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France

INEOS Begins Plastic Production Using Recycled Feedstock in France

INEOS Olefins & Polymers, based in Lavera, Southern France, has received its initial shipments of pyrolysis oil, a feedstock derived from recycled plastic waste…

Metal

Volt Lithium to Commission Mobile DLE Unit in North Dakota’s Bakken Region

Volt Lithium is preparing to deploy its proprietary mobile direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit in North Dakota’s Bakken region, with commissioning schedu…

South Korea

Delta Air Lines Opens Seoul-Salt Lake City Direct Flight Route

Delta Air Lines launched its first nonstop flight from Seoul’s Incheon International Airport to Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, strengthening the trans…

LNG

GAIL Completes First LNG Discharge at Dabhol

GAIL (India) Ltd., a state-owned company, has successfully completed the first berthing and discharge operation at its Dabhol LNG terminal in Maharashtra, India…

Germany

BASF Begins Commercial Operations at Black Mass Plant in Germany

BASF has launched commercial operations at its Black Mass plant in Schwarzheide, Germany, marking a key achievement in its battery recycling business. The facil…

LNG

Rising Asia Temperatures Bode Well for US LNG Export Prospects

Forecasts for above-average temperatures in key Asian markets through August 2025 are expected to increase demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, …

Metal

Demand Destruction Can Help Break China’s Rare Earths Chokehold

Beijing's recent limits on rare earth exports have highlighted global reliance on Chinese supplies of these critical metals, used in permanent magnets for v…

Solar project

Fortescue Secures Approval for 644 MW Solar Hub in Australia

Fortescue’s proposed 644 MW Turner River Solar Hub, located on a 1,400-hectare site approximately 120 kilometers south of Port Hedland in Western Australi…

Gas Pipeline

Canada’s Pipeline With Potential LNG Link Cleared to Move Forward

NW Infrastructure Limited Partnership, a collaboration between Western LNG and the Nisga’a Nation, has received approval from Canada’s British Colum…

Finland

Metso to Launch PCAM Pilot and Demo Production Plants

Metso Corporation, based in Espoo, Finland, has announced the launch of pilot and demonstration plants to advance the development and production of precursor ca…

Romania

Romania to Once Again Become EU’s Largest Sunseed Producer

The European Commission projects a significant rise in sunflower seed shipments to the EU-27 for the 2025/26 marketing season, driven by improved yields despite…

Nuclear Reactor

Approval of Westinghouse Test Microreactor Progresses

Westinghouse has received U.S. Department of Energy approval for its eVinci microreactor’s Preliminary Safety Design Report, becoming the first microreact…

Metal

Rio Tinto Revising Cost of Serbia Lithium Project

On Wednesday, Chad Blewitt, managing director of Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium mine in Serbia, announced that the company is reviewing the costs of its lithiu…

Offshore Wind Power

Britain Needs Record Offshore Wind Auction to Meet Targets, Says Siemens Energy

Britain’s next renewable energy auction must achieve a record level of offshore wind capacity to meet its 2030 clean energy targets, said Darren Davidson,…

South Korea

Hyundai E&C Drops Out of Gadeokdo New Airport Land Reclamation Project

Hyundai E&C, a major South Korean construction company, has withdrawn from the land reclamation project for the Gadeokdo New Airport, citing challenges in meeti…