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Metal

ABB Advances Electrification, Automation at Boliden’s Aitik Copper Facility

ABB has enhanced the electrification and automation systems at Boliden's Aitik copper mine, located south of Gällivare in northern Sweden. This upgrade…

United States

Boeing Seeks FAA Emissions Waiver to Sell 35 Additional 777F Freighters

Boeing (BA.N) submitted a request to the Federal Aviation Administration on December 19, 2025, seeking a waiver from upcoming airplane emissions standards. The …

Electricity Transmission

SSE’s Transmission Arm Secures $1.34 Billion UK-Backed Facility for Scotland Power Grid

SSEN Transmission, primarily owned by SSE Plc (SSE.L), has obtained a £1 billion($1.34 billion) 12-year bank facility to fund significant electricity grid…

South Korea

LG Chem Submits Petrochem Restructuring Plan to Government

South Korea's petrochemical sector is advancing its restructuring initiatives as several major companies submit plans to the government.On December 19, 2025…

Brazil

Soybean Exports From Brazil Are Accelerating

Brazil has recorded a substantial rise in soybean exports during the early part of December 2025, according to data from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX…

HVDC

Xizang’s First Ultra-High Voltage Power Link Begins Operations

A converter station situated at an elevation of 3,720 meters successfully completed a 168-hour trial operation on Thursday. This achievement marks the commencem…

Pumped Storage

Commonwealth Greenlights Exploratory Works for Borumba Pumped Storage Project

Queensland Hydro has obtained regulatory approval from the Commonwealth to conduct exploratory works for the proposed Borumba pumped storage hydro project. This…

SMR

Samsung Wins Approval for Floating SMR

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed a conceptual design for a floating offshore nuclear power platform that can accommodate various small modular react…

Battery

HiTHIUM Sets Sights on World's First Eight-Hour Battery Storage Solution

HiTHIUM has introduced the ∞Power8, a 6.9MW/55.2MWh battery energy storage system described as the world's first solution specifically engineered for …

Solar Battery (Storage)

AMEA Power and Kyuden Partner With IFC for Solar Battery Storage Project in Egypt

AMEA Power, in partnership with Japan's Kyuden International Corporation and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), along with other collaborators, is…

Metal

First Quantum Introduces Automated Drilling Technology to Zambian Operation

First Quantum Minerals has deployed advanced automated drilling technology at its Sentinel mine in Kalumbila, Zambia, marking the first implementation of this s…

China

SIPG Picks New Chairman

Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has appointed Yu Fulin as its new chairman, the company announced on Thursday.Yu Fulin was elected chairman by the SIPG…

Germany

ABB to Power Vulcan Energy's Renewable Lithium Project in Germany

ABB has been chosen by Vulcan Energy to supply the complete electrical infrastructure for the Phase One Lionheart Project located in the Upper Rhine Valley, Ger…

United States

China’s Bytedance Signs Deal to Form Joint Venture to Operate TikTok US App

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, announced on Thursday that it has executed binding agreements with key investors to establish a joint venture for operating the …

United States

Moderna Secures up to $54.3 Million Funding for Bird Flu Vaccine From Global Coalition

Moderna has secured up to $54.3 million in funding from an international coalition to advance the late-stage development of its experimental bird flu vaccine, t…