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United States

John Deere Agrees to Buy US Construction Tech Firm Tenna

Deere & Company (John Deere) has entered into an agreement to acquire Tenna, a US-based construction technology company, for an undisclosed amount. The announce…

Brazil

Hanseatic Global Terminals to Develop New Brazil Hub

Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT) has signed an agreement with Imetame Group to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Imetame Logística Porto (ILP), a joint vent…

Nuclear Reactor

Sweden’s Vattenfall Applies for State Aid for New Nuclear Reactors

Swedish utility Vattenfall has submitted an application for state financing to construct new nuclear reactors at its Ringhals facility, marking the first such r…

Metal

Gold and Silver Soar in Year-End Rally

Precious metals continued their strong upward momentum in late December, with gold approaching $4,500 per ounce and silver reaching new peaks near $70 per ounce…

Power Construction

Shanghai Electric Begins Power Plants Upgrade Project in Iraq

Shanghai Electric has begun construction on the Euphrates combined-cycle power plant extension project in Iraq, adding 625 MW of capacity and increasing overall…

Wind Power Project

EBRD to Offer $200M Financing for Wind Power Project in Türkiye

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved financing of $200 million (€172 million) to support the development of new wind po…

Net Zero

China’s Carbon-free District Heating Plan

The homes of 400,000 residents around Haiyang, China are being warmed with heat produced by the local nuclear power plant. This clean, affordable, consistent di…

Tidal Energy

Maintenance and Upgrade Work Completes at World’s Largest Tidal Stream Array

Proteus Marine Renewables, a UK-based tidal energy company, announced on December 18, 2025, that it has successfully completed offshore maintenance and upgrade …

Metal

China Approves General Export Licenses for Rare Earth-Related Items: Commerce Ministry

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on December 18, 2025, that it has received and approved applications from certain domestic exporters for general expo…

China

World’s Longest Expressway Tunnel to Open to Traffic in Xinjiang by Year-End

The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, recognized as the world's longest expressway tunnel at 22.13 kilometers, is scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2025. Th…

Germany

BASF and OQEMA Ink Distribution Deal in Central and Eastern Europe

BASF SE has established a new distribution agreement with OQEMA, a prominent chemical distributor in Europe, for supplying polymer dispersions and additives use…

Dam

Norconsult Sweden Awarded Dam Safety Contract by Vattenfall

Norconsult Sweden has secured a contract from Vattenfall to perform seven dam safety assessments and fourteen detailed inspections across the utility's hydr…

Australia

Australia’s First Timber Fire Station Wins International Prize

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services North Coast Region Headquarters and Maryborough Fire and Rescue Station in Australia has received the Public Infrastr…

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 …

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…