Top Stories Of The Week: March 29 - April 2

                                      A roundup of this week's top stories

• ICON and NASA unveil world's first 3D printed rocket pad

  Texas-based construction company ICON has partnered with NASA to deliver on what it considers to be the world's first 3D printed rocket pad as part of its plan to bring spacefaring infrastructure closer to home...

• Anglo American and ENGIE explore South African hydrogen valley

  Mining company Anglo American has announced its collaboration in a feasibility study to develop a "hydrogen valley" located in the platinum group metals-rich Bushveld area in South Africa...

• Ever Given freed from Suez Canal

  The giant vessel Ever Given which ran aground at the entrance to the Suez Canal has been partially freed thanks to the efforts of dredgers and rescuers...

• Unilever NA invests $15 million in plastics recycling

  Unilever North America is set to invest $15 million into a plastics recycling programme that aims to allow the company to help recycle more than 60,000 metric tonnes of plastic packaging waste per year by 2025, coming as part of a commitment for...

• UK firms pledge £4.4bn boost for East of England over Sizewell C

  The Sizewell C consortium, a collection of more than 200 construction and nuclear firms from across the country, has pledged around £4.4 billion (€5.1 billion) worth of investments in the East of England region, including £2 billion for Suffolk...

• Skyrora receives ESA funding for satellite launches

  UK-based space company Skyrora is looking set to become the first British company to launch satellites from Europe following the receipt of £3 million (€3.5 million) in European Space Agency (ESA) funding...

• After long delays Europe's largest nuclear reactor gets go-ahead in Finland

  After years of delays, runaway costs and heated contractual disagreements, the construction of Europe's largest nuclear reactor is nearing completion in Eurajoki, Southwest Finland...