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Carbon Emissions

LEEFA Urges Broader Review of Emissions Reduction Policies in Australia

An interim report by the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission, released in 2025, identifies shortcomings in emissions reduction policies, parti…

Metal

Copper Output From Chile’s Codelco Climbs 17% in Ju

In June 2025, Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's leading copper producer, increased its output by 17% compared to the previous year, reaching 120,…

United States

US Soybean Prices Jump After Trump Urges China to Quadruple Orders

U.S. soybean prices reached a two-week high, with the Chicago Board of Trade's most active soybean contract rising 2.4% to $10.11-1/4 per bushel. This surge…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

India Shuts Unit at Country’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant for Maintenance

On August 3, 2025, Unit 1 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, India, was shut down for scheduled maintenance, according to a report from the Ce…

United States

Jacobs to Provide Construction Management for LA-Area Port Facility

Jacobs has been awarded a contract to oversee the Pier B rail expansion project at the Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles, US. The initiative is a major componen…

Brazil

OC Global Signs Mou With Passo Fundo for Greenfield Ammonia Plant in Brazil

Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OC Global) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Passo Fundo, Brazil, to support the developmen…

CCS

Large-Scale Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage Site Established in North China

The carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project at the Bayan Oilfield in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has successfully injected over 7…

South Africa

Vodacom’s 5G VoNR Call Marks New Era in South African Mobile Communication

Vodacom South Africa has completed the country’s first native voice call over a 5G network, known as Voice over New Radio (VoNR). The call was made using …

Battery

Gresham Hits 1GW Milestone for UK BESS

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has achieved a significant milestone, reaching 1GW of operational battery energy storage capacity in the United Kingdom. This …

Electric Vehicles

BYD Is Coming With a Ridiculous 3,000 HP Electric Supercar

New documents filed with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) indicate that BYD is preparing to launch a high-performance versio…

Oil Field

Norway’s Northernmost Oil Field Formally Inaugurated

Equinor officially inaugurated the Johan Castberg oil field on August 8. This marks Norway’s northernmost oil development and the third producing field in…

Hydrogen Project

NEXTCHEM to Provide Technology for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Project in US

NEXTCHEM, a technology division of Italy-based MAIRE, announced that its subsidiary KT Tech has received a letter of award from an undisclosed international ene…

Metal

CATL Suspends Production at China Lithium Mine

On August 10, 2025, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), a leading global manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries, announced a temporary suspensi…

Poland

STRABAG to Convert Wieczorek Coal Mine Into Sustainable Technology Hub

In July 2025, STRABAG, a European-based construction technology group, secured a contract to begin the first phase of redeveloping the historic Wieczorek coal m…

Brazil

Brazil’s Soybean Exports up 9% in July

In July 2025, Brazil exported 12.3 million tons of soybeans, a 9% increase compared to the same month last year, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Developm…