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Metal

Northback’s Grassy Mountain Coal Exploration Programme in Canada Gets Green Light

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has granted conditional approval for Northback Holdings’ applications to conduct a coal exploration program (CEP), deep…

RNG

City of Hastings Nebraska Approves 25-Year RNG Agreement With Newcarbon

NewCarbon has entered a 25-year partnership with Hastings, Nebraska, to transform methane emissions from the Hastings Sanitary Landfill into renewable natural g…

Egypt

UAE Extends Its Dominance in Egypt’s Port Sector

Egypt has secured multiple agreements with UAE-based companies AD Ports and DP World to enhance its port and logistics infrastructure, bringing significant capi…

China

Xiaomi to Launch New Self-Designed Smartphone Chip

Xiaomi Corp announced plans to launch a new self-designed system-on-chip (SoC) for smartphones, marking a significant step in its semiconductor development stra…

Electric Vehicles

Chinese Car Manufacturer Introduces EV Brand to Ethiopian Market

Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd (GAC Group) has officially entered the Ethiopian market by introducing two electric vehicle (EV) models, the…

Energy Storage Project

Sungrow installs BESS near Arctic Circle

Sungrow has completed the installation of one of the world’s northernmost battery energy storage systems (BESS), located in Simo, Lapland, less than 100 k…

Metal

Syrah Resources to Restart Balama Graphite Operation in Mozambique

Syrah Resources has initiated the restart process of its Balama graphite operation in Mozambique. Maintenance and inspection teams have returned to the site, ma…

Kazakhstan

Funding Secured for Kazakh Sulphuric Acid Plant

Kazakhstan’s national atomic company, Kazatomprom, has secured a credit line to support the construction of a new sulphuric acid plant in Taikonur, locate…

Wind Farm

Ventis, Engie Commission Belgian Wind Farm

Ventis and Engie have inaugurated a new wind farm in Gouy-Lez-Piéton, Courcelles, Belgium, featuring eight turbines with a total capacity of nearly 29 me…

Floating Solar

India Plans 50 MW Floating Solar Plant at Nuclear Site

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), a state-run entity, has approached Ciel & Terre to explore the development of a floating solar plant at …

United Kingdom

UK, Switzerland in Talks About a Direct Rail Link

Switzerland and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of a direct rail link between the two nations. The…

Canada

Vancouver Seeks Builder for New Port on Artificial Island

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is seeking a construction partner for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, which involves building a 320-acre artificial isl…

Singapore

Singapore Finally Starts Work on $3.5bn Terminal 5

Singapore has commenced construction on Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 (T5) in the Changi East development, five years after the project was paused due to th…

Brazil

Brazil Converts Pastureland to Cropland to Boost Soybean Production

Brazil is significantly expanding its agricultural land by converting pastureland into cropland, in contrast to the shrinking U.S. farmland due to development a…

Australia

USDA Forecasts Australian New-Crop Wheat at 31MT

Australia’s 2025-26 wheat planting season is underway, with the USDA estimating production at 31 million tonnes, according to its May 2025 World Agricultu…