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2021-02-06 Other Comments Off on Vietnam steel industry to reduce dependence on China

Two of the largest steelmakers in Vietnam are on the verge of multi-billion dollar investment bids, in an attempt to reduce the countries dependence on Chinese imports. Second largest, Hoa Sen Group i...

2021-02-06 Other Comments Off on Shanghai to Beijing in 2 hours… impressive

As the Chinese momentum in rail innovation continues to roll forward, we could soon see trains transiting between Shanghai and Beijing reaching 600km/h and completing the journey in just 2 hours, the ...

2021-02-06 Other Comments Off on Renewable energies are about to take off in India

India, a country with the world’s second largest population is looking to provide every one of its citizen’s with electricity, whilst also removing millions from the depths of poverty. However, to do ...

2021-02-05 Other Comments Off on That’s $152,941 per student…

As far as infrastructure investments go, we are not sure that this will go down as one of the smartest. Uganda’s newly constructed $2.6million technical college has not exactly been a success thus far...

2021-02-05 Other Comments Off on Why is Chinese Steel so prevalent in the US presidential debates?

Two consecutive debates between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, the two presidential nominees, have now seen the topic of Chinese steel crop up. It can be viewed as quite surprising that the nominees...

2021-02-05 Other Comments Off on The shipping industry will improve, but slowly

According to London based shipping consultancy firm, Drewry, the shipping industry is set to start its path to recovery but positive results won’t be reached anytime soon. The second quarter of this y...

2021-02-05 Other Comments Off on World’s largest copper producing nation is in trouble

It was announced last week that one of the leading producers of copper in Chile, Antofagasta, is in trouble with environmental regulators of the South American country. The mine of Los Pelambres ...

2021-02-04 Other Comments Off on Hudson Yard is a mammoth project in New York

The big apple is currently home to the biggest development of a private real-estate in the entire history of the United States; it’s also the biggest project to be undertaken in New York since the con...

2021-02-04 Other Comments Off on IHS Markit: Productivity Slows Down at World’s Top 30 Container Ports

Productivity levels at the world’s top 30 container ports have demonstrated little sign of improvement over the past two years, and ports in several world regions are showing worrying levels of declin...

2021-02-04 Other Comments Off on Shipping companies… which road will you pick?

The president of Cosco China Shipping Corporation, Wan Min, has called on operators of the shipping industry to make one of two choices. He says Structural changes in the global economy and trade deve...

2021-02-04 Other Comments Off on Is China cutting its steel output? No

Sanctions and pleas for a reduction in steel production do appear to have been listened to in China. September saw the country’s output levels rise by 3.9% from a year previous but was down slightly o...

2021-02-03 Other Comments Off on UK manufacturing defies Post-Brexit concerns

Everyone knows the Brexit story; it’s been captivating every media source since the decision was made in June. The general consensus around the world is that it was a bad decision and that the British...

2021-02-03 Other Comments Off on Getting to know more about Carbon Steels.

Steel is considered to be carbon steel when no minimum content is specified or required for chromium, cobalt, columbium [niobium], molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, vanadium or zirconium, or any...

2021-02-03 Other Comments Off on Oldendorff are a breath of fresh air in the shipping industry

2016 has most certainly been a year to forget thus far for the shipping industry, with the Hanjin Shipping filing for bankruptcy, a number of companies have record breaking losses and a general black ...

2021-02-03 Other Comments Off on 2017 is expected to increase ASEAN steel industry

The steel sector in the five biggest ASEAN countries is expected to increase in 2017. The countries included in this sector are Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.  These...

2021-02-02 Other Comments Off on Fears over China’s next move see Aluminium hit a 2-week low

Fears around the world are growing over China’s next move with regards to its output of Aluminium, in addition to the surplus being created by semi-finished products being re-melted.  Benchmark a...

2021-02-02 Other Comments Off on New York is about to get a whole lot more fun

New York is set to construct the world’s largest Ferris wheel, edging out their national counterpart, Las Vegas. The structure is being built as a part of the cities $1.2-billion-dollar investment to ...

2021-02-02 Other Comments Off on Elon Musk – how influential is he?

Let’s get the answer out the way quickly; Elon Musk is incredibly influential. Musk is leading the way for clean energy.  He is arguably the most talked about CEO in the world right now and there...

