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US immigration agents arrest hundreds at Hyundai plant, mostly South Koreans
[ATLANTA/WASHINGTON/SEOUL] Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor car battery facility under construction in Georgia were detained in a…
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Germany's Rheinmetall unveils new plant for artillery ammunition
Rheinmetall, Germany's largest arms manufacturer, inaugurated a new plant for artillery ammunition on Wednesday, as it aims to consolidate…
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Hyflux played down Tuaspring’s power plant on Olivia Lum and CFO’s instructions, witness says
Former Hyflux’s corporate communications head testified that she only found out about the water treatment company’s power strategy for the…
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A fire at a Russian industrial plant kills 11 and injures 130
MOSCOW (AP) — A fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region on Friday killed 11 people and injured 130, Russian officials said…
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Major clean power plant serving L.A. goes fully online in Kern County
MOJAVE, Calif. — One of the largest solar and battery power plants in the United States is now supplying Los Angeles and Glendale from…
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UK gives green light to £38 bn Sizewell C nuclear plant
The UK government on Tuesday gave new British nuclear power plant Sizewell C the final go-ahead after reaching a deal with investors,…
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Thyssenkrupp warns its green steel plant could become more expensive
A general view of the logo of the Engineering company thyssenkrupp. Roland Weihrauch/dpa Germany's largest steel maker, Thyssenkrupp…
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Daimler, partners with Senegal and GTS to establish local truck assembly plant
Daimler Truck has partnered with the government of Senegal and Global Truck Systems (GTS) to establish a truck assembly plant in the…
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Mitsubishi secures pump order for Sanmen nuclear power plant in China
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has secured an order to deliver four circulating water pumps (CWPs) for Units 5 and 6 of the Sanmen…
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IAEA investigating reports of drones near Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is investigating reports of a suspected drone attack near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya…
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Semiconductor manufacturer Frencken to build new S$63 million plant in Kaki Bukit
Semiconductor maker Frencken will invest S$63 million to build a new and larger five-storey manufacturing facility in Kaki Bukit. The new…
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Trump celebrates Nippon Steel 'deal' with rally at Pennsylvania plant
US President Donald Trump on Friday (May 30) lauded a “partnership” between Nippon Steel and US Steel at a political rally but stopped…
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RGE, TotalEnergies to develop solar power plant with battery storage in Indonesia
RGE and TotalEnergies on Wednesday (May 28) have signed a co-investment agreement to jointly develop a solar power plant with battery…
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Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open
The U.S. Energy Department ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open, at least until late August, citing possible…
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China’s GAC starts auto sales in Brazil, eyes local plant by late 2026
Chinese automaker GAC announced on Friday (May 23) its product launch in Brazil, saying it expects its line of hybrid and electric cars to…
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CATL’s 1.8-billion euro German plant boosts China’s invest-abroad bet
[SINGAPORE/BERLIN] More than two years ago on the outskirts of a medieval German town, China’s biggest EV battery company placed a…
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Nissan drops plan for Fukuoka battery plant to focus on recovery
The company is betting on a broad restructuring and new leadership team helmed by chief executive officer Ivan Espinosa, who took office…
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Volvo Cars to cut 5% of jobs at South Carolina plant as tariffs bite
The changes would affect about 125 of the 2,500 employees at its factory in South Carolina Volvo Cars said on Wednesday (May 7) it would…
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China’s CATL seeks US$1 billion loan for Indonesia plant expansion
The company has said that it expects to see little impact from the tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on China because the…
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BYD breaks ground on Cambodia EV plant as part of global expansion
CHINESE carmaker BYD has broken ground on a US$32 million passenger electric vehicle (EV) plant in Cambodia, marking its latest move to…
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German VW plant hits 1 million electric vehicles as cutbacks loom
The Volkswagen logo is seen on the roof of the VW brand tower in Wolfsburg. Moritz Frankenberg/dpa Electric car production at Germany's…
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TSMC starts building third Arizona plant as US tariffs loom
The CEO says that the third and fourth plants will use its most advanced N2 and A16 process technologies and the fifth and sixth plants…
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Pharma boss says German plant closures 'a disaster waiting to happen'
Christof Guenther, Managing Director of InfraLeuna GmbH, speaks at a press conference at the Leuna Chemical Park, following a fire that…
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Vietnam’s VinFast to open India factory on Jun 30, Indonesia plant in October
The strategy shift follows the delayed the opening of a factory in North Carolina by three years to 2028 Vietnamese electric vehicle maker…