March 18, 2026 - Today's Industrial Market News from Industrialinfo.com
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Industrial Info Resources - Industry News Podcast
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What is today’s industrial market news overview for March 18, 2026?
This is the World Industrial News for Wednesday, March 18th. Brought to you by Industrial Info Resources of Sugarland, Texas. Amid state level backlash against crude oil developments, the US federal government said Tuesday, it was in preliminary plans to conduct surveys of the potential off the coast of California. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, part of the US Department of the Interior, on Tuesday, issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for a proposed update to the offshore Santa Clara facility.
Why is antimony considered a critical mineral and how are Western countries responding to China’s dominance?
The department said it was fast tracking the process to comply with an emergency declaration made by US President Donald Trump last year in relation to foreign sourced crude oil. Viewed by the US, European Union, Australia and others as a critical mineral, antimony is crucial in military and industrial applications, and demand is strong. China controls the global antimony supply chain, however, leading Western countries aiming to bolster their own mining and processing capacities. Tropical cyclone Noral is strengthening over the Coral Sea and is forecast to strike far northern Queensland late this week.
How are Babcock & Wilcox and Applied Digital expanding natural‑gas power capacity for new data‑center campuses?
The storm may reach category three strength, bringing destructive winds, flooding rains, and disruptions to energy and mining operations. Earlier this month, Babcock and Wilcox signed an agreement with industrial power provider Base Electron to design, procure, and construct four three hundred megawatt natural gas fired power systems at upcoming data centers of Dallas based Applied Digital. Industrial Info is tracking multiple AI capable campuses in development for applied digital, including those in Louisiana, Iowa, and the Dakotas. The European Union has unveiled its much anticipated Industrial Accelerator Act, designed to stop the erosion of its industrial sectors by mandating that a significant proportion of goods and services supplied for publicly funded projects come from the EU.
What is the EU Industrial Accelerator Act and how will it reshape public‑procurement spending?
The EU's combined public procurement budget comes to more than two trillion euro or two point three trillion dollars. For details on these and other breaking news, read the full stories at industrialinfo.com. I'm Christine Ramos, reporting for Industrial Info News.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is today’s industrial market news overview for March 18, 2026?
0:11–0:44
2
Why is antimony considered a critical mineral and how are Western countries responding to China’s dominance?
0:44–1:23
3
How are Babcock & Wilcox and Applied Digital expanding natural‑gas power capacity for new data‑center campuses?
1:23–2:14
4
What is the EU Industrial Accelerator Act and how will it reshape public‑procurement spending?
2:14–2:33
Speakers
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