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India

Adani Ports Completes Acquisition of NQXT Australia

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited has successfully completed the acquisition of 100 per cent interest in NQXT Australia. The transaction received al…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Secures Seven Wind Turbine Orders for 273MW Capacity in Germany

Vestas has secured seven new wind turbine orders totaling 273 megawatts for projects located in various regions of Germany. The company booked these orders duri…

India

Stonepeak, CPPIB Look to Buy Castrol India Shares at Premium Following BP Deal

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and U.S. private equity firm Stonepeak announced on Wednesday that they will launch an open offer to acquire up to …

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…

Metal

Japan to Test Rare-Earth Mining From Deep Seabed Mud

Japan will conduct a month-long test to extract rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitorishima Island, a remote location about 1,900 kilometres s…

India

India’s Rice Stocks Surge to Record High as Paddy Procurement Climbs

India's government rice reserves have reached a new high for the beginning of December, following increased procurement of the fresh paddy harvest by state …

India

Tata Chemicals Acquires Sodium Bicarbonate Manufacturer Novabay

Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL), based in Mumbai, India, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Tata Chemicals International Pte. Limited (TCIPL), has signed…

China

BYD Surpasses 1.5 Million Residential Storage Systems Worldwide

BYD Energy Storage has surpassed 1.5 million installed residential energy storage systems worldwide through its BatteryBox brand, a milestone first announced on…

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…

Netherlands

Amsterdam to Host 78MW Hyperscale Campus Following €1B Pure DC Investment

Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC), a specialist in designing, developing, and operating hyperscale cloud and AI data centres, has secured the largest standalone…

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…

Oil Shale

Japanese Company Buys U.S. Shale Assets for $1.3 Billion

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (JAPEX) has agreed to acquire U.S. shale oil and gas producer Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings for $1.3 billion. The trans…

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…

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…