Spinnova and Suzano’s wood-based fibre plant faces delay
Finnish fibre textile company Spinnova and Brazil’s Suzano have postponed the pre-engineering stage phase for their new wood-based fibre facility beyond the previously anticipated timeline…
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Apple makes US$100 million investment proposal for new plant in Indonesia
TECH giant Apple has made a US$100 million investment proposal to Indonesia to build a plant to manufacture accessories and components, the industry ministry said on Wednesday (Nov 20).…
Proton inaugurates assembly plant in Egypt
Malaysia’s first national car company, Proton Holdings, celebrated the completion of a new vehicle assembly plant in Egypt this week, where its local partner is ready to begin assembling…
Stellantis to lay off 1,100 workers at Ohio Jeep plant
STELLANTIS said on Wednesday (Nov 6) that it is laying off about 1,100 employees at a Jeep Gladiator plant in Toledo, Ohio, as it works to improve efficiency and reduce inventory across…
Tesla Boosts Wages at German Plant Amid Auto Industry Cutbacks
Tesla (TSLA, Financial) has announced a salary increase at its Grunheide facility in Germany, signaling a strong commitment to its workforce amidst industry-wide financial constraints.…
Audi Group profit slumps on China weakness, plant restructuring
VOLKSWAGEN’S Audi-led premium brands barely eked out an operating profit in the third quarter after waning luxury spending in China and a plant restructuring in Brussels dragged on…
Planned nuclear plant in a Kenyan top tourist hub and home to endangered species sparks protest
KILIFI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens rallied against a proposal to build Kenya's first nuclear power plant in one of the country's top coastal tourist hubs which also houses a forest on the…
JSW Green Mobility gets 636 acre land for Maharashtra manufacturing plant
The company will commence its work soon. | Photo: Company website 1 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 9:21 PM IST Vehicle manufacturer JSW Green Mobility has been allotted 636 acres of…
GE Vernova Turbines Part of Upgrade at Japan Gas-Fired Power Plant
The Nanko Power Plant in Osaka, Japan, will be upgraded with new gas turbines from GE Vernova. The 1,800-MW station, which was commissioned in late 1990, is replacing three boilers and…
After fire at Tata's Hosur plant, stockpiles steady iPhone production ship
Premium The Tata Electronics factory in Hosur where a fire broke out last week 3 min read Last Updated : Oct 02 2024 | 12:25 AM IST The fire on Sunday at the Tata Electronics factory…
Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri backs new coal power plant with US$1.27 billion financing
The financing comes at a time when Indonesia is striving to reduce coal consumption and transition to renewable energy Bank Mandiri – the latgest state-owned lender in Indonesia –…
UP CM Yogi unveils Rs 1,170 cr Pepsico bottling plant in Gorakhpur
3 min read Last Updated : Sep 30 2024 | 12:44 AM IST Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the state's strong security environment and zero-tolerance policy towards…
Felt like a bomb blast, say locals after blaze at Tata's Hosur plant
Around 1,500 workers, mainly from the morning shift, were present at the Hosur facility when the fire erupted on Saturday, according to the sources | Photo: PTI 4 min read Last Updated :…
Uganda commissions $1.7bn hydro plant, country’s largest power generation facility
On Thursday (27 September) the Government of Uganda commissioned the Karuma Hydropower Project (KHP), a 600MW hydropower plant on the River Nile. KHP will be the country’s largest power…
Singapore’s high costs, Asia demand-supply gap see closure of US firm SI Group’s Jurong Island chemical plant
The company will continue supplying alkylphenol from other manufacturing facilities in Europe and the Americas CHEMICALS company SI Group will close its alkylphenol manufacturing facility…
Volkswagen squares off with union over German plant closures
VOLKSWAGEN and unions start negotiations over wide-ranging cost cuts on Wednesday (Sep 25), with tensions between both sides higher than they have been in years. The talks centre on the…
Volkswagen starts key pay talks with unions in shadow of plant closures
Volkswagen argues that high energy and labour costs in Germany, Europe's top economy, put it at a disadvantage to European peers and Chinese rivals that have set their sights on a big…
Namibia partners with Chinese companies to build solar power plant
Namibia's state-owned power utility NamPower has partnered with two Chinese companies to commence the construction of the country's largest solar power plant, Reuters has reported. The…
IAEA chief travels to Kiev amid fears for Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is travelling to Kiev again on Tuesday. He will also visit the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in the south-east…
SunSource Energy expands presence in India with new solar plant
SunSource Energy, a solar subsidiary of Dutch off-grid energy distributor SHV Energy has commissioned a 21MWp solar power plant in India's Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, marking its entry…
UN watchdog ‘extremely concerned’ about safety at Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in Ukraine
The safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is “deteriorating” after a nearby drone strike, the United Nations’s energy watchdog said Saturday. The Russian…
Two 143-metre-tall towers set for implosion at German nuclear plant
The two colossal cooling towers at the decommissioned Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in central Germany are set to be demolished in controlled blasts this coming Friday. Standing 143…
Japan Utility Will Bring 2.34-GW Gas-Fired Plant Online Ahead of Schedule
Japan's largest utility said it will start the first of three units at a new natural gas-fired power plant near Tokyo in an effort to provide more electricity during the peak summer demand…
One Million Russians Lose Power When Alarm Goes Off at Nuclear Plant
My Bad While heat waves batter Europe and the rest of the world, a million people in Southern Russia lost power due to a nuclear false alarm. As Radio Free Europe reports based on…