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Metal

Trump Says US to Impose 50% Tariff on Copper Imports, Copper Futures Jump

On July 8, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports during a White House cabinet meeting. The measure aims to …

Wave Energy

Seaturns Raises €2.45 Million to Launch Full-Scale Wave Energy Demonstrator

On July 4, 2025, Bordeaux-based Seaturns, a French wave energy developer, announced it secured €2.45 million through a fundraising campaign on the LITA.co …

Serbia

Serbia Completes Key Chinese-Built Highway Section With Longest Tunnels

On July 5, 2025, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic inaugurated the final 19.56-kilometer segment of the E-763 "Milos Veliki" highway, completing the 30.9-kilom…

Netherlands

World’s First Hybrid Solar-Powered Inland Shipping Vessel Starts Work

Dutch solar technology company Wattlab and German inland shipping company HGK Shipping have introduced the Blue Marlin, the world’s first inland vessel to…

Australia

Australia Puts $2.3bn Towards Brisbane’s Olympic Infrastructure

The Australian federal government and Queensland state government have jointly committed US$2.3 billion to support the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. This fund…

Japan

Rakuten Mobile Celebrates 9 Million Subscribers With 20% Store Growth

Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s modern mobile network, that its subscriber base has exceeded 9 million. The company reported a 20% year-on-year increase in new su…

United States

Dow to Close Three European Chemical Plants, Cut 800 Jobs

On July 7, 2025, Dow, a Midland, Michigan-based chemicals company, announced the closure of three upstream facilities in Europe and the reduction of approximate…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …

Metal

Cobalt Blue’s Broken Hill Cobalt Project Gains Extension of Major Project Status

Cobalt Blue Holdings has secured a three-year extension of major project status for its Broken Hill cobalt project in New South Wales, Australia, as announced b…

Electricity Trade

Hut 8 Secures Five-Year Power Contracts in Ontario, Canada

Hut 8, a power generation company, has secured five-year capacity contracts with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for 310MW of power g…

China

AD Ports, Ningbo Zhoushan Port to Establish Smart Automotive Corridors Serviced by Green Car Carriers

AD Ports Group, a UAE-based terminal operator, and Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group, which manages China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port, h…

France

Samsung and Orange France Complete First VRAN and Open RAN 4G/5G Calls

Samsung Electronics and Orange France, a major European telecommunications operator, have successfully completed the first 4G and 5G calls on Orange France&rsqu…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF to Spend Estimated $7 Billion on Extending Life of Nuclear Plants

On July 3, 2025, French utility EDF announced plans to invest 6 billion euros ($7.05 billion) to extend the operational life of 20 nuclear reactors. This follow…

Virtual power plants

AGL Energy Buys South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant From Tesla

On July 4, 2025, AGL Energy, an Australian power retailer, announced its acquisition of the South Australia Virtual Power Plant (SAVPP) from Tesla. This move st…

Metal

Kavango Exercises Option to Buy 100% of Zimbabwe’s Nara Gold Project

Kavango Resources has finalized its option to fully acquire the Nara gold project in Zimbabwe, advancing its strategy to expand gold mining operations in southe…