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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…

Gas power plant

Nigeria Issues Permits for Gas-Flaring Project, Targets $2 Billion Investment and 3 GW Power Potential

Nigeria granted permits to 28 companies on December 12, 2025, as part of the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP), designed to reduce routine …

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…

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola’s Subsidiary Commences Construction of Two Solar Plants in Spain

Iberdrola España has begun construction of its first two utility-scale solar projects in the Valencian Community, with a combined capacity of 366 MW and …

United Kingdom

Google Deepmind to Build First Automated Research Lab in UK

The UK government and Google DeepMind announced a major new partnership on Thursday to accelerate the practical application of advanced artificial intelligence …

Netherlands

Gelregroen Consortium Secures Funding for Dutch ViA15 Project

The GelreGroen consortium and Dutch infrastructure agency Rijkswaterstaat have achieved financial close on the €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) ViA15 motorway p…

Japan

MHI Produces Hydrogen at Its Ammonia Cracking Pilot Plant Using Steam Heating

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced on Thursday that it has successfully produced 99% purity hydrogen through ammonia cracking using steam as the sole h…

United States

Southwest CEO Expects Boeing Max 7 to Be Certified Around August 2026

Southwest Airlines now anticipates that the Boeing 737 MAX 7, the smallest member of the MAX family, will receive type certification around August 2026, with en…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla US Sales Drop to Nearly 4-Year Low in November Despite Launch of Cheaper Versions

Tesla's U.S. sales fell to a near four-year low in November, despite the introduction of more affordable variants of its leading electric vehicles, accordin…

Brazil

Pork Gains Ground as Beef Prices Climb in Brazil

In Brazil, pork has achieved its strongest price competitiveness against beef since 2022, according to the Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics (Cep…

Battery

Construction Begins on Engie’s Pelican Point BESS in South Australia

Sungrow and Engie have begun construction on the 200 MW/400 MWh Pelican Point grid-forming battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia. The project,…

Photovoltaic （PV）

ACCIONA EnergíA’s Aldoga Solar Farm Begins Commercial Operations in Queensland

ACCIONA Energía has commenced commercial operations at its 480 MWp Aldoga solar farm in Queensland, Australia. The facility will deliver all generated re…

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Ramps up Brisbane-NZ Routes

Air New Zealand will add 63,000 extra seats on flights between Brisbane and New Zealand from March to October 2026, responding to strong trans-Tasman travel dem…