Rare Earth Supply Chain: Malaysia and Australia are exploring cooperation on rare earth elements and critical minerals, including building domestic neodymium magnet manufacturing. Circular Manufacturing Tech: A Scotland trial used digital product passports in a real remanufacturing setting, aiming to make repair and recycling records easier for manufacturers. Hydrogen Project Bottleneck: Europe has electrolyser capacity, but too few bankable hydrogen projects are leaving plants underused and threatening 2030 targets. Battery Incentives in India: Ola Electric won a revised approval that keeps its 20 GWh cell allocation eligible for incentives through CY2031, unlocking up to INR 7,240 crore as capacity ramps. Wind Sector Update: Vestas beat Q2 expectations and lifted its full-year margin outlook, citing manufacturing ramp-up and cost-out. Packaging Pressure in Europe: The EU’s PPWR starts applying today, and UK firms say most will need packaging redesigns to keep trading—raising costs and timelines. Cement Price Response: Tanzania’s government will meet producers over cement price hikes and investigate whether clinker shortages are driving retail jumps. Chip Ownership Twist: SK hynix became Kioxia’s de facto largest shareholder, but governance participation remains unclear. Transit Bus Demand: North America transit bus orders stay strong, with New Flyer reporting higher Q2 deliveries and citing localized manufacturing as tariff risk stays manageable. Defense Manufacturing Focus: Uttar Pradesh is pushing defence output via Kanpur’s ammunition expansion, with large planned investments.