Antolin is restructuring its debt despite reporting an order book above €13 billion through 2029, while MMM has ended manufacturing in Spain after more than 80 years. Ficosa will cut 105 permanent jobs and temporarily reduce employment for about 275 engineering staff as weaker automotive activity pressures suppliers.
Russia supplied 66,000 tonnes of frozen pollock fillets to the EU in the first half of 2026, raising its volume share to 51%. Sales increased 11% by weight and 34% by value to $218 million, while shipments from the United States and China declined.
Japan is considering expanded access for US fresh potatoes after Washington formally requested full market opening in 2020. Farmers in Hokkaido, which accounts for about 80% of Japanese production, warn that imported pests and diseases could threaten the domestic industry.
Russia exported 125.7 million tonnes of coal in January-July 2026, 7% more than a year earlier. Higher purchases by India and Vietnam supported July shipments, while demand weakened in China, Turkey and several Northeast Asian markets.
India’s nine core infrastructure sectors recorded 5.4% production growth in July 2026, up from 3.2% a year earlier but below June’s 6%. Coal, refinery products, cement, electricity and iron ore expanded, while crude oil, natural gas and fertilizer output declined.
Coal India plans to establish its first overseas office in Singapore as a platform for acquiring, sourcing and trading coal, critical minerals and iron ore. The state-owned miner is also pursuing lithium and copper opportunities in Chile and mining partnerships in Australia.
India has increased the diversification of its crude oil purchases amid conflict in West Asia and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Amar Ujala and News18 Hindi report that August data show India buying Venezuelan oil, although the supplied material does not specify volumes or prices.
Italy’s electric-car market continues to expand, but growth is slowing after purchase incentives were exhausted, Italpress reports. The loss of momentum highlights the market’s reliance on policy support and creates greater uncertainty for manufacturers and dealers.
Spain reused 343 cubic hectometres of treated and reclaimed water, but supply remains concentrated in a handful of regions. Distribution networks, storage, treatment standards and links to irrigation districts determine whether reclaimed water reaches Mediterranean farms.
Six Indonesian coffee SMEs presented regional arabica and robusta varieties at Specialty Coffee Expo 2021 in New Orleans. The event generated estimated potential arabica orders worth $2.17 million, with interest from buyers in the United States and six other countries.
Spain’s office-furniture market reached €425 million in 2025, up 6.3% from the previous year, according to an Informa sector study cited by Europa Press. The expansion increased sales opportunities for manufacturers and distributors, although the available data do not identify the demand segments driving the gain.
Authorities in 47 Russian regions have reached agreements with businesses to restrain sugar prices after retail prices rose 22% from the start of 2026. Major chains have voluntarily capped markups on selected sugar products at 5–10%, while processors prepare to increase output from the new beet harvest.
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