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SUEZ commissions China’s largest industrial membrane-based seawater desalination plant for Wanhua Chemical’s Penglai Industrial Park to support industrial needs while conserving scarce water resources

YANTAI, China, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A landmark seawater desalination plant, designed and built by SUEZ for Wanhua Chemical Group—one of the world’s top 20 chemical companies—has officially begun operations at Wanhua Chemical’s Penglai Industrial Park in Yantai, Shandong. Designed with a total capacity of 300,000 m3 per day to be delivered in three phases, this is the largest industrial membrane-based seawater desalination project planned in China to date. Officials from local government, and representatives from key partners—including Wanhua Chemical Group, China Railway Shanghai Engineering Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., and SUEZ, gathered to mark this significant milestone in Sino-French cooperation in sustainable water solutions.

LIAO Zengtai, Chairman of Wanhua Chemical Group, said: “The completion of the Penglai seawater desalination project represents not only a firm step forward for Wanhua’s journey toward green and low-carbon industrial development, but also a significant milestone in the innovation and application of seawater desalination technology in China. Through our partnership with SUEZ, the project has achieved a world-leading standard by employing the advanced technology and the optimal process, thereby establishing a global benchmark for energy efficiency in the seawater desalination industry. As a leader in the chemical new materials industry, Wanhua will continue to partner with SUEZ to drive industry transformation and contribute to the global seawater desalination sector.”

Pierre PAULIAC, Co-CEO of SUEZ and Chief Operating Officer Water, said: “With nearly 60 years of experience in designing, building, and operating more than 260 desalination plants worldwide, SUEZ delivers tailored, high-performance solutions for municipal and industrial clients. The Penglai facility, constructed to the highest industrial standards, is a landmark project between SUEZ and Wanhua Chemical Group, building on our successful partnership since 2017. The commissioning of the first phase today sets a benchmark for seawater desalination in coastal regions across China. It stands as a powerful example of what is possible when innovation, ambition, and partnership come together, to address the urgent need for fresh water in coastal areas.”

WANG Jianying, Chairman of China Railway Shanghai Engineering Group Co., Ltd., said: “This marks the largest industrial membrane-based desalination project currently planned in China. With the shared mission to build it into a ‘lighthouse’ project, China Railway Shanghai Engineering Group has leveraged extensive resources, applied scientific planning, and maintained rigorous safety and quality management throughout the process. With the concerted efforts of the consortium partners, we achieved the high-quality delivery of the entire facility within 14 months, demonstrating our team’s unwavering commitment, resilience, and pursuit of the highest standards.”

WU Liyun, Chairman of Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., said: “With nearly 800 projects for over 200 clients worldwide, this high-quality project exemplifies Shougang International Engineering’s commitment to technology-driven innovation, utilising BIM technology to integrate the entire lifecycle of the desalination plant. Today, together with our partners, Wanhua Chemical Group, SUEZ, and China Railway Shanghai Engineering Group—all are leading companies in their respective fields—we celebrate this fruitful international cooperation in sustainable water solutions. We look forward to contributing further to the sustainable development of global water resources.”

Setting a new benchmark for China’s industrial seawater desalination plant

As a global leader in membrane-based seawater desalination engineering, SUEZ brings international expertise and innovation to this plant. The Group deploys advanced reverse osmosis membrane technology to convert seawater into freshwater, supplying it as the primary industrial water source for Wanhua Chemical’s Penglai Industrial Park.

The facility employs low-carbon, energy-efficient, and environmentally responsible processes, achieving over 15% cost savings compared to conventional dual-membrane technologies[1]. With the full commissioning of first phase, it will produce 100,000 m³ of desalinated water daily, resulting in annual savings of over 36 million m³ of freshwater. Additionally, the facility features a highly advanced automation system, making it China’s first fully automated desalination plant.

Meeting industrial water needs and preserving resources

As part of its national water security strategy, China is broadening the large-scale application of seawater desalination. Shandong Province, for instance, faces acute water scarcity, with per capita water resources measured at less than one sixth of the national average. Leveraging its geographical advantages, Shandong has prioritised seawater desalination as a strategic, fast-developing industry.

