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United States

Port of Los Angles Foresees “Precipitous Drop” in Next Week’s Cargo Volumes

On April 29, 2025, Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss an expected significant decline in…

Canada

Harmoniz Seeds Opens Ontario Facility to Deliver High Quality Innovation to North American Growers

Harmoniz Seeds will launch a new high-tech facility in Ontario, Canada, on May 14, 2025, to provide North American growers with early access to exclusive tomato…

Solar project

US Residential Solar Hits Record Low of $2.50/W, Says Energysage

EnergySage, a marketplace operator, reported in its latest solar and storage report that residential solar prices reached historic lows in the second half of 20…

Metal

Western Mines Receives EIS Funding for Mulga Tank Project in Australia

Western Mines Group, an Australian mining company, has been awarded A$440,000 ($281,256) to advance drilling at its Mulga Tank nickel-copper-platinum group elem…

Solar project

DTE Energy Completes Construction of Pine River Solar Park in Michigan

DTE Energy, a U.S. renewable energy investor and producer, has completed the Pine River solar park in Pine River Township, Michigan. The 80MW facility, equipped…

Solar Cell

U.S. Startup Offers New Solar Cell Copper Metallization Paste

US-based startup Bert Thin Films, Inc. (BFT) has developed a new copper metallization paste for solar cell manufacturing. The paste, named CuBert, is compatible…

Canada

Canada Maintains Strong Canola Exports

Canola exports from Canada are continuing at a strong pace, despite concerns about potential U.S. tariffs. In the first two weeks of April, Canada shipped 516,0…

China

Mainland China’s Smartphone Market Grows 5% in Q1 2025, Xiaomi Takes Top Spot

Mainland China’s smartphone market shipped 70.9 million units in the first quarter of 2025, a 5% year-on-year increase, according to research from Canalys…

Solar project

Grenergy Signs Chilean PV PPA

Grenergy, a renewable energy company, has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Chile’s National Copper Corporation, Codelco, to supply sol…

Metal

Vedanta Eyes US IPO to Develop Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia

UK-based Vedanta Resources, owned by Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal, is considering a public listing in the United States for its Zambian unit, Konkola Copper …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF Appeal Dismissed Over Czech New Nuclear Tender Process

The Czech Republic’s competition authority, the Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS), has rejected an appeal by EDF regarding the selection pro…

Crude Oil

Guyana’s Q1 Oil Output Rises 3% Yr/Yr to 631,000 Bpd

Guyana’s oil production in March 2025 dropped by about 3% to 627,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the previous month, according to data from the country&rsq…

Russian

Russia Will Be Able to Export Only 2 Mln Tons of Wheat in April

In April 2025, Russian wheat exports experienced a significant decline, with only 1.3 million tons shipped in the first 20 days, a 2.8-fold decrease compared to…

Metal

China’s Alumina Exports Hit Near-Record Levels

In March 2025, China’s alumina exports reached their second-highest level ever, with 300,000 tonnes of the aluminium raw material shipped overseas, more than d…

Electric Vehicles

China’s CATL Launches 10 More New Models for Battery Swapping With Automakers

At the Shanghai auto show on Wednesday, the general manager of CATL’s battery swapping unit, a division of the Chinese battery manufacturer CATL (300750.S…