Supply Chain

Oakland, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Vietnam Waste Solutions (VWS), the Vietnamese subsidiary of Oakland-based California Waste Solutions (CWS), has proposed a 50- to 60-megawatt waste-to-energy plant at its Da Phuoc Integrated Solid Waste Facility (DPI) outside Ho Chi Minh City, adding to roughly $200 million already invested in the site.

VWS proposes new power plant to expand Vietnam's largest engineered landfill

DPI, a 341-acre facility built in the mid-2000s to the U.S. Subtitle D standard, currently buries up to 6,500 tons of municipal solid waste daily -- about 2.4 million tons a year -- covering more than half of Ho Chi Minh City's household waste output of roughly 10,000 tons per day. VWS this year formally submitted the waste-to-energy proposal and is now moving through appraisal and permitting.

Lakewood, Colo. – September 18, 2026 -- Uranium Royalty Corp. (NASDAQ: UROY) reported net income of $16.3 million for the three months ended September 18, 2026, a 1530% increase from $1.0 million a year earlier, as physical uranium sales funded its landmark Sweetwater acquisition.

UROY sells 593,255 pounds of U3O8 at $86.00 per pound, beating market average

The company generated $51.0 million in revenue from the sale, above the $85.45/lb average of UxC Historical Ux Daily Prices for the same period. Cost of sales totaled $34.1 million, or approximately $57.40/lb. Diluted earnings per share rose 900% to $0.10, compared with $0.01 in the prior-year quarter.

NEW YORK – September 18, 2026 -- Crude settled near $100 a barrel Friday after Iranian state media said Tehran would meet Gulf states in Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, capping a second consecutive weekly gain despite the pullback. The International Energy Agency now forecasts global oil demand will fall by 2.5 million barrels a day in 2026, roughly 940,000 barrels a day deeper than its estimate a month earlier, while the U.S. Energy Information Administration raised its second-half 2026 Brent forecast by $8 to around $90 a barrel in its September 9 Short-Term Energy Outlook. OPEC cut its 2026 demand growth forecast for a fifth consecutive time.

San Francisco – September 18, 2026 -- Lambda, Inc., the AI cloud infrastructure provider known as the Superintelligence Cloud, has signed the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge, committing to shield local electricity consumers from costs tied to its data center buildout.

Lambda commits to paying for its own power consumption

Under the pledge, Lambda backs policies requiring data center developers to cover the electricity their facilities consume rather than shifting costs to residential ratepayers. The company said it supports expanding grid generation capacity and maintaining reliable electric service as AI infrastructure demand accelerates nationally.

Toronto – September 18, 2026 -- Hemlo Mining Corp. (TSX: HMMC) (OTCQX: HMMCF) confirmed a temporary electrical outage on September 18, 2026, at an underground substation feeding the Alimak production area on the 9765 level of its flagship Hemlo Gold Mine in northwestern Ontario, with no injuries reported and all underground personnel safely evacuated.

A replacement substation ordered under a critical spare parts audit is due in December 2026 at an estimated cost of US$250,000

The company had pre-ordered the replacement unit before the failure occurred, a move that now shortens the repair timeline. In the interim, technical teams have installed a temporary electrical bypass that restores power to the affected zone at reduced capacity, allowing some mining to continue while development and exploration work remains constrained.

Rapid City, S.D. – September 18, 2026 -- Property Meld has integrated RentCheck's property inspection platform into its Nexus maintenance operations ecosystem, linking inspection and condition data directly to maintenance workflows for property managers.

Property Meld expands Nexus ecosystem with RentCheck integration

The partnership connects RentCheck's inspection and property condition data streams into Property Meld's maintenance operations platform, allowing operators to feed condition insights directly into work order decisions rather than managing separate systems.

Property Meld cites internal data linking work order context to outcomes

Ray Hespen, CEO and Co-Founder of Property Meld, said inspection data adds a layer of visibility into property condition that, when connected to maintenance operations, helps teams make more informed decisions and better protect asset performance.

Raleigh – September 18, 2026 -- Endpoint Clinical L.P., a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Boston-based Bluefin, a clinical supply forecasting and planning technology provider, expanding Endpoint's footprint from randomization and trial supply management (RTSM) into upstream supply chain planning.

Bluefin will keep operating independently across all RTSM platforms

Under the deal, Bluefin will continue to run as a standalone, RTSM-agnostic business, connecting with RTSM systems industry-wide rather than being folded exclusively into Endpoint's technology stack. Endpoint will provide global project management, implementation, quality and customer support resources to help sponsors deploy Bluefin's platform at scale.

Redwood City – – September 18, 2026 -- Vendors shipped a record volume of Access Points in the second quarter of 2026, pushing the global WLAN market to double-digit growth across every region, according to Dell'Oro Group's newly published Wireless LAN Quarterly Report.

Wi-Fi 7 captures more than half of second-quarter WLAN sales

Wi-Fi 7 equipment accounted for over 50% of the market in 2Q26, and Dell'Oro Group expects adoption of the standard to keep rising through 2028. Senior Director Siân Morgan said the first Wi-Fi 8 revenue could appear as early as next year, but that Wi-Fi 7 will remain the dominant purchase for enterprise buyers in the interim.

New York – – September 18, 2026 -- KPS Capital Partners, LP has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company Metra to Warsaw-listed Grupa Kęty S.A. for €645 million, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2027 pending customary approvals.

Metra operates nine plants and 1,400 employees across Europe and North America

Metra, headquartered in Rodengo Saiano, Italy, is a vertically integrated manufacturer of extruded aluminum profiles offering painting, oxidation, machining, welding and assembly services. Its products serve rail, industrial and building & construction end-markets. The company runs nine global manufacturing facilities with roughly 1,400 employees.

Hannover – September 18, 2026 -- BAIC FOTON delivered its 13 millionth vehicle worldwide at IAA TRANSPORTATION 2026, a GALAXUS 9 unit tested in Spain, as the Chinese commercial vehicle maker pushes deeper into Europe's premium long-haul segment.

FOTON sets 2030 targets of 50% new-energy sales and 40% international sales

The company, which operates in more than 140 countries, used the Hannover show to detail a shift from traditional exports toward a full-value-chain international model. Its European push, branded "In Europe, For Europe," centers on localized production, ecosystem capabilities and regional partnerships rather than pure vehicle shipments.