has started on a 30-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in Kampong Belimbing, set to become Brunei’s largest solar facility. Developed by…

China

Eastman and Huafon Chemical to Establish Cellulose-Acetate Yarn Manufacturing Plant in China

Eastman Chemical Co., headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, has entered into a strategic partnership with Huafon Chemical to establish a joint facility in Chin…