This Penglai facility is a flagship initiative under China’s and Shandong Province’s seawater desalination strategies. Its signing during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China in April 2023—witnessed by senior officials from both countries—marks an important milestone in Sino-French cooperation on sustainable water solutions. By enhancing regional water resilience, the project helps ease local freshwater shortages while conserving scarce resources. It also sets a replicable model for water security in coastal areas and supports the climate change adaptation in the industrial sector.

SUEZ and its partners mark the commissioning of the seawater desalination plant at Wanhua Chemical’s Penglai Industrial Park.
SUEZ and its partners mark the commissioning of the seawater desalination plant at Wanhua Chemical’s Penglai Industrial Park.

[1] The “dual-membrane technologies” integrates UF and RO technologies for desalination.

About SUEZ:

Faced with growing environmental challenges, SUEZ has been delivering essential services that protect and improve our quality of life for more than 160 years. SUEZ provides its customers with innovative and resilient solutions for water and waste services. With 40 000 employees across 40 countries, the Group works with customers to create value over the full lifecycle of their assets and services, and to drive their low carbon transition. In 2024, SUEZ provided drinking water for 68 million people worldwide and sanitation services for 44 million people. The Group generated 8 TWh of energy from waste and wastewater. In 2024, SUEZ has generated revenues of 9.2 billion euros. For more information: www.suez.com/  Twitter @suez

In Asia, SUEZ’s journey began some 70 years ago, first in Southeast Asia before expanding to China 50 years ago. With 6,500+ employees across Asia, SUEZ has built over 600 water and wastewater treatment plants. Together with our local partners, we also provide water and waste recycling and recovery services to 25+ million people and 22 industrial parks across the region. SUEZ is recognized as one of the most influential companies in China and a service benchmark for leading Asia’s environmental industry. Today, SUEZ works with municipal and industrial customers in more than 30 major cities and regions across China, manages China’s first PPP water contract in Macao, operates one of Asia’s largest hazardous waste incineration facilities in Shanghai, and has invested over RMB 6 billion in Chongqing.

 

 

SUMMER STYLE UNLOCKED: SHEIN X AND LUNA B UNVEIL COLLECTION FOR THE MODERN WOMAN

From Statement Bows to Eye-Catching Prints, the New SHEIN X LUNA B Collection Captures the Magic in Every Moment

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SHEIN X, the program under global fashion online retailer SHEIN, has teamed up with designer brand LUNA B on a bold new collection celebrating the confidence and strength of the modern woman. In time for summer, the SHEIN X LUNA B Collection delivers high-fashion flair with everyday ease at an accessible price point.

At the core of the collection is LUNA B Founder Bahar Bürker’s signature design philosophy of crafting pieces that feel just as incredible as they look. The SHEIN X LUNA B Collection effortlessly combines bold cutouts, ethereal textures, and vibrant patterns, offering the perfect looks for every summer moment – whether it’s a rooftop soirée, romantic dinner, or day at the beach.

“Partnering with SHEIN X to bring this collection to life has been such a powerful experience,” said Bahar Bürker, founder of LUNA B. “The SHEIN X LUNA B Collection is a love letter to the confidence and strength of the modern woman, who is bold, radiant, and unapologetically herself. Just in time for summer, we designed each piece to feel like high-fashion flair that’s effortlessly wearable and accessible for everyone.”

The SHEIN X LUNA B Collection features 54 head-turning styles designed to make a statement, including flirty tops, curve-hugging skirts, effortlessly cool dresses, sleek bodysuits, and must-have pants. With prices ranging from $9$38, the collection offers trend-forward, affordable fashion that empowers wearers to express their individuality with confidence and style.

The collection is available now, exclusively at SHEIN. Fans can shop the looks here and share their favorite pieces on social media using #SHEINXLunaB.

About SHEIN X:

SHEIN X is a program under SHEIN – the global fashion and lifestyle online retailer – that collaborates with designers and creators to launch exclusive collections. Each release showcases the originality of talented creators worldwide and marries the essence of upscale fashion with affordability, giving a designer touch to all styles. To learn about SHEIN X, visit https://us.shein.com/campaigns/sheinxcollabs.

