Intersec Shanghai 2026 to accelerate global safety technology innovation
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026 – 2030) has set a decisive course toward high quality, innovation-driven growth, calling for modern industrial systems powered by digital intelligence and advanced manufacturing. Aligned with this direction, Intersec Shanghai will return from 7 – 9 May 2026 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center […]
Evonik and Fuhua complete construction of specialty-grade H2O2 plant in Leshan, China
Evonik Fuhua New Materials has completed construction of its hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) facility in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. The joint venture between Evonik and Fuhua Tongda Chemicals Company (Fuhua) will purify industrial-grade H2O2 into specialty grades to serve high-growth markets in the region. The plant is now preparing to enter trial production, […]
Eight global climate tech start-ups shortlisted from 1,500 entries for The Liveability Challenge 2026
The Liveability Challenge 2026 drew over 1,500 submissions across 100 countries, with eight stand-out solutions shortlisted after a rigorous selection process. Image: Eco-Business. Eight high impact start-ups have been shortlisted in The Liveability Challenge (TLC) – a global crowdsourcing platform presented by Temasek Foundation and organised by Eco-Business. Chosen from a record 1,500 submissions across […]
MHI completes transfer procedures for domestic onshore wind power business
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) as previously disclosed on November 7, 2025 announcement(1) and the February 10, 2026 announcement(2), MHI had entered into a legally binding agreement to transfer its domestic onshore wind power business (Target Business) to Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-Power). The transfer procedures have been completed […]
Nanbu Relay Center completed
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has successfully completed the construction of the Nanbu Relay Center for the Ken’ou-Kennan Clean Authority (comprising the municipalities of Shimabara City, Isahaya City, Unzen City, and Minamishimabara City) in Nagasaki Prefecture. This […]
UMOE Advanced Composites starts large-scale production in China
UMOE Advanced Composites (UAC), a global supplier of large Type IV glass fibre pressure gas storage and transportation modules, has reached a key operational milestone with the first composite cylinders rolling off the production line at its new manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, marking the start of industrial production at the company’s […]
Windhoek moves closer to becoming Africa’s next startup hub with Accelerate36 Initiative
Grindstone, the growth engineer co-owned by Knife Capital and Thinkroom, joined ecosystem partners in Windhoek last week in launching a collaborative initiative aimed at strengthening Namibia’s startup ecosystem. This effort seeks to create a pathway for high-growth startups to access public capital markets. The event, held under the banner of […]
Grundfos unveils Intelligent Experience Centre in India: Setting new standard in smart water solutions
An experience and demo hub showcasing the journey of water and Grundfos’ intelligent solutions, to power a more sustainable India Grundfos, one of the world’s leading companies in energy-efficient water solutions, announced the launch of the Grundfos Intelligent Experience Centre (GIEC) in Chennai, India. The Centre marks a major milestone in the […]
Every click has a cost: Singapore’s push to make digital use more sustainable
As AI and cloud use surge, the city-state explores new ways to cut the rising energy footprint of digital services. By Taejun Kang Your smartphone feels clean – no exhaust pipe, no smokestack. Yet streaming an hour of video uses about 0.037 kWh of electricity, equivalent to running a ceiling […]
SLB awarded integrated development contract for Mutriba Field in Kuwait
Global technology company SLB has been awarded by Kuwait Oil Company, a $1.5 billion, five-year integrated contract for the Mutriba field in Kuwait, including design, development and production management. The work builds on SLB’s subsurface understanding of the Mutriba field to support development planning and execution across deeper, technically demanding […]
Aerotech’s expanded Scan Head Line brings industry-leading performance to more applications
The new AGV-CPO laser scan head perfectly balances performance and value for the widest range of laser applications. As the entry point for our high-performance 2-axis laser scan heads, the AGV-CPO includes all the CORE performance capabilities of our AGV-HPO and AGV-XPO scanners – plus 22-bit resolution, excellent dynamics […]
What does EU and India free trade agreement mean for global trade?
The “mother of all deals”: that’s how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the new free trade agreement between the European Union and India, announced on Tuesday after about two decades of negotiations. The deal will affect a combined population of 2 billion people across economies representing about a quarter […]
Siemens’ AI powered Nanjing facility named World Economic Forum Global Lighthouse Factory
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named Siemens’ Nanjing factory in China as a Lighthouse Factory, adding it to the WEF’s Global Lighthouse Network of the most advanced operational sites in the world. Distinguished in the productivity category, the WEF recognised the Nanjing factory for achieving exceptional performance in cost and quality through digital twins and continuous AI-driven transformation. The award highlights improvements in asset utilisation, worker enablement and resource management. The Siemens plant in Nanjing is the fifth Siemens manufacturing site to be named Lighthouse Factory by the WEF, following Amberg, Erlangen and Fürth in Germany, and Chengdu in China. “We call our Nanjing facility a ‘digital-native factory.’ It was designed, tested, and optimised entirely in the virtual world before a single brick was laid. This approach not only enabled us to construct the factory faster and with outstanding cost-efficiency but also to build it under the toughest pandemic conditions. By combining our global manufacturing expertise with local insight and a digital-first mindset, we continuously optimise every part of the operation, making it one of the most efficient and flexible factories in the world,” said Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Digital Industries. The WEF jury was convinced by the continuous digital transformation of the production site and the cutting-edge implementation of AI applications. The factory overhauled its production processes in response to mounting operational pressures. The production site was facing increasingly varied customer orders requiring production line reconfiguration every four weeks. Another challenge was that delivery windows had shrunk from 45 days to 10 while market demand was fluctuating. To address these challenges in its high-variety, low-volume manufacturing operations, Siemens implemented a digital excellence strategy, deploying end-to-end digital twins, modular automation, manufacturing operations management systems, and more than 50 artificial intelligence […]