Micron announced it will officially break ground January 16 on its $100 billion megafab in Onondaga County, N.Y. Construction activity at the site had been moving in fits and starts until this point.
Recycling outfit Comstock Metals received permission from Nevada environmental departments to process solar panels at its materials recovery facility in Silver Springs, Nev. Comstock also received approval for an air quality control permit.
Located on the St. Lawrence River in Matane, Quebec, the first North American manufacturing facility for Germany-based Duravit officially opened in November 2025. At approximately 375,000 square feet, the facility is one of the first plants in the world to fire sanitary ceramics with electric kilns powered almost entirely by renewable hydropower.
Portugal-based BA Glass reached an agreement with the Bayahi Group to acquire an equity stake in Tunisian glass manufacturer Sotuver. BA Glass and Bayahi will partner in speeding up the growth of Sotuver to strengthen its position as a reference in glass packaging production in the Mediterranean region.
Building material company Titan America SA entered into an agreement to acquire Keystone Cement Company, a Pennsylvania-based cement manufacturer and aggregates producer, from the Fortaleza, Uniland, and Tritadura groups. This transaction represents a significant expansion of Titan America’s footprint in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Meta struck agreements with TerraPower, Oklo, and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI data center that is being built in New Albany, Ohio. The deals are expected to support up to 6.6 gigawatts of new and existing clean energy by 2035.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Princeton NuEnergy Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding to advance discussion on collaboration around next-generation lithium-ion battery recycling technologies. Since 2022, Honda and PNE have conducted joint technical validation of PNE’s plasma-based direct recycling and upcycling technologies.
CNN International Commercial and NGK Insulators are launching a new cross-platform campaign to showcase cutting-edge technological advancements and their role in shaping a sustainable future. The campaign highlights how advanced technologies are addressing global challenges and driving digital transformation.
AECO Corp. announced the promotion of Maryann Remner to president. Remner joined AECO nearly seven years ago as vice president of sales and marketing. As president, she will oversee AECO’s three operating companies: Alloy Engineering , Mach3 Machining , and Thermcraft.
Based on appropriation bills that are expected to pass in the House and Senate, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Geological Survey would receive cuts compared to fiscal year 2025, while the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and the National Institute of Standards and Technology would receive slight increases. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would receive roughly flat funding.
Reuters reports that investors have piled fresh bets on gold and European defense stocks in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, fearing a geopolitical rift that could end NATO, shatter the global order, and damage the dollar.
Europe will need around one-and-a-half trillion euros in cumulative investment by 2050 to support a tripling of renewable energy capacity, according to Aurora Energy Research’s 2026 European Renewables Market Overview Report.
A World Economic Forum article looks at how a circular economy could create a second supply source for the critical minerals used to make clean energy technologies, thereby strengthening the global energy transition.
Knauf Insulation became the first fiberglass insulation manufacturer to be entirely formaldehyde-free across its product portfolio. It accomplished this goal using its Ecose Technology, a plant-based binder introduced to the market in 2009 that replaces traditional formaldehyde-based ingredients.
The technology group Rheinmetall successfully completed a project to develop a new electrode technology for alkaline electrolysis. This technology is a key technology for the energy transition in the field of hydrogen production.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. announced that its boric acid successfully passed all qualification parameters in a 20-ton commercial tank trial. The trial, conducted by a major U.S.-headquartered liquid crystal display glass manufacturer, represents a key step toward a potential initial offtake agreement.
Flexicon’s Pneumati-Con dual intake vacuum system facilitates dust-free manual dumping and the conveying of materials from small bags or sacks. Empty bags are passed from the interior of the glove box directly into a bag compactor, which uses a cylinder to compress the empty bags into a removable bin.
