Japan's top steelmaker Nippon Steel is confident of successfully completing its planned acquisition of U.S. Steel, despite opposition from labour union and certain U.S. senators, its president said on Friday.
The world's fourth-largest steelmaker's planned $14.9 billion deal has drawn criticism from Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the powerful United Steelworkers union, the main union at the third-largest U.S. steel company.
China's third aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, reportedly undergoing mooring tests in Shanghai, is equipped with electromagnetic catapults and arresting devices, the most advanced means of launching fixed-wing, manned airplanes from aircraft carriers. This is a great technological breakthrough for China because unlike CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, which use ski ramps (ski jumps) to launch airplanes, CNS Fujian will employ electromagnetic catapults for the task.
Científicos dirigidos por la Universidad Rey Abdullah de Ciencia y Tecnología (KAUST) de Arabia Saudita han fabricado una célula solar de triple unión perovskita-perovskita-silicio con una nueva estrategia de pasivación basada en la utilización de potasio y tiocianato.
In accordance with Continental's sustainability ambition, the group sector ContiTech has taken the next concrete steps towards transforming its own production facilities into sustainable factories. ContiTech recently installed a new PV system in Timișoara, Romania. Other locations are expected to follow in the coming months. Furthermore, the group sector has chosen three production facilities worldwide as pilot projects to find the best approach for carbon neutral operations.
La moda arranca el año con nuevos objetivos. La primera semana del 2024 empieza con proyección internacional de la mano de Hoff, que comienza el ejercicio inmerso en una estrategia de crecimiento entre las que están expandirse en Latinoamérica y Oriente Próximo. Por su parte, el grupo chino Shanghai Jingqingrong Garment, proveedor de grupos como Fast Retailing y H&M, ultima la apertura de su primera planta de producción en Ripollet (Barcelona).
La empresa de desarrollo de proyectos renovables RIC Energy y la constructora Copsesa han anunciado la construcción de una planta para generar hidrógeno verde en Cantabria, denominada Besaya H2. Requerirá una inversión de 850 millones de euros, y generará unos 250 puestos de trabajo.
La planta tendrá inicialmente una capacidad de electrolisis de 500 MW, y producirá hidrógeno verde y productos derivados destinados tanto a la descarbonización de la industria cántabra como a la exportación a través del Puerto de Santander.
El 30 de diciembre se firmó el acuerdo del Banco Europeo de Inversiones (BEI) a La Société Tunisienne d’Électricité et de Gaz (STEG) y la italiana Rete Elettrica Nazionale (TERNA), por el que se financiará con 45 millones de euros el proyecto de interconexión eléctrica entre Túnez e Italia, que supondrá una inversión total estimada de 921 millones de euros.
Keeping up with the competition necessitates more than simply creativity; it necessitates adaptation to cutting-edge technologies. This is because technology improves efficiency and production by streamlining activities. Through digital marketing and e-commerce, it helps firms to access a larger audience. Adopting automation and data analytics enables better decision-making and cost-cutting. It also makes remote work possible, promoting flexibility and resilience.
Cannabis is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, with global sales expected to reach $66.3 billion by 2025. However, behind the impressive numbers, some complex challenges and opportunities shape the financial dynamics of this emerging market. We will explore some key aspects of cannabis production, distribution, consumption, and investment and how they affect legalization’s economic and social outcomes.
Growing Green: How Sustainable Practices Can Transform the Cannabis Market
