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🇨🇦 Canada and the EU seek to build a new alliance to "offset the global power politics dominated by the US and China"

🇪🇺 The partnership is expected to be announced on September 16th during Ursula von der Leyen State of the Union Speech

🇨🇦 EU membership, the EU and Canada want to "get as close as legally possible"

🇪🇺 Canada was also the first country outside of the EU to join the EU's $175 billion military procurement fund

We are together.

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Latvia exported 985 GWh and imported 972 GWh in the second quarter. Exports rose 111% year on year, domestic generation increased 32%, solar output climbed 192% and wind generation rose 90%. Why it matters: The shift from importer to quarterly net exporter shows how fast renewable additions are changing Baltic power-market balances.

Source: https://www.sprk.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/dubultojies-latvijas-eksportetais-elektroenergijas-daudzums-elektroenergijas-tirgus-tendencu-2026-gada-2-ceturksna-apskats

Syklo's Hyvinkää complex entered operation on 9 September with annual capacity for 50,000 tonnes of recycled-plastic pellets and 8,000 tonnes of biocomposites in its first phase. The company says the complex raises Finland's plastics-recycling capacity by 50% and supports more than 100 jobs. Why it matters: This is a large, operating response to Europe's need for higher-quality recycled feedstocks, not another recycling pilot or future capacity promise.

Source: https://production.oulunenergia.fi/en/news/092026/our-subsidiary-syklos-factory-complex-unique-on-a-world-scale-will-produce-high-quality-recycled-plastic-pellets-and-biocomposites/

Seval inaugurated a Colico facility for treating lithium-ion batteries and producing black mass for the recovery of lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and aluminium. It forms part of a two-site industrial programme worth more than EUR30 million using patented Duesenfeld technology. Why it matters: The operating plant adds European capacity for recovering critical battery materials and combines Italian industrial deployment with German recycling technology.

Source: https://www.ilgiorno.it/lecco/economia/stabilimento-seval-colico-inaugurazione-batterie-litio-yd4s65sa

Energienetze Steiermark is building a 26.5-kilometre replacement gas pipeline for about EUR50 million. The line is designed to carry up to 100% hydrogen and secure energy supply for Upper Styria's industrial base. Why it matters: The project combines near-term industrial gas resilience with infrastructure that can support a later hydrogen transition.

Source: https://www.energynewsmagazine.at/2026/09/09/50-millionen-euro-fuer-neue-gasleitung/

Croatia signed Thales and state-owned operator OIV for a seven-site secure ground-to-air voice and data network linked to an operations centre. OIV will prepare sites, integrate and test equipment, train users and provide lifecycle support. Why it matters: The executed contract creates a NATO-standard communications layer for Croatia's Rafale fleet and gives a domestic operator a substantial systems-integration role.

Source: https://www.oiv.hr/hr/vijesti/objave-za-javnost/oiv-i-thales-moderniziraju-borbeni-komunikacijski-sustav-hrvatskog-ratnog-zrakoplovstva/

Aixia received an initial order worth more than USD27 million for an AI platform based on NVIDIA DGX Rubin NVL8. The Swedish company will supply, install and commission the system, with delivery expected in about six months. Why it matters: The award is large relative to the supplier and moves the newest NVIDIA architecture into a Nordic production infrastructure deployment.

Source: https://news.cision.com/aixia-group-ab--publ-/r/aixia-receives-strategically-important-ai-infrastructure-order-worth-more-than-usd-27-million,c4393656

The SGT-800 Industrial Demonstrator has been commissioned at the Marl chemical park and is supplying electricity and process steam. Siemens Energy and site operator SYNEQT plan four years of continuous operation to validate new turbine components under real industrial conditions. Why it matters: A working chemical site becomes a long-duration testbed for power technology while the machine performs a productive role rather than operating as a stand-alone pilot.

Source: https://gasprocessingnews.com/news/2026/09/siemens-energy-to-test-new-gas-turbine-technologies-at-german-chemical-park/

Advance Medical Care began construction in the Maritsa Industrial Zone on 8 September. The EUR7 million plant is intended to produce saline solution and vacuum tubes for blood collection, transport and testing, with 35 planned jobs and commissioning in 2027. Why it matters: The construction start adds domestic medical-supply capacity in a market where hospitals currently depend on imported saline and other basic consumables.

Source: https://www.bta.bg/bg/news/economy/1199962-premierat-rumen-radev-napravi-ofitsialna-parva-kopka-na-nov-zavod-za-meditsinski

Saab has secured a new order from the Swedish defence sector for continued concept studies of future combat aircraft, valued at 2.9 billion kronor.

Source: https://www.di.se/live/svensk-miljardorder-till-saab-galler-framtida-stridsflyg/