[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
The Xinjiang Energy Group's new energy 2.5 million kilowatt wind power project has officially started construction in Qitai County, marking a landmark project for a large-scale clean energy base in the autonomous region. The project is divided into three sub projects, supporting three 220 kV collection stations. After being put into operation, the annual clean electricity transmission capacity will reach 4.36 billion kilowatt hours, saving about 1.32 million tons of standard coal and reducing 330000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. It will effectively promote the green transformation of energy structure in northern Xinjiang. Editor/Cheng Liting
On October 8, 2026, Indonesian President Prabowo presided over the launch ceremony of 11 Chinese funded mining downstream projects at the Weidabe Industrial Park in Central Hamahira District, North Maluku Province. These projects have a total investment of approximately 10.2 billion US dollars and involve fields such as power batteries, nickel cobalt materials, electrolytic aluminum, new energy engineering machinery, and commercial vehicle manufacturing. Editor/Cheng Liting