About SHEIN:

SHEIN is a global fashion and lifestyle online retailer, offering SHEIN branded apparel and products from a global network of vendors, all at affordable prices. Headquartered in Singapore, SHEIN remains committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on-demand production methodology for a smarter, future-ready industry. To learn more about SHEIN, visit www.sheingroup.com.

About Luna B:

Luna B was created by Bahar Bürker in 2022, inspired by the bold and elegant spirit of the modern woman. The fascinating nature of the Luna B woman inspires her to explore and discover the deepness of her soul with confidence and elegance. The Luna B woman’s authentic nature is expressed through the unique textures she wears. Through the elegant and gentle textures, her adventurous spirit is let out! The elaborate details and designs pave the way for the Luna B woman to explore and express her unique and genuine inner world. Be ready to discover the hidden side of your soul, full of harmonious details and patterns that match the essence of nature. Let nature be your inspiration and devote yourself to feeling, touching, and experiencing all your surroundings. With Luna B by your side, escape to a world of elegance full of adventures and discover new sides of your spirit that are full of energy and desire for new experiences!

 

Silverfort Expands its Non-Human Identity (NHI) Security Offering to the Cloud for End-to-End Identity Security

Only Silverfort secures all human and non-human identities across all environments in a single platform  from workforce identities to workload identities, service accounts, access keys and tokens, whether on-prem, cloud-native or hybrid

Stop lateral movement, discover & visualize connections between human and NHIs across hybrid environments, enforce service accounts protection, and get actionable remediation recommendations

BOSTON, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Silverfort, the leading identity security company, today introduced expanded protection of its non-human identity (NHI) security product to include cloud-based identities, covering NHIs in cloud identity providers, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS applications. With this announcement, Silverfort successfully integrated capabilities inherited from the Rezonate acquisition in November 2024. Organizations can now turn to Silverfort to meet every identity security need from human to non-human across their hybrid environments—from cloud to on-prem.

NHIs are mission critical for business, but secured as an afterthought
NHIs—service accounts, API keys, tokens, service principals, IAM roles, certificates, secrets, and more—are the connective tissue in an organization’s network. They are the backbone of a modern organization’s processes, allowing applications to interact with one another, yet their security remains fragmented and misaligned with their critical role. Created to “set and forget,” NHIs are difficult to track, and securing them is often split into minor features across different platforms, creating security gaps and blind spots.

56% percent of organizations unknowingly sync their service accounts to their SaaS directory, increasing the attack surface by creating a multitude of dormant accounts in cloud identity management platforms. Excessive privileges, stale credentials, and lack of clear ownership make them prime targets for attackers and create compliance gaps. It’s estimated that NHIs outnumber human identities by at least 50 to one, and that gap is widening fast, fueled by the explosive growth of Generative AI and autonomous agents. Human identities often serve as the gateway to NHIs, which are a core component in an attacker’s kill chain.

“Emerging NHI-focused vendors attempt to address the problem with bespoke, point solutions that tackle a small fraction of the issue. But attackers don’t think in fragments. They exploit the entire attack surface, searching for any weakness that grants them access. Point solutions fail to provide full visibility into human and non-human identities across resources, leaving organizations with blind spots and unprotected gaps,” said Roy Akerman, VP of Identity Security Strategy, Silverfort.

“To effectively manage NHIs, organizations need cross-platform, hybrid support, and a platform that can do more than secure NHIs. Yes, NHIs are a challenge, but they are only one element in the broader identity security challenge. That’s why at Silverfort, we’ve integrated our NHI security offering into our broader platform, giving our customers visibility into and control over the entire attack surface—not just the NHI components.”

Introducing the Only Identity Security Platform to Cover Both Humans and NHIs Across Both Cloud and On-Prem
For the last few years, Silverfort has been on a mission to solve the unmet need for a unified platform that could secure all identities across all environments. As part of this vision, the company acquired Rezonate in late 2024, an innovative cloud identity security company with offerings that span identity threat detection and response (ITDR), identity security posture management (ISPM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and NHI security. By expanding its ability to secure cloud-based NHIs, Silverfort became the first company to provide seamless, scalable security for all human and non-human identities, both on-prem and in the cloud, from a single platform. 

