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Spain

Blackstone Plans $5 Bln Expansion of Spanish Data Centre Project

Blackstone, a leading U.S. asset management firm, has announced plans to significantly expand its data centre project in Aragon, Spain, with an additional inves…

Metal

Kyrgyzstan Begins Mining Gold at Kumtor Deposit After Nationalisation

On August 27, 2025, Kyrgyzstan launched underground gold mining operations at the Kumtor deposit, one of Central Asia’s largest gold reserves, located in …

South Korea

South Korea Petrochemical Overhaul Likely to Shut Small, Stand-Alone Naphtha Crackers

South Korea’s petrochemical industry, facing an oversupply, is undergoing significant restructuring, with analysts predicting closures or mergers of small and …

Bulgaria

EU Soft Wheat Exports Fall by 48%

As of August 26, the European Union recorded soft wheat exports of 2.18 million tons for the 2025-2026 marketing season, a 48% decrease compared to the same per…

Japan

Velocys and Sekisui Chemical Sign MoU for E-SAF Production Technology

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd., based in Osaka City, Japan, and Velocys Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collabora…

China

Anji Logistics Expands Global Fleet With New 9,500-Vehicle Carrier Bound for Europe

On August 26, Anji Logistics, a subsidiary of SAIC Motor, held a delivery and naming ceremony for its 38th self-operated roll-on/roll-off vessel, named ANJI PRO…

Italy

Digital Realty Breaks Ground on First Rome Data Centre

Digital Realty, a global provider of data centre solutions, has started construction on its first data centre in Rome, named ROM1. The facility, located in Ital…

SMR

X-Energy, Amazon, KHNP and Doosan Enter MoU for SMRs Deployment

On August 25, X-energy Reactor Company, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), and Doosan Enerbility signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington, D.…

Carbon Emissions

China’s Carbon Market to Introduce Absolute Emissions Caps From 2027

On Monday evening, China’s State Council announced plans to strengthen its carbon trading market by introducing absolute emissions caps in select industri…

Gas power plant

India Explores Using Costly Gas-Fired Power to Meet Peak Demand

On Tuesday, an adviser to India’s power ministry announced that the country is exploring the use of gas-fired power plants exclusively during the peak ele…

Metal

Danantara and China’s Gem to Develop Nickel Processing Hub in Indonesia

On Tuesday, Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, announced a partnership with Chinese battery and material recycler GEM to develop a nickel proce…

United States

US Cancelling Another $175 Million in California High-Speed Rail Projects

On Tuesday, the U.S. Transportation Department announced the cancellation of $175 million in funding for four projects tied to California’s high-speed rail ini…

Green Hydrogen

Sinopec Wins Engineering Contract for Saudi Arabian Green Hydrogen Project

China’s Sinopec announced on Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power to deliver engineering services for a significant gr…

Geothermal Power Plant

Ormat Extends PPA With SCPPA for Heber 1 Geothermal Facility Until 2052

Ormat Technologies, a company specializing in geothermal and renewable energy, has secured a 25-year extension of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with the So…

Oil and Gas Equipment

PetroChina Proposes to Buy Gas Facilities From CNPC in $5.59 Billion Deal

On August 26, 2025, PetroChina (601857.SS) announced a plan to acquire three natural gas storage facilities from its majority shareholder, China National Petrol…