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Australia

AirTrunk Doubles Down on Melbourne With 354MW Hyperscale Expansion

AirTrunk has announced plans for a new data centre campus in Melbourne's north-west, to be called MEL2. The facility is designed to provide more than 354MW …

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…

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…

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…

Nuclear Reactor

France’s EDF Raises Cost Estimate for Six Reactors to 72.8 Billion Euros

France's state-owned utility EDF has announced that it will limit the construction costs for six new nuclear reactors to 72.8 billion euros ($85.29 billion)…

SMR

Holtec Signs MoU for SMRs in Hungary

Holtec International, a U.S.-based company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hungary's MVM to assess the potential implementation of Holtec'…

Metal

Silver Price Surpasses $66 for First Time

Spot silver advanced significantly on Wednesday, reaching a new all-time high above $66 per ounce for the first time. The metal climbed as much as 4% to $66.50 …

Uzbekistan

World Bank Funds $250M for Uzbekistan Infrastructure

The World Bank has approved a $250 million financing initiative to enhance municipal infrastructure and essential services across Uzbekistan.This support addres…

Saudi Arabia

Stc Group, Ericsson Partner for Saudi Arabia Digital Infrastructure

stc Group has entered into an expanded long-term agreement with Ericsson to enhance technology deployment throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The collaborat…

South Korea

DL Chemical Proposes Shutting Yeochun NCC’s No. 1 Plant Under Restructuring

South Korean petrochemical firm DL Chemical announced on Monday that it has proposed permanently closing Yeochun NCC Co.'s No. 1 naphtha cracker, which has …

Metal

Jiangxi Copper Increases Solgold Takeover Bid to $1.12bn

Jiangxi Copper, based in China, has raised its takeover proposal for SolGold, an exploration company focused on gold and copper projects in Ecuador. The revised…

United States

JBS to Close California Beef Plant

JBS, the world's largest meat company, announced on December 12, 2025, the permanent closure of a beef preparation facility located outside Los Angeles. The…

SMR

GE Vernova Hitachi SMR Design Cleared for Use in UK

Regulators in Great Britain have concluded that GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) design is suitable for potential construction in t…

Metal

Chile Raises Mining Investment Forecast Through 2034 to $105 Billion

Chile's mining sector is projected to attract $104.549 billion in investments between 2025 and 2034, the state copper agency Cochilco announced on Thursday.…

Germany

€3 Billion Extra Funding for German Roads

The German Federal Ministry of Transport has released an additional €3 billion for road infrastructure, enabling immediate advancement of numerous highway …