With these capabilities, Silverfort has the power to map NHI effective privileges, activities, risk indicators and usage patterns. Using behavioral insights, Silverfort automatically generates policies that can halt lateral movement, blocking unauthorized access the moment an NHI deviates from its normal activity. Unlike traditional methods, Silverfort automatically determines the human ownership of each NHI, which makes it much easier to enforce accountability and streamline remediation. For faster deployments and easy ongoing maintenance, Silverfort integrates with existing identity infrastructure, from Active Directory to Entra ID, from AWS to Azure, from GitHub to Snowflake, providing cross-platform protection that spans hybrid environments, leaving no identity unprotected.

Key benefits include:

  • Unified coverage for human identities and NHIs, both on-prem and in the cloud: Integrate intelligence from cloud and on-prem into a unified interface to secure all human and non-human identities, eliminating silos and enabling streamlined security operations.
  • Complete discovery and ownership mapping: Discover and classify non-human identities— from on–prem Active Directory service accounts, to NHIs in cloud identity providers, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS applications. Conduct ownership mapping, view effective privileges, and eliminate redundant or excessive permissions.
  • Proactive NHI security posture management: Use cross-platform context to analyze activity, risk indicators, ownership, misconfigurations, and usage patterns. Enhance overall NHI security posture with actionable insights into dormant, exposed, unrotated and other at-risk NHIs and remediation recommendations.
  • Prevention of lateral movement and real-time protection of Service Accounts: Real-time enforcement of ‘Virtual Fencing’ for all Active Directory service accounts, to block any use of the account outside of its intended purpose, making lateral movement impossible. Automate protection of large numbers of service accounts with Silverfort’s Smart Policy, scaling and streamlining enforcement across large, complex environments.

The Silverfort Identity Security Platform
With identity security as Silverfort’s sole focus and mission, the company pioneered a way to deliver end-to-end identity security—securing every dimension of identity via its patented technology, Runtime Access Protection (RAP). RAP natively integrates into an enterprise’s identity infrastructure to extend protection to previously “unprotectable” assets like non-human identities (NHIs), legacy systems, command line tools, IT/OT infrastructure and more. The result is identity security with end-to-end visibility and active protection—with minimal disruption to users or administrators.

More than 1,000 enterprises including UPS, Airbus, and Kayak trust Silverfort to protect their identities. This involves analyzing and verifying over 10 billion authentications daily and deploying 17x faster than traditional identity security solutions for a better time to value. In the last year, Silverfort raised $116M in Series D funding, introduced Privileged Access Security (PAS), and launched its Identity-First Incident Response solution. Additionally, Fast Company named Silverfort a 2025 Most Innovative Company, listed in the security category alongside others who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible to create a more secure world.

Silverfort will be at the RSAC™ Conference at booth number #3404. Learn more at RSA, book a demo to see Silverfort NHI Security in action, or visit Silverfort NHI Security for more details.

About Silverfort
Fueled by a belief that identity professionals deserve better, we found a way to break down the silos of identity security—eliminating the gaps and blind spots left behind by a patchwork of point solutions. The Silverfort Identity Security Platform is the first to deliver end-to-end identity security, protecting every identity in the cloud, on-prem, humans, machines, and everything in between. Our patented technology—Runtime Access Protection (RAP)—natively integrates with the entire IAM infrastructure, giving businesses visibility into all identities, analyzing every access, and extending active protection to resources that could not be protected previously—including NHIs, legacy systems, command line tools, and IT/OT infrastructure. It is easy to deploy and use, and doesn’t disrupt business operations, resulting in better security outcomes with less work. Silverfort is the identity security platform that both identity and security professionals deserve, earning the trust of more than 1,000 leading organizations, including several Fortune 50 companies. Learn more at silverfort.com.

Silverfort, The Leader in Identity Security.
Silverfort, The Leader in Identity Security.

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IBM Delivers Autonomous Security Operations with Cutting-Edge Agentic AI

New advanced AI capabilities help transform cybersecurity operations, driving efficiency and precision in threat hunting, detection, investigation and response

ARMONK, N.Y., April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today introduced new agentic and automation capabilities to its managed detection and response service offerings to help enable autonomous security operations and predictive threat intelligence for clients.

IBM Corporation logo.
IBM Corporation logo.

