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Metal

Trump Signs Executive Order to Expedite Seabed Mineral Exploration

US President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to accelerate the exploration and development of seabed minerals, aiming to strengthen domestic supply c…

China

China Cuts Wheat Imports: Global Markets Brace for Major Shakeup

The global wheat trade is projected to decrease significantly in the 2024-25 season, with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasting a 9% reduction com…

Paraguay

Soybean Production Will Increase Significantly in Paraguay

Paraguay is projected to experience a notable rise in soybean production for the 2025-26 marketing year, with an estimated output of 10.9 million tons, accordin…

Belgium

Total Energies’ Antwerp Platform to Reconfigure Petrochemicals Operations

Total Energies’ Antwerp platform, a cornerstone of its operations for over 75 years, has announced plans to enhance its petrochemical operations to boost …

Decarbonization

Wärtsilä Signs Deal to Decarbonise Caribbean Island of Curaçao

Wärtsilä, a global technology group, has entered into a five-year services agreement with Aqualectra, the energy utility company of the Caribbean isla…

Coal Mine

India Introduces Incentives to Promote Underground Coal Mining

India’s Ministry of Coal has launched new incentives to encourage underground coal mining, aiming to modernize the coal sector and promote sustainable pra…

United States

Cruise Ship Boom Fuels New Records for Port Canaveral

Port Canaveral in Central Florida has achieved record-breaking passenger volumes in its current fiscal year, driven by the thriving cruise ship industry. March …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Pakistan Marks Official Acceptance of Karachi 3

Officials from Pakistan and China participated in a ceremony to mark the official acceptance of Unit 3 at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Sindh provinc…

Kazakhstan

Sunflower Sowing in Kazakhstan to Increase to 1.4 Mln Ha

Kazakhstan plans to expand its oilseed crop area to 3.3 million hectares in 2025, with sunflower crops increasing by 121,200 hectares to reach 1.4 million hecta…

Solar Power Plant

Recurrent Opens Louisiana PV Plant

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has launched the Bayou Galion Solar project, a 127MWdc photovoltaic facility in Morehouse Parish, northeast Lo…

Hydrogen Production

Alberta Invests $3M in Hydrogen Project Turning Forestry Waste Into Clean Industrial Fuel

Alberta is advancing its leadership in low-carbon energy through a $3 million investment from Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) to support Hydrogen Naturally&rs…

China

Global Grain Markets React to China’s Curtailment of Wheat Imports

The global wheat trade is projected to decrease significantly in the 2024/2025 season, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimating a 9% reduction …

Geothermal Drilling

Serock, Poland Assigns Project Engineer for Imminent Geothermal Test Drilling

The city of Serock, located in Poland’s Masovian Voivodeship, has entered into an agreement with Multiconsult Polska to serve as the Project Engineer for …

Canada

Trump Tariff Chaos Makes Dow Pause $8.4bn Plant in Canada

US chemical company Dow has postponed its plan to construct a major net-zero chemical facility in Fort Saskatchewan, near Edmonton, Alberta, according to CBC. T…

Solar project

Grenergy Signs Chilean PV PPA

Grenergy, a renewable energy company, has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Chile’s National Copper Corporation, Codelco, to supply sol…