Kista, Sweden – September 07, 2026 -- Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE) will invest USD 30 million to expand its Indium Phosphide (InP) manufacturing facility in Glasgow, Scotland, targeting annual production of more than 100 million continuous-wave distributed feedback (CW DFB) lasers to meet surging demand from AI datacenter and optical networking customers.

Tokyo – September 07, 2026 -- Gurunavi, Inc. will unveil a special pavilion, "JAPAN WOOD x CRAFTSMANSHIP," at Maison & Objet Paris 2026, running September 10-14 at Paris Nord Villepinte, featuring live demonstrations of the 1,000-year-old Odate Magewappa woodworking technique alongside more than 40 Japanese wood products aimed at decarbonization and ESG-driven design.

Shanghai – September 07, 2026 -- APsystems' liquid-cooled commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage system, APstorage 261L, has passed the UL 9540A fire propagation test under supervision from TÜV Rheinland, containing thermal runaway entirely within a single cabinet with no spread to adjacent units.

Shanghai – September 07, 2026 -- APsystems' APstorage 261L liquid-cooled commercial and industrial energy storage system has passed UL 9540A fire propagation testing, with thermal runaway fully contained within a single enclosure under witness from TÜV Rheinland.

Tests under extreme conditions show zero fire spread

The APstorage 261L cabinet was tested at 100% state of charge with its fire suppression system deliberately disabled. No short circuit, fire spread, or explosion occurred, and the cabinet maintained structural integrity throughout the test.

Shanghai – September 07, 2026 -- APsystems' liquid-cooled commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage unit, the APstorage 261L, has passed the UL 9540A fire propagation test under the supervision of TÜV Rheinland, with thermal runaway fully contained inside a single cabinet during trials.

Shanghai – September 07, 2026 -- APsystems' liquid-cooled commercial and industrial energy storage system, APstorage 261L, has passed the UL 9540A fire propagation test under the supervision of TÜV Rheinland, containing thermal runaway entirely within a single cabinet during the trial.

Shanghai – September 07, 2026 -- APsystems' APstorage 261L liquid-cooled commercial and industrial energy storage system has passed the UL 9540A fire propagation test under the witness of TÜV Rheinland, with thermal runaway fully contained within a single cabinet and no propagation to adjacent units.

Frankfurt am Main – September 07, 2026 -- Germany is the only major European banking market where non-performing loans (NPLs) are rising again, with the stock of bad debt at German banks climbing 87% between 2019 and 2025, according to a new BearingPoint study covering 216 European banks over a 13-year period.

The increase runs counter to the broader European trend: most markets across the continent continued to reduce problem loans over the same period, even as the sector-wide average NPL ratio fell to 1.9%.

Aachen – September 07, 2026 -- The Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) will award its 2026 German Environmental Prize, worth €500,000 in total, to Hamburg environmental lawyer Dr. Roda Verheyen and membrane-filter engineer Dr. Klaus Vossenkaul, founder and CEO of Membion. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will present the prize on Sunday, October 25, at a ceremony in Aachen, marking the 34th edition of one of Europe's highest-endowed environmental awards.

Berlin – September 07, 2026 -- Mind With Heart Robotics Co., Ltd. has signed distributor agreements in Germany and Belgium to bring its AnAn panda companion robot to European retail shelves in September 2026, priced between $1,000 and $1,500 overseas. A production run of 100 units has already been completed, with samples available for immediate shipment to channel partners.