Stainless Steel in Petroleum Industry
Petro–chemical industry with its own production of some of the features, such as its operating temperature range, low-temperature conditions up to -196℃, temperatures can reach more than 500℃; operati...
China produced 10 times more steel than the U.S. in 2016
According to the World Steel Association, the United States was the fourth largest producer of steel in the world, in 2016. The United States trailed India in 3rd, Japan in 2nd and China in 1st, in th...
New tech to help engineer’s assess bridge damage from their desk
In the not too distant future, engineers will be able to assess the potential damage of a bridge from the comfort of their office space. The technological advancement will come as a result of combinin...
Manufacturers should embrace technology to utilize market demand
Graeme Wright, the Associate Director for the Manufacturing, Utilities and Services, UK and Ireland for Fujitsu has commented on the ways in which manufactures can take full advantage of the fastest r...
Is storing your solar energy actually beneficial?
According to research conducted by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas in Austin, storing solar energy for nighttime use is not actually the most efficient way of reaping the...
Historic Russian city to be given a new lease of life
Two Dutch companies are collaborating to redesign the historic Russian city of Chelyabinsk, a city which lies largely unvisited and under-appreciated, 1500km to the East of Moscow. The two compa...
India’s bid to reduce steel imports appears to be working
In 2016, the Indian government laid out a series of initiatives to reduce the level of imported steel and increase exports and if the results of January are anything to go by, the scheme is working.&n...
LIGHTWEIGHT MANUFACTURING
Audi, the car maker from Ingolstadt, Germany, is growing and wants to become number one in the premium car segment. To support this goal, Audi is expanding its international footprint without&nb...
4TH ANNUAL GALM: LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES MANUFACTURING SUMMIT 2017, DETROIT, USA
The pressing need for innovative lightweight manufacturing solutions in the automotive industry will be addressed at the 4th Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Show which takes place in Detroit o...
An unusual construction coming to Los Angeles
Architectural firm ASAP has designed a hotel for downtown LA which is purposely made to look like a “rock in the landscape”. The hotel is set to consist of 176 rooms, which will consist of 20 hi...
A Coca-Cola division agrees to sub-contract
One of Coca-Cola’s largest bottling companies; CCHBC (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company) has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Atos, which will see Atos take over the development and manag...
Date set for the end of Hanjin Shipping rehabilitation process
The rehabilitation process for Hanjin Shipping is due to end on February 17th, Yonhap News Agency cited the Seoul Central District Court. The South Korean court made the decision on Thursday, ha...
Chinese technology company replaces 90% of workers with robots, production increases 250%.
As microprocessors become smaller and more powerful, the potential applications become far more diverse. One such application is the use of robotics in the industrial sector. With the possibility of i...
Is there a little steel war brewing between Turkey and the USA?
The chairman of the Turkish Steel Exporters’ Association, Namik Ekinci, has complained about the United States’ increased activity in deploying protective measures against the imported steel from the ...
London to improve its somewhat lacking skyline
Although being arguably the most famous city in the world, with an unrivalled history; the skyline of London is somewhat bleak when compared to cities such as New York, Tokyo, Sydney and our very own,...
Renewable energy continues to thrive in the US despite anti-climate Trump
An energy company from the state of Florida has announced it plans to build a 100-megawatt solar energy center in the northeast of Wisconsin, where it will sell all of the generated electricity to a S...
A choice between China and Turkey
Confusion descended on Tanzania’s stalled plan to build a multi-billion-dollar standard gauge railway across its breadth from the port of Dar es Salaam to neighbours inland after it was revealed that ...
LME CEO retires with immediate effect
Garry Jones, the London Metal Exchange’s ceo, is retiring with immediate effect from all positions within the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) group, including his positions at the LME ...
Steel demand revival in India dependent on Prime Ministers spending
A revival in India’s steel consumption from the weakest estimated growth in at least four years hinges on the government boosting spending on infrastructure, housing and road projects to absorb record...
World’s longest aerial cycle path
Xiamen, the South-East Chinese city has recently unveiled the longest aerial cycle path in the world. The path is a 4.8m-wide four-lane carriageway stretching for 7.6km with 11 exits connecting to six...
Solar power equals employment growth
It has recently come to light that in the United States, the solar industry employs more people than that of coal, gas and oil combined. This fact will come as a blow to the argument put forward by th...
Metal prices start the week promisingly
Monday 23rd January saw the base metals start the week in a strong manner; the three-month prices were up at an average of 1.2% on the London Metal Exchange. The charge is led by a 2.1% rebound ...
Uganda to build $2.3bn dollar railway
Uganda has announced that it will be building a $2.3 billion standard-gauge railway, stretching from the capital of Kampala to the Kenyan border. The electric track will be a total distance of 273km a...
First Indian ‘Smart Capital City’ to be built
US construction company CH2M have been handed the contract to develop India’s first ‘smart capital city’, the city will be located in the capital of Amaravati, which is located in the Indian State of ...
Stainless Steel As a Green Material
We are living in a time when going ‘green’ and being as sustainable with our energy resources as possible has become a dire necessity. Although major industries in the world still rely on fossil fuels...
Aluminium Makes It An Attractive And Economical Material For The Construction Of Freight Containers
The strength, light weight and durability of aluminium makes it an attractive and economical material for the construction of freight containers. Aluminium is the predominant material in Unit Load Dev...
14TH INTERNATIONAL ALUMINIUM RECYCLING CONGRESS, MANCHESTER, UK
European Aluminium’s International Aluminium Recycling Congress has been held every two years since 1990 and is one of the leading events in the field of aluminium recycling today. The next even...
Thailand provide details of large-scale infrastructure investment
Thailand has announced it will be investing $20billion into infrastructure projects this year. The announcement includes seven projects which will all cost over $1bn and the rest will consist of small...
The negative side to solar energies price drop
Solar energy is a renewable energy, renewable energies are needed to reduce the destruction of our planet, and so cheap solar energy is good, right? Well, maybe not for everyone. A study by Bloomberg ...
Russia’s transport minister casts doubt on Russia – Japan link
The transport minister of Russia has cast doubt on the idea of a direct rail link between Russia and Japan, saying the government would have to burden too much of the cost due to a lack of investment ...
Copper market seen ‘broadly balanced’ in 2016, 2017: IWCC
Global demand for copper is expected to broadly meet supply in 2016 and 2017, while there is a chance of stronger-than-expected consumption in top user China, an industry body said on Friday. The Inte...
UK vote in favor of $1.6 billion project
The UK has once again bolstered its position as one of the most clean-energy supporting and forward thinking countries in the world. The UK government has given consent for a tidal lagoon to be constr...
EU’s tallest tower to be built
British architect company Foster + Partners has completed the design of what will become the tallest tower in the EU, a 310m office tower. The building is going to be constructed in Warsaw, Poland, an...
Steel Prices Rally Expectations Upgraded for 2017
The steel market has enjoyed a solid price rally in 2016 with prices expected to retreat in 2017 amid declining demand, at least until recently. As steel prices went through a recent run-up, a revalua...
ARGUS MIDDLE EAST PETROLEUM COKE CONFERENCE, DUBAI, UAE
ARGUS MIDDLE EAST PETROLEUM COKE CONFERENCE, DUBAI, UAE JAN102017 The Argus Middle East Petroleum Coke Conference takes place on the 10 & 11 January 2017 in Dubai, UAE. This event is uniquel...
The Most Important Advantage Of Aluminium Is Its Ease Of Formability
There is no shortage of competition between materials in the transportation market. The question is not which specific material to select; in general, the future lies with mixed material designs. The ...