Building materials firm Wienerberger UK & Ireland secured government-backed funding to replace natural gas kilns with systems powered by green hydrogen at its Denton brickworks facility in Greater Manchester. Once complete, the facility is set to become the world’s first commercial-scale hydrogen-fired brick plant.
U.S. chipmaker Intel and Arizona-based 3D Glass Solutions signed an agreement with the Odisha state government to set up an advanced packaging glass-core substrate manufacturing facility in the Indian state. The proposed project could see investment of around US$3.3 billion.
The RITM-200C reactor will be one of two to be installed on the first of Russia’s planned fleet of floating nuclear power units. Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant has been operating in Chukotka since 2020. A version of a floating power unit targeting international markets would be 100 MWe with a refueling interval of 10 years and a service life of 60 years.
Bioceramic material producer Himed and ceramic additive manufacturer Adva Cera announced a strategic partnership to create a complete development-to-production pathway for 3D-printed calcium phosphate components used in dental, orthopedic, and spinal applications.
The Materials Characterization Lab, part of the Materials Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University, is partnering with AGC Chemicals Americas and Avery Dennison to leverage the university’s shared research infrastructure for industrial innovation with practical applications and workforce training.
The Professional Association of Ceramic Industries and the Ministry of Industry and Trade recently signed a strategic framework agreement, formalizing a 2026–2030 Ceramic Accord designed to accompany the structural transformation of a sector that Minister Ryad Mezzour described as historically embedded in the country’s industrial identity.
India and the United States signed a framework agreement to secure supplies of critical minerals and rare earths, including their mining and processing. Currently, there are no details on specific terms of the framework deal or how the cooperation would take place.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a draft rule in 2024 that seeks to create a uniform heat monitoring standard for all sectors under its jurisdiction. The National Association of Manufacturers called the proposal a “one‑size‑fits‑all” mandate that does not account for the diversity of manufacturing operations.
Disruption to gas supplies from the Gulf, which feed the furnaces of India’s “city of glass” Firozabad, has caused energy prices to surge, forcing many factories to curtail production.
A review study found that India’s climate and energy planning models are failing to account for development realities, regional disparities, and institutional constraints, potentially undermining policy decisions as the country aims for a 2070 net-zero target.
