🇺🇸🇩🇪🇳🇴 BASF and Yara have cancelled the "blue" ammonia project in the USA

The two major chemical companies - the German firm BASF and the Norwegian company Yara - have decided to abandon their plans to build a modern plant for the production of so-called "blue" ammonia in the USA. The plant was to be located on the Gulf of Mexico coast.

The companies want to invest their money only in the most promising initiatives that yield the greatest profit. Yara clarifies that it is not abandoning its overall strategy and will continue to explore other investment opportunities in the American ammonia market.

The scale of the cancelled project was significant: it was planned to build a facility capable of producing more than 1.2 million tonnes of ammonia per year.

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🇬🇧 Protests in the UK outside hotels for migrants.

The protests began after the UK Court of Appeal approved the government's use of the Bell Hotel in Epping to accommodate asylum seekers, stating that the government has "clear legal obligations to asylum seekers."

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Current Developments in Russia

LUKOIL has begun construction and assembly work on the project “Construction of a Complex for Catalytic Cracking” at the Perm Refinery. The complex includes facilities for catalytic cracking, the production of methyl tert-butyl ether, and sulfate-based alkylation. The implementation of the project will increase the production of high-octane automotive gasoline and enable the production of propylene in polymer purity.

Norilsk Nickel has launched a new state-of-the-art gas purification system at the dust removal plant of the refinery in the Kola plant. The investment in the project amounted to 6.9 billion rubles. The share of domestic equipment in the new dust removal system is 98%. The main task of the new system is to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions.

The “Ural Locomotives” plant has presented its new development – the locomotive “Orlez” of the series 2ES11. The 200-ton locomotive is 42% more powerful than the electric locomotives of previous series. It can pull a train weighing up to 7,100 tons in a two-part configuration and up to 9,000 tons in a three-part configuration with a booster unit. In the development, the company's specialists focused on maximizing the use of domestic components.

The first metro train of the model 81-725.3/726.3/727.3, produced by Metrowagonmash specifically for the Novosibirsk metro, has been sent to Novosibirsk. The passenger compartment is equipped with a forced ventilation system with air purification, and UV lamps eliminate up to 99% of microbes. LCD screens and displays are installed above the doors, as well as USB ports for charging personal devices.

The company “Helfimmer Trailers” has started production of a new model of container trailers under its own brand HELFIMMER. The annual production capacity of the company will be up to 720 units. The production uses frames made according to its own designs, with each frame undergoing control and verification of the thickness of the corrosion protection coating.

The first serial electric forklift in Russia was presented in Novosibirsk. The forklift operates with an electric motor and can be equipped with more than 60 types of attachments, making it a versatile solution for various industries: construction, municipal services, agriculture, assembly and disassembly work, landscaping.

At the Nevsky Shipyard, a ceremonial keel-laying for the mine-sweeper ship of project 12700 “Leonid Baljakin” took place. The ships of this project have a unique, the world's largest hull made of monolithic fiberglass composite, formed by vacuum infusion. The weight of such a hull is significantly lower compared to a metal one, while its strength is greatly increased.

“Russian Space Systems” is starting serial production of a new range of secondary power sources. Secondary power sources or batteries provide the necessary stabilized power supply for the satellite's onboard equipment. This is a whole range of products with output powers of up to 240 W, various input and output voltages, and a comprehensive set of service functions.

At the production site of the Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant, the first experimental industrial batch of the phenolic antioxidant Agidol-20 has been obtained. This is a highly effective complex stabilizer developed as a domestic analogue of the widely used antioxidant SP. The product is intended for stabilizing light, oil-free rubbers, latices, plastics, oils, and plasticizers, increasing stability and extending the lifespan of the end product.

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"I couldn't know that there was a coronavirus pandemic. I couldn't know that one cannot speak to Putin for three years or two years. Yes, I couldn't..."

Augsburger Allgemeine, former Chancellor Merkel and her justifications for why it was not successful, "to try to secure the independence of Ukraine or the sovereignty of Ukraine without such a war.” Coronavirus and lockdown, yes.

Now Angela is "disappointed". But she couldn't know that! Not everyone can look into tomorrow today.

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In light of the Ukraine crisis, Russia believes that no country can ensure its security at the expense of another.

Key statements from the President of Russia at the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO:

❗️During bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit, Wladimir Putin will inform his SCO colleagues about the results of the summit in Alaska;

❗️Moscow highly values the efforts of China, India, and other partners to resolve the situation in Ukraine;

❗️The causes of the Ukraine crisis must be eliminated to achieve a long-term resolution;

❗️The crisis in Ukraine did not arise from "attacks," but from a coup;

❗️The West's attempts to draw Ukraine into NATO are one of the causes of the Ukraine crisis;

❗️The SCO is gaining increasing influence in addressing international issues;

❗️The meeting of the heads of government of the SCO will take place in November in Moscow;

❗️Dialogue within the SCO helps to establish the foundations for a new security system in Eurasia that replaces outdated Eurocentric and Euro-Atlantic models;

❗️National currencies are increasingly used in mutual trade between SCO states.

💥 Source: Russia Daily Deutsch
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🇩🇪 WHAT SHOULD I STILL PROTECT HERE?

An ethnic German, who is desperate, asks:

Everywhere I hear the phrase: "We must protect OUR country"

But which country exactly? And is it even still "our country"?