IBM is launching Autonomous Threat Operations Machine (ATOM), an agentic AI system providing autonomous threat triage, investigation, and remediation with minimal human intervention. IBM is also introducing the new X-Force Predictive Threat Intelligence (PTI) agent for ATOM, which leverages industry vertical-specific AI foundation models to generate predictive threat insights on potential adversarial activity and minimize manual threat hunting efforts.

“Organizations continue to be challenged by increasingly stealthy and persistent cyber threats, which are slowing detection and response times,” said Mark Hughes, Global Managing Partner for Cybersecurity Services, IBM. “By delivering agentic AI capabilities, IBM is automating threat hunting to help improve detection and response processes so clients can unlock new value from security operations and free up already scarce security resources.”

Autonomous Threat Operations Machine (ATOM)
Powering IBM’s Threat Detection and Response (TDR) services, ATOM’s AI agentic framework and orchestration engine leverages multiple individual agents to augment an organization’s existing security analytics solution and help accelerate threat detection, analyze alerts with enrichment and contextualization, perform risk analysis, create and execute investigation plans, and perform remediation actions which enhance the security analyst experience. This orchestration allows security teams to focus on high priority threats, rather than spending valuable time on false positives or lower-priority risks.

As a global systems integrator and managed security services provider, IBM Consulting helps clients manage their security operations center (SOC) outcomes, including the delivery of AI-based orchestration for threat detection and response. Within the TDR platform, ATOM acts as a vendor-agnostic digital operator and provides AI capabilities that integrate with existing solutions from IBM and partners including Google Cloud, Microsoft, and more.

Predictive Threat Intelligence (PTI)
IBM X-Force Predictive Threat Intelligence (PTI) integrates AI with expert human analysis to help curate proactive threat intelligence. Built on proprietary AI foundational models and trained on cybersecurity data, PTI provides a tailored, contextualized threat intelligence feed and predicts potential threats based on adversary behavior.

To extract early indicators of behavior and compromise, PTI gathers data from more than 100 sources including X-Force Threat Intelligence, open-source RSS feeds, APIs and other automated sources, as well as user-supplied organizational context. PTI synthesizes that information into collective intelligence reports that include recommended threat hunt queries tailored to the organization’s specific needs. By focusing on indicators of behaviors, instead of just indicators of compromise, businesses can get ahead of threats.

RSAC 2025 Conference
This week, during the RSAC 2025 Conference in San Francisco, attendees can find IBM on-stage and at the booth on the Moscone Center’s North expo floor (#N-5871). For more details on IBM’s presence at the RSAC 2025 Conference, visit: https://www.ibm.com/events/rsa-conference.

About IBM
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

Visit ibm.com for more information.

Media Contact:
Joel Rushing
Joel.Rushing@ibm.com 

The 6th “Design Licensing and Business (DLAB) Support Scheme” Launching Ceremony of DLAB Hong Kong Pavilion in HK Int’l Licensing Show 2025

43 Participating Local Design Companies Make a Remarkable Debut,
Witnessing a New Milestone in the Hong Kong’s Creative Industries 

HONG KONG, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Organized by the Innovative Entrepreneur Association (IEA) and sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (“CCIDA”), the 6th Design Licensing and Business (DLAB) Support Scheme will set up the DLAB Hong Kong Pavilion at the Hong Kong International Licensing Show (HKILS) 2025. A launching ceremony was held today at the DLAB Hong Kong Pavilion to showcase 43 selected local design companies with their unique licensed design works to promote their business and products to exhibitors and buyers from around the world.

Mr. LAU Chun, Raistlin, JP, Under Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was presented as the Guest of Honour of the Launching Ceremony, together with other officiating guests were Ms. Cherrie CHONG, President of IEA and Mr. TSANG Chiu Hok, Victor, JP, Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries of the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency. After the launching ceremony, all guests proceeded to a guided tour to visit the ‘DLAB Hong Kong Pavilion’ where the 43 selected design companies are there to introduce their works and creative concepts to the attending guests, exploring the unlimited possibilities of creativity and business opportunities.