2021-02-02 Other Comments Off on Infrastructure development in emerging markets

  Zinc is a highly malleable metal, which makes it an important component in several mechanical and product applications such as the manufacture of dry cell batteries.   It is also...

2021-02-01 Other Comments Off on Quality Expanded Gratings from Shanghai Metal Corporation

  Expanded Metal is a versatile and economical product. Made from a sheet of metal uniformly slit and stretched, forming diamond-shaped openings in the sheet – Expanded is  a one piece ...

2021-02-01 Other Comments Off on Thin-walled Stainless Steel Water Pipe: New Favorite for Hose Decoration

  For interior decoration project, water pipe accounts for a small proportion, in terms of either material consumption or price. But once the problem of water pipe occurs, it will cause seve...

2021-02-01 Other Comments Off on World’s biggest solar plant is coming to California

Solar Reserve, the Californian based energy company have announced plans to build the biggest solar plant the world have ever seen, in the state neighbouring Nevada.  CEO Kevin Smith announced th...

2021-02-01 Other Comments Off on They say time is money… but this is an absurd amount of money

Let’s say an infrastructure based project gets delayed for one month in the UK… how much do you think this would cost? Well a report that has been constructed by Dutch engineer Arcadis has made claim ...

2021-01-31 Other Comments Off on Why choose stainless steel coiled tubing?

1. Reduce your cost The coiled tubing we produce can reach more than 1000 meters, which highly reduces the tubing unions and connections during installation, making the installation more convenient, h...

2021-01-31 Other Comments Off on Is global finger pointing over steel altering supply patterns?

The United States and the European Union have said enough is enough have begun the fight back against under-cost dumping of steel onto their respective markets, whilst laying the blame at the feet of ...

2021-01-31 Other Comments Off on Chinese exports have a torrid September

If you are a Chinese based company who specialise in the export of goods, look away now. Oh wait, that’s us…   The fall in Chinese exports in September, further highlighted the weakness in global...

2021-01-31 Other Comments Off on Salary negotiations of Anglo American PLC’s Los Bronces mine in Chile get progress

According to the announced on June 24, global miners Anglo American Plc said on Friday,  salary negotiations of Anglo American PLC’s Los Bronces mine located in Chile get progress, also hop...

2021-01-30 Other Comments Off on The difference between 3003 aluminum sheet and 5052 aluminum sheet

3003aluminum sheet and 5052 aluminum sheet are widely used on the market. Their production and market demand yearly are huge. 3003 aluminum sheet is on behalf of series 3 while 5052 aluminum sheet is ...

2021-01-30 Other Comments Off on The future looks bright for Base Metals

Base metals are likely to remain resistant for the foreseeable future, the revival comes amid expectation that demand from the user industry and consumption levels are expected to outpace  those ...

2021-01-30 Other Comments Off on China is the number one copper producer in Asia

China averagely produces 1.75 million tons of copper each year. As we know China not only produces copper but also metal, steel, nickel and etc. It was in January 2016 that China successfully  re...

2021-01-30 Other Comments Off on Is Germany cutting back on renewable energies?

The world continues to look for more efficient uses of renewable energies, as it becomes a genuine reality that global warming is very much a thing as indeed the fact that we will one day run out of f...

2021-01-29 Other Comments Off on Are China and India about to join forces in a bid to transform Sri-Lanka?

A project that has resulted in hostilities between the two countries in recent years could now be a development that sees collaboration between Asia’s two biggest emerging economies. Thus far, the $1....

2021-01-29 Other Comments Off on The China – EU steel conflict goes on…

After it was announced on Friday that the EU had set higher import duties on two popular steel products from China, the country has hit back labelling the investigation methods as ‘unfair’. China’s co...

2021-01-29 Other Comments Off on Honda companies joining Yamaha in Japan

Honda and Yamaha have announced a collaboration plan to counter the shrinking motorcycle market in Japan. The two companies who have long been at war in Japan for shares of the market have jointly dec...

2021-01-29 Other Comments Off on Creating a container home design using old containers

Owning a home is the dream of almost everyone, but the price of homes nowadays are getting more expensive due to increasing land prices and the cost of building materials, as well as the fees  pa...

2021-01-28 Other Comments Off on Dubai begins work to break a world record held by… Dubai.

In what is becoming common practice, Dubai, the most populous city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has officially begun work on construction the world’s tallest building, name ‘Dubai Cr...