[Sino-French companies plan joint venture to build a new battery factory]On May 12, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that China Xiamen Xiamen Tungsten New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. plans to establish a battery field laboratory with the French company Orano in Dunkirk, a port city in northern France. Joint venture with an expected investment of 1.5 billion euros and the creation of 1,700 jobs. Macron pointed out that Xiamen Tungsten New Energy's joint venture with Orano is complementary to ProLogium's factory because it will be upstream in the production of batteries for electric vehicles. Edit/Ma Xue
In the first five months of 2026, China's import and export to countries jointly building the the Belt and Road totaled 10.57 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.6%. The total value of China's goods trade during the same period was 20.68 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.3%.Editor/Gao Xue
The 100000 kilowatt solar thermal project of CGN Jixi Base has entered the stage of grid connection sprint. This is the first tower type molten salt solar thermal power station in Northeast China and the highest latitude in the world. After being put into operation, it generates 180 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 130000 tons annually.Editor/Gao Xue