Mr. LAU Chun, Raistlin, JP, Under Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the HKSAR, expressed his gratitude to IEA for organising the 6th DLAB, and wished great success to all participating companies. He looked forward to collaborating with all of them to further promote the prosperity and development of Hong Kong’s cultural and creative industries, enabling local designs to shine on the international stage.

Ms. Cherrie CHONG, the President of IEA said, “DLAB is not just a platform for design companies to showcase their work but also a springboard for stepping into the international market. We are delighted to know that the 43 selected design companies received funding to participate in the Greater Bay Area delegation trip/ study mission held on February 20 to 21, successfully strengthening connections and exchanges with mainland enterprises, aims to provide possible national development opportunities, so that our local emerging designers or less experienced IP owners can learn and expand their network outside of Hong Kong and showcase the charm of Hong Kong’s local designs. Moving forward, we will continue to serve as a bridge for the industry, further explore various ways to help selected design companies growing their businesses by fostering more networking opportunities with potential clients and partners locally and globally and enhance the international competitiveness of Hong Kong’s designs.

Each selected design company would also be granted a discounted fee of HK$4,000 (first-time participants of DLAB) or HK$6,000 (previous participants of DLAB) to join the exhibition at the Hong Kong Pavilion at the Hong Kong International Licensing Show 2025 from 28 to 30 April. At a low cost, they can reach out to buyers and business partners from around the world, promoting their designs and enhancing their brand exposure.

More details of the DLAB Support Scheme are available at the official website at: http://www.dlabhk.com/.

About Innovative Entrepreneur Association (IEA)

Innovative Entrepreneur Association is a non-profit making organisation, with the aim to foster the spirit of “Innovative Entrepreneurship” in Hong Kong, the Mainland and all over the world. With the cooperation with the government and other organisations, IEA helps the start-up companies acquire more experience and strategies in order to enhance their competitiveness. IEA always strives to promote Hong Kong as world-leading “Creative and Entrepreneurial Capital”.  

Website: http://www.iea.org.hk.

DLAB Logo

There are four letters in the logo of DLAB, “D” stands for Design, “L” stands of Licensing, “A” is And while “B” is the short form of “Business”

About Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency

The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) established in June 2024, formerly known as Create Hong Kong (CreateHK), is a dedicated office set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau to provide one-stop services and support to the cultural and creative industries with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong to facilitate the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries. Its strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, promoting cross-sectoral and cross-genre collaboration, promoting the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries under the industry-oriented principle, and promoting Hong Kong as Asia’s creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community to implement Hong Kong’s positioning as the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange under the National 14th Five-Year Plan. 

Website: https://www.ccidahk.gov.hk

NYSE Content Advisory: Pre-Market update + RSAC rings NYSE Bell from San Francisco as cybersecurity conference begins

NEW YORK, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on April 28th

  • The annual RSAC Conference begins in San Francisco today, bringing together leaders in the cybersecurity space to talk about the path ahead. Companies expected to attend include Microsoft, Alphabet, and CrowdStrike.
  • Tech earnings take center stage this week as Microsoft and Meta are set to report results on Wednesday, while Apple and Amazon will report on Thursday.
  • Markets anticipate the release of Friday’s Jobs Report, expecting to show 130,000 jobs added last month. That would be down from March’s better than anticipated 228,000 jobs.

Opening Bell
RSAC marks the start of their annual cybersecurity conference in San Francisco

Closing Bell
Goldman Sachs Asset Management celebrates their active Municipal Bond ETF offerings (NYSE Arca: GMUB, GUMI, GMNY, GCAL)

Watch NYSE TV Live every weekday 9:00-10:00am ET

 

Invitation to Minesto’s Webinar: Interim Management Statement Q1 2025

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On April 30, Minesto, leading ocean energy developer, will publish their Interim Management Statement 1 January – 31 March 2025. Dr Martin Edlund, CEO, and Gustav Kvibling, CFO, will present details of the report in a webinar and share key updates from Minesto, followed by a Q&A session.

The webinar will take place online at 10am (CEST) on Wednesday 30 April 2025.

The presentation will be held in English.
The webinar will be broadcast through Finwire TV.
Following the session, a recording will be available online.

