Chinese Steel rallies with raw materials
Chinese rebar steel futures hit their highest point since April 2014, on Wednesday, amid signs of a strengthening economy and fears of tight supply. The increase had a knock on effect to raw materials...
A new and unique style of football pitch
A collaboration between London-based architect AL_A and popular UK consulting engineer group has led to the design of a potentially revolutionary style of football pitch. It is a modular system that w...
Base Metals recoup losses
Base metals ticked higher during Monday December 5 trading sessions as the market recovered from Friday’s sell-off amid positive Chinese data and an uptick in fund activity. