The NovaSklo project aims to construct a large-scale float glass facility in the Kyiv region of Ukraine by 2028. The project is managed by Ukrainian investment company Effective Investments Group.
The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council started its U.S. government funded project to decarbonize glass production through electric melting. Project partners are CelSian (lead investigator), Roman Manufacturing, Toledo Engineering Co., and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
American Resources Corporation, through its holding in ReElement Technologies Corporation, continues to expand production of 99.5%+ magnet-grade rare earth oxides at its Noblesville plant while procuring equipment for its Marion facility, both in Indiana.
A nuclear fusion machine in southern France has maintained a plasma for more than 22 minutes, beating the previous world record by nearly 5 minutes. The record-breaking fusion reactor is run by the French government-funded research organization, the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.
Russian state-run nuclear energy giant Rosatom is in talks to build another nuclear power plant in Iran. Iran has one operating nuclear reactor, a 1,000-MW Russian-designed VVER unit at the southern port city of Bushehr. Two more VVER-1000 units are under construction at the site. Iran also is building a smaller, 300-MW nuclear plant in the Khuzestan province.
SINTX Technologies announced the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Technology Assessment and Transfer, to Tethon Corporation DBA Tethon 3D. This transaction will allow SINTX to sharpen its focus on high-growth opportunities in the medical device sector.
Brazil’s government approved joining OPEC+, a group of major oil-exporting nations, signaling the country’s evolution into a major oil state just nine months ahead of hosting the United Nations’ annual climate summit.
The Cook Islands announced a five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged the self-governing nation to keep to its “free association” relationship with Wellington.
The government of Vietnam developed a plan to stop the operation of more than 3.3 GW of coal-fired power plants by 2050. The plan also calls for all coal-fired power plants (26–28 GW) to either switch to cleaner fuels such as biomass or ammonia or to integrate carbon capture and storage systems.
The current U.S. proposal regarding Ukraine’s critical minerals seeks 50% of revenues from Ukraine’s natural resources while offering no security guarantees in return, according to a draft of the agreement seen by the New York Times.
The Lobito Corridor railway project, a crucial infrastructure initiative designed to transport minerals from the Central African Copperbelt, is now caught in limbo due to a sweeping foreign-aid freeze under the Trump administration, creating an opportunity for China to step in.
The General Services Administration, which manages buildings owned by the federal government, is planning to shut down all of its electric vehicle chargers nationwide, describing them as “not mission critical.” The agency, which manages contracts for the government’s vehicle fleets, is also looking to offload newly purchased electric vehicles.
Close the Glass Loop has unveiled the most comprehensive report to date on the performance of packaging glass recycling in Europe. The report is based on a survey of more than 80 glass cullet recycling facilities, active in 20 different countries and processing more than 60% of all available glass packaging collected for recycling in 2022.
SINTX Technologies announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,239,761. The patent covers innovative methods of adhering silicon nitride to a wide array of biomaterial substrates to improve biocompatibility and resistance to infection, expanding its potential applications to orthopedic, craniomaxillofacial, dental, and spinal implants.
