Production and consumption of chemicals dropped in 2023

Shorouk Express In 2023, the EU produced a total of 218 million tonnes of industrial chemicals (hazardous and non-hazardous) and consumed 227 million tonnes, indicating a 13% decrease in production and 14% decrease in consumption compared with 2022. This information comes from data released by Eurostat. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained…

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EU space production hits €5,600 million in 2022

In 2022, the manufacturing of spacecraft and their launch automobiles within the EU totalled €5,600 million. This represented a 24% enhance from €4 500 million in 2010. The EU manufacturing peaked in 2016, with €6 240 million, and remained excessive till 2019 (€6,000 million annually between 2017 and 2019), pushed by sustained European public funding in house (each from…

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Pentagon awards Lockheed $11.8 billion undefinitized F-35 production contract – Breaking Defense

Airmen assigned to the thirty fourth Fighter Squadron and Fighter Technology Squadron carry out pre-flight checks on F-35A Lightning IIs throughout an agile fight employment train at Mountain House Air Power Base, Idaho, March 28, 2024. (U.S. Air Power photograph by Airman Keagan Lee) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a roughly $11.8…

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