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Metal

JX Unit Sells Stake in Peruvian Mine to Glencore

Japan's JX Advanced Metals announced that its Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) unit has divested its full ownership in the undeveloped Quechua copper project in Peru to…

LNG

Chevron to Supply Hungary With 2 Billion Cubic Metres of LNG, Minister Says

Hungary's state-owned energy company MVM has entered into a five-year agreement with U.S. energy firm Chevron for the delivery of liquefied natural gas tota…

Biofuel

US EPA Expects to Finalize Biofuel Rules in First Quarter of 2026

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated on December 16, 2025, that it plans to complete the biofuel blending requirements for 2026 and 2027 in …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Petrobras Enters Brazil Solar Energy Segment in Deal for 49.99% of Lightsource BP Subsidiaries

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has entered into an agreement to purchase a 49.99% stake in the Brazilian subsidiaries of Lightsource bp, as announ…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Shares Jump as Musk Confirms Driverless Robotaxi Testing

Tesla shares reached their highest level in almost a year on Monday, following an announcement from CEO Elon Musk regarding the company's testing of robotax…

United States

Nvidia Buys AI Software Provider Schedmd to Expand Open-Source AI Push

Nvidia announced on Monday the acquisition of SchedMD, a software company specializing in artificial intelligence workload management. This move reinforces the …

United States

US Homebuilder Sentiment Inches up to Eight-Month High December

U.S. builder confidence in the single-family housing market rose modestly in December 2025, reaching an eight-month high, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Hous…

Gas Pipeline

Uniper to Launch Sale of 20% Stake in Opal Gas Pipeline

Uniper has initiated the process to divest its 20% stake in the regulated OPAL gas pipeline, in line with the European Commission's state aid approval decis…

Metal

Korea Zinc to Build $7.4 Billion US Minerals Refinery With Trump’s Support

Korea Zinc announced on Monday a plan to invest in a major critical minerals refining facility in Tennessee, United States, with a total project value of approx…

CCS

Brazil’s BNDES Approves $71 MM for Carbon Storage Project

Brazil's state development bank BNDES has approved funding for corn ethanol producer FS to construct the nation's inaugural carbon capture and storage f…

China

China at 2025 Having Harvested a Record Crop of Grains

China's National Bureau of Statistics reported on Friday that the country's grain output for 2025 reached a record 714.88 million tonnes, marking a 1.2%…

Electric Vehicles

Inovance Automotive, Innoscience Debut GaN-Based 6.6 KW OBC System on Changan EVs

Inovance Automotive and Innoscience announced on December 8, 2025, that their jointly developed 6.6 kW on-board charger, utilizing Innoscience's 650-volt ga…

United States

Chlorum Solutions Acquires Iowa Chlor-Alkali Facility From Cargill

Chlorum Solutions USA LLC, headquartered in Chicago, announced on December 13, 2025, the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase Eddyville Chlor-Alkali, L…

United States

OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.2 Improvements

OpenAI introduced its advanced AI model, GPT-5.2, on December 11, 2025, offering improvements in professional tasks, coding performance, and handling of extende…

United States

Azul Wins Court Nod for Debt Restructuring, American and United to Invest

A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved the debt restructuring plan for Brazilian airline Azul on December 12, 2025, enabling the company to reduce more than $2 billio…