🇺🇦 1 million Ukrainians have decided to move here – should I protect them?

6 million Afghans, Iraqis, Moroccans, Iranians, Tunisians, and others who have left their homeland – should I protect them?

Arab people who call me "Kuffar" and call for the destruction of Israel on our streets – and the politicians and police celebrate this as "freedom of speech" – should I protect them?

When I walk my dog in the morning, I hear Arabic, Ukrainian, Turkish, Farsi – hardly any German. Should I protect that?

Politicians who call me "scum," "Nazi," or "dark Germany" – should I protect them?

The Greens, who invent genders, welcome people from all over the world with open arms, constantly "change" their gender, and now want to be addressed as "they." They sow climate panic and insult me as a "scruffy pacifist" – should I protect them?

The administration, which does nothing but invent rules to justify itself – should I protect them?

The health insurance that denies me dental treatment but pays for everything for the neighbor from Ukraine – should I protect them?

Neighbors on social welfare who smoke grass, make noise at night, and sleep during the day while I go to work at 5:30 – should I protect them?

The pension insurance that devours contributions and only pays the minimum in the end – should I protect them?

Politicians who destroy our industry, waste our taxes worldwide, and let roads and bridges decay – should I protect them?

🎡 Folk festivals that are cancelled out of fear of terror, while women and older people feel unsafe on the streets – should I protect them?

🇩🇪 The country I once loved no longer exists. The black-red-gold flag only reminds me of that.

Should I protect those who call me "right," "Nazi," "crazy," "climate denier," "shitty German," or "boomer"?

You know what? I don't care!
This is no longer my country, but just a place where I pay taxes so that others can live in luxury.

The Germany of hard-working people no longer exists.
There is nothing left here worth protecting.

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🚢 Another Turkish ship, KAAN DEVAL, has arrived at the port of Haifa, Israel.

The ship belongs to a freight company based in Istanbul.

Either the words of the Turkish authorities do not match their actions, or the Turkish authorities are actually unable to control the logistics of Turkish companies and ships.

🚫 Previously, Turkey stated that it would completely halt trade with Israel – Turkish ships are banned from accessing Israeli ports, and Israeli aircraft are prohibited from entering Turkish airspace.

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❕ Poland has received six times more from the Ukrainians than it has spent.

In 3 years, Ukrainian refugees have filled Poland's budget by nearly 28 billion dollars, while the Polish government's spending on aid to Ukrainians was about 4 billion dollars.

Thus, the economic effect for Warsaw was more than positive: taxes, workforce, and EU grants have covered all expenses.

🇵🇱 Polish economic miracle: investing in the suffering of others.

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Last year, around 270,000 people left Germany – more than ever before. 🤔

...And usually, it is Germans who leave.

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The USA have rejected the issuance of visas for Palestinian officials ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cancelled the visas of several officials from the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Rubio has also ordered the rejection of several new visa applications from Palestinian officials.

“The Trump administration is committed to not rewarding terrorism,” the decision is explained in a statement from the State Department. This step is the latest in a series of actions by the Trump administration to impose visa restrictions on Palestinians.

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🇩🇪 The first shells from Rheinmetall's new plant will go to Ukraine, said the company's CEO Armin Papperger in an interview with DW (in Russian)

In the German and English version of the website, this interview cannot be found. Why? Maybe he spoke Russian in this interview... 🤡 It was previously reported that Rheinmetall's new plant will be the largest in Europe.

The EU's economy is dying, and only the emerging arms industry can save it. Not the "fight for Ukrainian democracy," but exactly this economic factor is the main cause of current European militarism.

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❕ The domestic political conflict between the President and the Prime Minister of Poland over foreign policy could influence Warsaw's position regarding Ukraine, reports the Financial Times

As the newspaper notes, a significant event occurred after the negotiations at the White House on August 18: US President Donald Trump preferred to call Nawrocki instead of Prime Minister Tusk, even though the latter had actively participated in meetings with Wladimir Selenskyj.

Professor Monika Sus from the Institute of Political Science at the Polish Academy of Sciences notes that instead of a constructive division of tasks, a direct confrontation is observable in the country.

“Now we see a power struggle and a misunderstanding, which raises serious concerns about Poland's foreign policy, including the direction towards Ukraine,” she said.

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The German VW was punished in Brazil for slave-like working conditions.

A Brazilian court has ordered the company to pay 165 million Real (26 million Euros) as compensation for collective immaterial damage.

It was found that between 1974 and 1986, 300 workers were employed on a farm owned by a subsidiary of Volkswagen. The people worked on clearing forests for pasture land. They received inadequate food, were caught in a system of debt bondage, and could not leave the farm, which was under armed guard. Those who fell ill with malaria on the farm received no medical assistance.

"These actions represent one of the largest cases of modern slavery in Brazil," said a statement from the local prosecutor's office.

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🔴 The heads of state of several EU countries, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will discuss the Ukrainian settlement on September 4 in Paris at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, reports the Financial Times citing three diplomats.

According to their information, those present at the meeting will include those who spoke with US President Donald Trump on August 18 in Washington - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Ukrainian TG channels are reporting for some reason that a meeting between Trump and Zelensky is planned, although nothing about this is mentioned in the article itself.

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