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2021-01-28 Other Comments Off on Indonesia was planning to export more than 15MT of nickel Ore in 2017

In August last results Indonesian metal exports only about 400,000 tons of steel a year, while china can do sold 750juta tons a year. Of course this makes entrepreneurs steel in Indonesia worry s...

2021-01-28 Other Comments Off on US steel price fall, affect world steel prices

Steel prices in the US fell by 2 points, or about 4% of course this affects the price of steel in the world. but the index collects 13 global steel and raw material price points. So, while prices in t...

2021-01-28 Other Comments Off on Making a deodorant from Aluminum

Aluminum waste can be processed into material alias deodorant body odor remover. As created student of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya (FT-UB) Malang,  East Ja...

2021-01-27 Other Comments Off on BuildTech Asia 2016 in Singapore

Buildtech Asia in 2016, on 18 to 20 October 2016 Singapore EXPO Hall 3, 4 & MAX Atria. The exhibition, which presents various companies machinery and construction equipment, hosted coincides with ...

2021-01-27 Other Comments Off on Chinese Steel industry in Asia

What is common knowledge throughout the world is that China has the biggest manufacturing industry in Asia. Compared with other countries, china has grown 7% faster in the iron and  steel product...

2021-01-27 Other Comments Off on Are NYK heading in the same direction as Hanjin Shipping?

The shipping industry really cannot catch a break at the minute and as perhaps expected, companies are beginning to suffer the damning fate of collapsing and bankruptcy. The trend started off with Han...

2021-01-27 Other Comments Off on Cardiac arrest fatalities could become a lot less frequent…

In what is a genius piece of technology that has the potential to save numerous lives, a start-up company named ‘ibeat’ has released a watch which has the capabilities of detecting irregularities in a...

2021-01-26 Other Comments Off on Aston Martin are diving into new markets

It appears that 2016 is the year that Aston Martin are looking to expand their brand beyond the realms of just cars. After just last month unveiling there first ‘brand experience’ store in the heart&n...

2021-01-26 Other Comments Off on EU set large import duties on cheap Chinese steel

The EU has imposed import duties of up to 73.7% on cheap Chinese Steel being imported into the European Union; the penalty has come about in response to manufacturers being forced to cut jobs after a ...

2021-01-26 Other Comments Off on Faltering copper prices redirect plans of world’s top miner

Chilean based company Codelco; the world’s top miner of Copper has altered its ambitious five-year investment plans after the copper market maintains its high levels of unpredictability, an unpredicta...

2021-01-26 Other Comments Off on Work to begin on largest solar farm in East and Central Africa

Finally, after months of delays, the largest solar farm in East and Central Africa is set to begin construction, with the project being located in Garissa, North-East Kenya. The solar farm is going to...

2021-01-25 Other Comments Off on South African authorities raid offices of shipping companies…

Some of the world’s biggest container shipping companies could be about to face some serious legal action.  The competition commission of South Africa has just raided the local offices of some of...

2021-01-25 Other Comments Off on Metals prices dip on profit-takings

Base metals ran into selling pressure on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday morning when investors took profits after the recent run-up in metal prices. Crude oil prices surged to three-week highs ...

2021-01-25 Other Comments Off on The world’s most remote inhabited island is set for a re-design

Tristan da Cunha is a British overseas territory and is the name given to the world’s most remote inhabited island. Saint Helena is the closest form of inhabited land, located 2000km away, South Afric...

2021-01-25 Other Comments Off on Why are OEMs suddenly interested in economical, eco-friendly tubes for ACR coils?

While energy efficiency has always been a high priority of HVAC manufacturers, the continual drive for higher efficiencies combined with environmental changes to refrigerants used calls for a new look...

2021-01-24 Other Comments Off on China wants further inter-continental transport

At the InnoTrans tradeshow in Berlin, China Railway Rolling Stock (CRRC) announced plans to build an inter-continental high-speed train that will have the means to adapt to different tracks and to tra...

2021-01-24 Other Comments Off on Good news for the British Steel industry!

In what is long overdue after months of fear and protests over the loss of thousands of jobs in the UK Steel market, there is finally something to be cheerful about. Tata Steel was the catalyst for th...

2021-01-24 Other Comments Off on Calls for Australia to cut special trade deals with China

The Australian Federal Government is currently under pressure to review and change the current trade deals with China, the calls have come amid concerns that a number of Chinese manufacturers are dump...

