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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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 ...
NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Game Change Solar announced that it has signed a strategic supply agreement with one of the largest steel producers in the United States. This long term agr...
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In recent project conducted by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) 70% of UK builders report they have seen an increase in the cost of material prices since the country voted to leave the European...
Probably the planet’s most famous factory has begun operation in Nevada. The staggering 4.9 million square foot factory will initially just be producing battery cells, in a bid to compete with the Asi...
In December, India’s steel exports rose by 92 percent, carrying on from the pattern of growth experienced throughout 2016. Between April – December, the country exported 4.977 million tones of steel,&...
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India has officially laid down the foundation stone for what is set to be the world’s tallest statue. The statue will be a 192m-high figure of a 17th-century...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has announced they will be investing $1 billion into the U.S. The investment will see to the production of three new Jeep models, in addition to Ram heavy-duty picking whi...
China is on a ruthless path to global dominance in the world of renewable energies. As the industry becomes more and more important to the global economy, so do the opportunities presented by it, some...
Carbide (or more specifically tungsten carbide and titanium carbide) is a very common material on any sort of cutting tool: For example, saw blades, lathe bits, drill bits, router bits and dental dril...
Since the Hyperloop concept was unveiled by Elon Musk, companies have been racing against time to be the first to commercialize it. This week ‘Hyperloop One’, the leading company in making the concept...
Dutch contractor BAM has won the rights to partner with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and modernize the United Kingdom’s facilities in the Antarctic; it will enable British Scientists to deliver “Wor...
The biggest steel producing city in China, Tangshan, has announced it aims to cut capacity by 8.6 million tonnes in 2017. The city has come in for heavy criticism due to the exceedingly high levels of...
China has announced that they will continue to extend their railway network at the same staggering growth rate that has been seen in the last decade. The economic powerhouse has revealed they will be ...
Israel, one of the most influential countries in the Middle-East, has finally decided to invest heavy into its solar industry. It’s a wonder Israel has taken so long to realize the boundless opportuni...
January 5th 2017 – Base metal prices have continued their rise at the expense of a weakened dollar; the average increase is 0.4%, with Zinc the only one to be operating in negative territory at 0.2%. ...
The state Indian state of Tamil Nadu has officially opened two of the world’s most impressive clean energy projects. The industrial plant which is valued at £300 million is designed to capture t...
Ford Motors announced on Tuesday 3rd January 2017 that it would be scrapping plans to build a car factory in the Mexico, instead opting to invest heavily into its Michigan based plant. Ford CEO, Mark ...
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has formed an alliance with two national compatriots in the shape of Heung-A Shipping and Sinokor Merchant Marine, which has now shaped a consortium called ‘HMM + K2’. &n...
U.S. Steel Corp. has said it will be restarting operations at its steel plant in Keewatin. The decision has come as a result of an agreement to produce iron-ore pellets to third-party customers. ...
On Thursday 29th December 2016, Chinese steel rebar prices fell more than 2 percent, reversing positive gains made on Wednesday of the same week. The markets turned fearful over end of year volatility...
One of the most famous architectural companies in South-East Asia, WOHA Architects, has just completed the construction of another masterpiece in their place of origin, Singapore. The company comes wi...
The amount of electricity generated and consumed will expand by as much as six times, by 2030. The cost of production is already in the process of falling below that of natural gas and coal-fired plan...
The financially crippled, Hanjin Shipping, has sold two container ships which are set to be stripped down for scrap. The vessels in question are the 5,302 TEU Post-Panamax boxship Hanjin Paris and the...
A joint venture between Myanmar’s largest heavy machinery distributor, Myanmar Kaido Co., and the Japanese giant, Mitsubishi has been finalized and begun commencing. Myanmar is currently undergoing a ...
Tesla and Panasonic have enhanced their already flourishing partnership. The latter is set to invest $256 million into a New York facility which is operated by tech-billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla. Two ...
AK Steel, a fortune 500 company based in Butler County of the United States, has been awarded a $1.8 million grant and challenged to make electric motors more energy efficient. The company are just on...
A robotics corporation based in Korea has created a 4m-tall iron-man like suit that is operated using master-slave controls from a cockpit within its torso. The suit weighs 1.5 tonnes and is made with...
Recently, a steel plant in Jiangsu Province, the news of illegal construction shutdown, the stainless steel market prices crazy staged staggering. While steel prices are also pulling up, ahead of some...
Ethiopia, the most populous landlocked country in the world, has taken another promising step to a prosperous future. As the world continues its momentum to shifting from fossil fuels to renewable ene...