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Singapore

Singapore Central Bank Secures $510 Million to Back Green Infrastructure in Asia

Singapore’s central bank announced on Monday that it has secured $510 million in committed capital for a new fund designed to finance green and sustainable inf…

LNG

ConocoPhillips to Buy LNG From Nextdecade’s Rio Grande Train 5 Project

U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips (COP.N) announced on Monday that it will purchase 1.0 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Next…

Electric Vehicles

China’s BYD to Start Hungary EV Plant by End-2025, Executive Says

China’s BYD (1211.HK), (002594.SZ) announced on Monday that it will begin production at its new electric vehicle plant in Hungary by the end of 2025. The …

Transformer

Siemens Energy Invests €220M in Transformer Factory

Siemens Energy has announced an investment of around €220 million to expand its transformer factory in Nuremberg, Germany, adding 350 new jobs. The foundat…

Battery

Chinese Battery Maker CATL Expects Hungarian Production to Start by Early 2026

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL (300750.SZ) is preparing to begin production at its new plant in Debrecen, Hungary, by early next year, according to its gener…

Electric Vehicles

Chery Joins UN-Backed Sustainable Business & Brand Initiative

On September 4, a high-level dialogue titled "Building Sustainable Business and Brands" was held in Geneva. The event was co-organized by UN Trade and Developme…

LNG

‘Transformative’ Liquefaction Hub on the Anvil for Canada’s Easternmost Province

Fermeuse Energy, a Canadian company, has announced plans to lead the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Newfoundland and Labrador. T…

Portugal

Bondalti Chemicals Starts up Chlor-Alkali Plant in Portugal With Asahi Kasei Electrolyzers

Portuguese chemical manufacturer Bondalti Chemicals has officially begun operations at its upgraded chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal. The…

United Kingdom

UK Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak in Southwestern England

The United Kingdom government announced on Sunday the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in poultry at a location in southwestern Engl…

Metal

Capricorn Metals Commences Karlawinda Expansion in Western Australia

Capricorn Metals has initiated development activities for the Karlawinda Expansion Project (KEP) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The project is expe…

South Korea

South Korea Petrochemical Overhaul Likely to Shut Small, Stand-Alone Naphtha Crackers

South Korea’s petrochemical industry, facing an oversupply, is undergoing significant restructuring, with analysts predicting closures or mergers of small and …

Carbon Emissions

China’s Carbon Market to Introduce Absolute Emissions Caps From 2027

On Monday evening, China’s State Council announced plans to strengthen its carbon trading market by introducing absolute emissions caps in select industri…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China’s Commissioning of Coal Power at 9-Year High in First Half, Report Says

China commissioned 21 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power plant capacity in the first half of 2025, according to a report released on Monday by the Helsinki-based …

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Brings Back Maize Import Ban After Bumper Harvest

Zimbabwe has reinstated a ban on maize imports after achieving a strong harvest this year, allowing the country to meet domestic milling needs without relying o…

Biofuel

US EPA Approves Biofuel Waivers for Small Refiners, Stirring Concerns Over Demand

On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleared most of its backlog of exemption requests from small oil refineries under the Renewable Fuel S…