Trade War makes Copper More Affordable
Copper prices fell to their lowest level in a year Thursday, weighed down by growing trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Copper for September delivery was down 3.1% at $2.8260 a poun...
Car Companies in the Pursuit of High Quality Aluminium Cars
Nowadays, 27% of aluminium consumption goes towards the transport market. Especially in the vehicles’ industry, aluminium has started to play a very significant role and households pay a gre...
The Air Filter That Could Save Your Life
There may be a reason that every other car we see in China just so happens to be a Tesla. With significant air pollution in Beijing and cities in North China, an initiative needs to be taken, and Tesl...
An overview on the Copper Market
There are three major uses of copper in today’s world: constructions, electrical and electronics, motors and engines. Copper is the 3rd most widely used metal worldwide. Hence, many countries play a r...
Recycling Ships
After the Chinese government decided to stop the import of end-of-life ships for scrapping, the shipping industry believes that there will not be enough recycling capacity. The NGO Shipbreak...
China’s Transportation Network: A Story Of Unprecedented Growth
China’s transportation infrastructure has witnessed some unbelievable changes in the past 40 years. As recently as the 1970’s, the main method of transportation around the mainland was the bicycle. Th...
Full Sail Ahead!
Do you get seasick? Worry not, as it plagues many of us on our trips to the lake, the sea, or even on a cruise, depending on the severity of conditions. Producers of Marine equipment have taken note o...
Copper: a key component of our homes
Did you know that your house can contain up to 563.5 pounds of copper? From plumbing to cookware, copper is so versatile that it allows for a variety of uses. Not accidentally, 40% of copper world’s s...
Thailand Due for a Facelift
With the support of Thailand’s military junta, city leaders are giving Bangkok a makeover. Over the past several months, officers from city hall have shooed out vendors from famous markets as they red...
NEV Sales Continue to Rise Within China
Last month, sales of NEVs in China rose by 30%. Chinese NEV sales added up to around 92,000 units for the month of May, illustrating a 140% increase year on year while also showing a 30% month on mont...
The Lifecycle of Copper
Many of us are fairly familiar with the uses of copper, from wiring to providing us with corrosion resistant tubing for plumbing, but do we know how this precious metal comes into our lives? Copper st...
Copper driving China’s railway expansion
Copper has been the primary element used in railway construction so far, and it shows no signs of slowing down in the future. Despite technological innovation, railways have not ceased to rely on copp...
Lighter Cars Lighten the Load on The Environment
An EU-funded cross-border automotive project, entitled Light Vehicle 2025, has been officially started by its six partners Flanders Make, Automotive NL, AMAC GmbH, Technifutur, University of Liège and...
Aluminum taking over auto industry?
As the quest for fuel efficiency goes on, automakers have looked into different metals that can be used to build lighter and more sustainable cars, focusing on aluminum as an option. Aluminum is a stu...
A Surefire Way to Get Rid of Corrosion
The newest wave of revolutionized industrial products is here. The corrosion- resistant Hastelloy alloy series provides an invincible shield to the num...
COPPER: The metal that makes YOUR WORLD go ROUND
What do drinking clean water, washing clothes, cooking, and flushing the toilet all have in common? They all make use of copper pipe in order to provide clean and safe water for consumption. In fact, ...
Whiskey Runs Through Copper Veins
The liquor of the west. From the plains of America to the hills of Scotland, Whisky has a special place in many people’s hearts. The love an American man feels for bourbon or a Scotsman for Scotch Whi...
Gasoline No Longer Fuels Vehicles
A few years ago, a project was confirmed by Robert Bosch GmbH that initiated the plans and construction for a 779 million- Yuan factory to produce advanced regenerative braking systems for electric ve...
China Witnesses 30% Increase in NEV Sales
Last month, sales of NEVs in China rose by 30%. Chinese NEV sales added up to around 92,000 units for the month of May, illustrating a 140% increase year on year while also showing a 30% month on mont...
Copper – The Investment Even Wall Street Drools Over
As global development continues at a rapid pace, investors are flocking to the industrial metal industry, the metal of focus being copper. This increase in attention has led to copper achieving its hi...
CANADA Port Expansions Face an Uncertain Future
Canada is one of the world’s hottest container shipping markets. TEU important volume has been increasing dramatically in Canada’s largest shipping terminals such as Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax, and ...
U.N. Pushes World to Make a Switch
The United Nations recently released a statement addressing the current environmental and health conditions around the world. This...
The Replacement for Displacement
As nations worldwide call for more environmental protection and regulation, the automotive industry has been focused on, seemingly by a magnifying glass. With the use of large 8 cylinder engines rapid...
Medtec China Expo opens for registration
Registration for the 14th annual Medtec China has just opened. Medtec China is a leading medical technology exposition. Over 400 exhibitors will be present to showcase their latest projects. In additi...
Increasing Demand for Nickel Sulphate Carries Nickel Prices
Since the beginning of 2018, prices of nickel have soared. This is largely due to the increasing global demand for electric vehicles. Prices are expected to rise to nearly 125,000 yuan/mt by the end o...
Potential Alaskan Pipeline to China Controversial
The State of Alaska has recently been pursuing a plan to bridge the gap between Alaska’s untapped oil reserves and the emerging Chinese market. The 42-inch diameter pipeline would begin in Prudhoe Bay...
Shanghai Steel Futures Hit One-Week High
Shanghai steel futures hit a one-week high on Monday following a wave of strong profit growth and boosted overall earnings at China’s industrial firms. April showed a 22% rise in profits from a ...
Can solar panels harness the power from rain?
The cost of commercial solar panels has fallen substantially in recent years; in fact, it has fallen by half since 2012. The International Energy Agency predicts that by 2040, renewable energy sources...
China Lowers Tariffs on Automobiles
China’s Finance Ministry has announced that it will slash import tariffs on certain vehicles down to 15 percent, from 25 percent. Tariffs on more than 79 different automotive parts such as bumpers and...
Recent Experiments in Elevator Sustainability
Elevators use a lot of energy. The energy used increases with the weight of the elevator, and the height of the building. A typical elevator weighs 80 000 pounds, and every additional floor requires a...
Apple and Alcoa Collaborate to Eliminate Direction Emissions from Aluminum Production
Alcoa and Rio Tinto are working together on a manufacturing process for aluminum that releases oxygen, by using an inert anode that does not rely on carbon. They have announced a joint venture, Elysis...
China: Manufacturing growth up, but export orders down.
China’s manufacturing output saw a marginal increase in April, due to the output speed increasing slightly. However, declining export orders also caused inventories to rise and firms to shed staff. Th...
Kewazo has developed a smart robotics delivery system.
Scaffolding assembly is inefficient now because 80% of time is dedicated to transportation of scaffolding parts during assembly. Kewazo’s Smart Robotics Delivery System seeks to mitigate this problem ...
Air Conditioning Demand Set to Increase Dramatically Over the Coming Decades
Global warming, coupled with the global rise in living standards in developing countries is causing the demand for air conditioning to rise just as rapidly. Global temperatures are expected to rise by...
China’s Increasing Population Will Require Water System Upgrade
According to World Bank Statistics, China’s urban population will continue to increase, from 49% in 2005, to 57% in 2017. If the same rate is maintained, then by 2025, 70% of Chinese people may be liv...
World Copper Supply Expected to Rebound after a Turbulent 2017
The International Copper Study Group stated in their April 27th press release that they expect world copper mine production to grow 3% by the end of 2018, despite a 1.5% decrease in 2017. 2019 mine pr...