Welcome! Please register your attendance here: https://www.finwire.tv/webcast/minesto/q1-2025/ 

The Interim Management Statement is scheduled for publication at 08.30 (CEST) on Wednesday 30 April, it will be distributed through press release and available at www.minesto.com

For additional information please contact
Cecilia Sernhage, Chief Communications Officer
+46 735 23 71 58
ir@minesto.com 

About Minesto

Minesto is a leading marine energy technology company with the mission to minimise the global carbon footprint of the energy industry by enabling commercial power production from the ocean.

Minesto’s award winning and patented product is the only verified marine power plant that operates cost efficiently in areas with low-flow tidal streams and ocean currents.

With more than €45 million of awarded funding from the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh European Funding Office, European Innovation Council and InnoEnergy, Minesto is the European Union’s largest investment in marine energy to date.

Minesto was founded in 2007 and has operations in Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Wales and Taiwan. The major shareholders in Minesto are BGA Invest and Corespring New Technology. The Minesto share (MINEST) is traded on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. Certified Adviser is G&W Fondkommission.

Read more about Minesto at www.minesto.com

Press images and other media material is available for download via minesto.com/media

Financial information including reports, prospectuses and company descriptions are available in Swedish at www.minesto.com/investor.

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Nature’s Miracle Holding Inc. Announces Purchase of EV Trucks and Launch of Mobile E-Farm Business in Southern California

ONTARIO, Calif., April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nature’s Miracle Holding Inc. (OTCQB:NMHI) (“Nature’s Miracle” or the “Company”), a leader in vertical farming technology, today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement to purchase five EV trucks with ZO Motors North America, LLC (“ZO Motors”). This purchase is expected to be fulfilled by the 2nd quarter of 2025 and will be financed by the State of California electric vehicle rebate program. Nature’s Miracle will modify these EVs into Mobile Vertical Farming truck where micro green and herbs can be grown inside the trucks. The EV-based Mobil Vertical Farm may also qualify for USDA subsidy and financing as well. Nature’s Miracle is expected to receive up to 100 of these EVs by the end of 2025.

Nature’s Miracle Community Based Mobile E Farms
Nature’s Miracle Community Based Mobile E Farms

 The Mobile Vertical Farm will be launched and deployed in the Los Angels, CA market in the second quarter of 2025. Each truck, powered entirely by electricity, has 11,000 pounds payload and has box size similar to a 20-foot container. Nature’s Miracle will install hydroponic growing equipment inside the box of the truck to grow micro-green and herbs products.  Each Mobile Vertical Farm can grow about 3,000 pounds of fresh micro green and herbs products and meet up to 40 people’s need for fresh salad annually. In addition utilizing  environmentally friendly EV technology and save up to 90% of water for the growing, these Mobile Vertical Farm can bring fresh and affordable supply of vegetables to consumers and businesses at their doorsteps.

Tie “James” Li, Chairman and CEO of the Company remarked “we are extremely excited to launch our Mobile E-Farm model in partnership with ZO Motors. The Mobile E-Farm truck can revolutionize the way consumers and businesses obtain fresh and affordable supply of vegetable in their community. We are also proud to utilize the environmentally friendly EV and hydroponic technologies to produce and deliver the fresh micro green products in Southern California.”

About Nature’s Miracle Holding Inc.

Nature’s Miracle (www.Nature-Miracle.com) is a growing agriculture technology company providing products and services to growers in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (“CEA”) industry in the U.S.  The Company’s Common Stock trades on the OTCQB market (“OTCQB”) under the symbol “NMHI”.

About ZO Motors

ZO Motors (www.zo-motors.com) is a Fontana, CA based global leader in zero-emission commercial vehicles, dedicated to delivering sustainable transportation solutions for industries including commercial vehicle, port and aviation ground logistics as well as transit and tourist transportation. With manufacturing facilities in Asia and North America, ZO Motors is at the forefront of innovation, combining cutting-edge technology with a commitment to reducing environmental impact.

Forward-Looking Statements

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These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on the OTC; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which Nature’s Miracle’s operates; the risk that Nature’s Miracle’s and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize Nature’s Miracle’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that Nature’s Miracle’s is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that Nature’s Miracle’s may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in Nature’s Miracle’s filings from time to time with the SEC.

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Nature’s Miracle Holding, Inc.
George Yutuc, CFO COO
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