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China

Ionikylation Unit at Petrochina’s Dagang Refinery Reaches 1,000 Days of Continuous Operation

PetroChina Dagang Petrochemical Company has achieved 1,000 consecutive days of operation for its 150,000-tonne-per-year Ionikylation unit at its Dagang refinery…

Denmark

World’s First Commercial-Scale E-methanol Plant Opens in Denmark

The world’s first commercial-scale e-methanol plant began operations in Kasso, southern Denmark, on Tuesday, with shipping company Maersk set to purchase …

Biofuel

USDA: May WASDE Predicts Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel Will Expand for 2025-‘26

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report on May 12, 2025, adjusting its forecast for U.S. so…

United Arab Emirates

Al Maktoum International Airport’s Development Progresses

Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC) has reported advancements in the Al Maktoum International Airport development, with key contracts awarded and others in t…

Hungary

Hungary’s Poultry Sector Poised to Strengthen Position on European Market

Hungary has a potential opportunity to expand its poultry production despite challenges posed by avian influenza and global trade tensions. During a World Poult…

Thailand

Sumitomo Establishes Sulfuric-Acid Storage JV in Thailand

Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo) has formed a joint venture with NFC Public Company Ltd. (Bangkok), a tank terminal operator in Thailand, to manage a sulfuric acid tank t…

Russian

Russia Plans $6.2b Outlay to Build 1,600 Commercial Ships by 2036

The Russian government has outlined a comprehensive strategy to modernize and expand its national shipbuilding industry, aiming to enhance domestic capabilities…

Australia

Linde Engineering to Deliver Cryogenic System for Major Quantum-Computing System in Australia

Linde Engineering, based in Pullach, Germany, has signed an agreement with PsiQuantum, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, to construct a cryogenic cooling …

Electric Vehicles

Tesla (TSLA) Slows Down in China Despite New Model Y Production

Tesla experienced a decline in sales and exports in China during April 2025, despite increased production of the updated Model Y at its Shanghai Gigafactory. Of…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Qinshan 1 Breaks Candu-6 Record

Unit 1 of the Qinshan Phase III Nuclear Power Plant in Zhejiang Province, China, was shut down after 738 days of continuous operation, setting a national record…

Electric Vehicles

Ferrari Sees Its First Electric Car Powering a Comeback in China

Ferrari NV is set to introduce its first fully electric supercar, the Elettrica EV, in October, aiming to revitalize sales in China by leveraging lower tariff a…

China

Sany to Invest $1.5bn in Overseas Sales Drive After IPO

Sany Heavy Industry, a leading Chinese equipment manufacturer, plans to raise $1.5 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong stock excha…

Metal

Firebird Completes Testing on Calcining Kiln for Manganese Production

Australian miner Firebird Metals has successfully conducted calcining and leaching tests for Taza Metal Technologies, a Kazakhstan-based manganese mining and pr…

Energy Storage Project

Oneida Battery Project, Canada’s Biggest, Goes Online Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget

Canada’s largest battery energy storage system, the Oneida Energy Storage project, began operations last week in Haldimand County, Ontario, ahead of sched…

Geothermal Drilling

Taipower to Conduct Exploratory Geothermal Drilling in Taichung, Taiwan

The Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) and the Taichung City Government have launched an exploratory drilling project to assess geothermal resources at the Guguan …