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Metal

China Needs to Cut 2025 Steel Output to Meet Decarbonisation Target, Report Says

China aims to reduce steel production from coal-powered blast furnaces by over 90 million metric tons from 2024 levels to meet its green steel objectives this y…

Metal

Laramide Secures Development Licence for Queensland Uranium Project

Laramide Resources, through its Australian subsidiary Tackle Resources, has received approval from the Queensland Government for a mineral development licence (…

Nuclear Reactor

US Seeks Pilot Production Lines for Advanced Reactor Fuel

The US Department of Energy has announced the start of a new pilot programme to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear reactors and strengthen domestic …

Green Hydrogen

RMIT Researchers Turn Wastewater Pollutants Into Green Hydrogen

Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed an innovative method to produce green hydrogen using wastewater contaminants, reducing reliance on fr…

Germany

Evonik Now Using Green Electricity for Polybutadiene Production in Germany

Since July 1, 2025, Evonik’s Coating & Adhesive Resins business line, based in Marl, Germany, has transitioned its polybutadiene production to green elect…

China

MSC’s Boxship Binge Rolls on With 10 More Giants Ordered Across China

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced new orders for 10 ultra-large container vessels, further expanding its extensive shipbuilding pipeline, which…

United States

Google Signs $3BN Hydropower Deal for Pennsylvania Data Centres

Google and Brookfield Asset Management have entered a 20-year framework agreement to supply up to 3 gigawatts (GW) of hydropower for Google’s data centers…

Electric Vehicles

GWM’s 2026 Haval Big Dog SUV Hits Market

On July 17, Great Wall Motor (GWM) introduced the 2026 Haval Big Dog, a refreshed SUV available in three variants priced between 123,900 yuan and 149,900 yuan. …

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Signs US Wheat-Import Deal in Bid to Curb Tariff Pressure

On Sunday, Bangladesh signed an agreement with the United States to import 700,000 tonnes of wheat annually for the next five years, aiming to strengthen trade …

Metal

BHP Exits $2.5 Billion Tanzania Nickel Project, Partner Lifezone Says

Lifezone Metals, a NYSE-listed company, announced on Friday that it will acquire BHP Group’s 17% equity interest in Kabanga Nickel Limited (KNL), the majo…

Energy Storage Project

Argentina’s First Energy Storage Tender Secures 1.35 GW of Bids

This week, the Argentinian government opened bids for the AlmaGBA tender, initiated in February 2025 to procure 500 MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) c…

Switzerland

AFRY Secures Contract for Switzerland’s Twann Tunnel Project

Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office (ASTRA) has appointed the consortium AWA, which includes AFRY with a 33% share, to manage the design and construction o…

Hydropower Plant

Andritz Secures Mozambique Hydropower Plant Restoration Contract

Andritz has secured a contract to modernize Mozambique’s main hydropower facility, Cahora Bassa, operated by Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). …

Carbon Credits

Kenyan Start-up Aiming to Generate Carbon Credits From Thin Air

In Kenya’s central scrublands, technicians manage four metallic tanks that harness geothermal steam to extract carbon dioxide from the air, addressing glo…

Russian

Russian Fertilizer Producers Target 25% Global Market Share by 2030, Lobby Group Says

On Thursday, Andrei Guryev, head of the Russian Fertilizer Producers Association, informed President Vladimir Putin that Russian fertilizer producers aim to rai…