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Metal

Locksley Expands Mojave Minerals Footprint in California

Locksley Resources has significantly expanded its critical minerals footprint in California’s Mojave region, adding 249 new claims to its existing landhol…

China

Zhongxin Funeng Seals Boxship Newbuild Quartet

China’s Anhui Zhongxin Funeng Shipping has ordered four containerships from Jiangsu Dayang Offshore Equipment, marking another addition to the growing num…

Coal Mine

China’s Largest Coalbed Methane Field Sees Output Top 4 Billion Cubic Meters

As of the end of August, China’s first large-scale coalbed methane field, the Daning-Jixian block in northern Shanxi Province, reached a cumulative produc…

Sweden

NCC Secures Two Asphalt-Laying Contracts in Northern Sweden

Construction company NCC has secured two asphalt-laying contracts in northern Sweden, with a combined value of approximately Skr175 million ($18.68 million). Th…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Infrastructure Work Begins for Cernavoda 1 Refurb Project

Nuclearelectrica has launched the civil construction phase of the refurbishment of Unit 1 at Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant. The project, valued …

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Unveils No Propagation 3.0 Battery Safety Technology, Shenxing Pro LFP Battery in Munich

On September 7, Chinese battery manufacturer CATL hosted a product launch in Munich, Germany, where it introduced NP3.0 (No Propagation 3.0), its most advanced …

United States

Skanska Secures $73M Contract for Longwood University’s New Arts Centre

Skanska has signed a contract with Longwood University for the construction of a new performing arts centre in Farmville, Virginia, replacing the existing Wygal…

Tajikistan

How the World’s Tallest Dam Is Shaping up in Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon visited the Rogun hydropower dam construction site this week, urging the main contractor, Italy’s Webuild, to …

Electric Vehicles

Australia Post Begins Largest Electric Van Pilot in Its History

Australia Post is advancing its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 by introducing 36 Mercedes-Benz eVito electric vans to its delivery operations. Thi…

Crude Oil

Orlen Signs 12-Month Deal With Equinor for Supply of 15% Oil It Uses

Polish refiner Orlen has entered into a one-year agreement with Equinor, a Norwegian energy company, to supply over 6 million tons of crude oil. This contract, …

Canada

Canada Plans to Increase Canola Processing Capacity by 2 Mln Tons

Canada is set to increase its canola processing capacity by approximately 2 million tons, reaching 15 million tons in the 2025/26 season, according to a report …

United States

AT&T’s $23BN Spectrum Deal With Echostar Reshapes the US 5G Landscape

AT&T has agreed to purchase $23 billion in spectrum licenses from EchoStar, marking a major development in the U.S. telecommunications sector. The deal includes…

CCS

JDR Cables to Electrify Eni’s UK Carbon Capture and Storage Project

JDR Cable Systems, a UK-based subsea and power cable manufacturer under the TFKable Group, has secured a contract to supply approximately 100 kilometers of 33 k…

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 …

CCS

Norway’s Northern Lights CCS Project Starts Operations With First CO2 Injected

Norway has begun operations at the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, with the first volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2) successfully injecte…