2021-01-24 Other Comments Off on Some welcomed news in the shipping industry

In what has been a horrific year for the shipping industry in just about every way possible, there is finally some news that will no doubt be welcomed. Granted, it’s not hugely influential news for ri...

2021-01-23 Other Comments Off on China undermine sanctions imposed on North Korea

When a sanction is imposed on a country by the United Nations (which includes China), it requires all of its participating members to comply with the decision in order for it to be effective. Therefor...

2021-01-23 Other Comments Off on Base Metals shows a collective decline

Across the board on Monday, base metals saw a decline which is a reflection of weak stock markets in Asia whilst also suggesting a revival from the dollar.  In Asia, the Shanghai Composite was la...

2021-01-23 Other Comments Off on Billionaire Businessman aims to rival and eclipse theme park giant Disney

Chairman of Wanda Group and China’s richest man, Wang Jianlin, has set his sights on Disney and aims to claim dominance in China. The mission is in response to the recently developed ‘Disneyland Shang...

2021-01-23 Other Comments Off on Among major steel producers, India is growing the fastest

The month of August saw India making the fastest levels of growth, among the world’s major steel producers. As a country, India produced 8.4 million tonnes of crude steel, an impressive 9.4% growth fr...

2021-01-22 Other Comments Off on Containers used for student housing

In what is one of the best uses for a container we at Shanghai Metal have seen, Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG) has designed 15 studio apartments, split across 9 different containers. The studios are going ...

2021-01-22 Other Comments Off on Shipping giant is set to split up!

Maersk, the shipping giant whom is headquartered in Copenhagen, is due to split up its energy operations in a strategy allowing more focus on its transport and logistics business, whilst also paying m...

2021-01-22 Other Comments Off on Highways where human drivers are banned? Is this 2016 or 2100?

As the industry of autonomous driving continues to accelerate at a frightening pace, perhaps the next step of this journey has just been unveiled. ‘Rules of the road for robot cars’ that this week cam...

2021-01-22 Other Comments Off on China and Thailand finally reach an agreement…

In what is rather surprising news, China and Thailand have finally agreed to build the first 250km phase of Thailand’s high-speed railway, a deal that Thailand’s Prime Minister claimed was ‘off’ in Ma...

2021-01-21 Other Comments Off on China search for higher quality iron ore at the expense of coal

As the price of coal continues to surge, Chinese steel mills are looking to use higher quality iron ore in an attempt to increase efficiency and use less coal. The decision from Chinese mills have com...

2021-01-21 Other Comments Off on The longest bridge in Finland is given the green light

A 1.2km bridge crossing the main bay of Helsinki is set to begin construction in 2018, after being given the all clear by Helsinki city council. The bridge is part of a much large scheme named the ‘Cr...

2021-01-21 Other Comments Off on Are faltering oil companies looking to invest in renewable energies?

Low crude oil prices have for some time now been seen as a barrier to the progression of renewable energies, but are times beginning to change? Due to the faltering and unreliable market of crude oil,...

2021-01-21 Other Comments Off on SMU Analysis of the New Galvanized Coating Extras

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:45 PM Written by Brett LintonPublished in Galvanized. Over the past few weeks all of the domestic galvanized steel mills have made adjustments to their zinc coating ext...

2021-01-20 Other Comments Off on China’s medical device market contains great potential

In March 27th, China Medical Supplies Association released the “2015 China Medical Equipment Industry Development The Blue Book” in Beijing. According to the sampling survey statistics fro...

2021-01-20 Other Comments Off on Steel Plate Cutting Methods and Services

There are four steel plate cutting methods basically, they are flame cutting, laser cutting, waterjet cutting and plasma cutting, which can deal with any steel plates with any thickness. Some are suit...

2021-01-20 Other Comments Off on stainless steel woven wire mesh

Our primary focus is the manufacture of woven wire mesh and cloth, especially in stainless steel, for industrial uses, chemical fiber, mining, filtration, and a wide range of uses. Stainless Steel Wir...

2021-01-20 Other Comments Off on Is this China’s first step in reducing steel overcapacity?

In the midst of Western pleas for China to quickly fix their problem of an over-crowded steel industry, it would appear their appeals are being answered. Perhaps not just in the interest of the West, ...

2021-01-19 Other Comments Off on Price of Nickel is set to climb!

Glencore Plc, the Switzerland based commodities trader and miner, predicts that the price of Nickel will begin to climb throughout 2018. Finally, the industry is beginning to see levels of demand surp...