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Metal

Azumah Resources Ghana Initiates Construction of Black Volta Gold Mine

Azumah Resources Ghana has commenced construction of the Black Volta gold mine in Ghana’s Upper West Region. The project, led by Ghanaians and backed by l…

Metal

Guardian Metal Resources Acquires Pilot North Tungsten Project in Nevada

Guardian Metal Resources has expanded its mining portfolio by acquiring the Pilot North Tungsten Project, located 15 kilometers northwest of its existing Pilot …

Australia

Australia Puts $2.3bn Towards Brisbane’s Olympic Infrastructure

The Australian federal government and Queensland state government have jointly committed US$2.3 billion to support the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. This fund…

Japan

Rakuten Mobile Celebrates 9 Million Subscribers With 20% Store Growth

Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s modern mobile network, that its subscriber base has exceeded 9 million. The company reported a 20% year-on-year increase in new su…

Offshore Wind Power

Mona Offshore Wind Project in UK Secures Development Consent

The UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved the development of the 1,500MW Mona offshore wind farm, located in the eastern I…

Electric Vehicle Battery

SVOLT’s Thailand Factory Hits 10,000th EV Battery Pack Milestone

On June 30, 2025, Chinese battery manufacturer SVOLT, in collaboration with Thailand’s Banpu, celebrated the production of the 10,000th electric vehicle (…

Solar Tracker

GameChange Solar Gains Solar Tracker Contract for Egyptian Project

GameChange Solar has entered an agreement with CEEC-ZTPC to provide its Genius Tracker 1P Single Row system for the Abydos solar photovoltaic (PV) plant –…

United States

Dow to Close Three European Chemical Plants, Cut 800 Jobs

On July 7, 2025, Dow, a Midland, Michigan-based chemicals company, announced the closure of three upstream facilities in Europe and the reduction of approximate…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …

Metal

Cobalt Blue’s Broken Hill Cobalt Project Gains Extension of Major Project Status

Cobalt Blue Holdings has secured a three-year extension of major project status for its Broken Hill cobalt project in New South Wales, Australia, as announced b…

CCS

Carbon Clean Opens One of ‘The World’s Biggest’ CCUS Research Hubs in India

Carbon Clean, a London-based carbon capture company, has launched a significant research facility in Navi Mumbai, India, recognized as one of the world’s …

Electricity Trade

Hut 8 Secures Five-Year Power Contracts in Ontario, Canada

Hut 8, a power generation company, has secured five-year capacity contracts with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for 310MW of power g…

Sweden

NCC Partners With Ssab for Emission-Free Steel Mill in Luleå, Sweden

NCC, a construction company, and SSAB, a steel manufacturer, have signed a partnership agreement to plan and build a new emission-free steel mill in Luleå…

China

China Contracts up to 700 Thsd Tons of Ukrainian New Crop Barley

A rise in demand from China has driven up domestic barley prices by $8, with the delivery price reaching $240 CIF ($203 FOB Odessa). This increase reflects grow…

France

Samsung and Orange France Complete First VRAN and Open RAN 4G/5G Calls

Samsung Electronics and Orange France, a major European telecommunications operator, have successfully completed the first 4G and 5G calls on Orange France&rsqu…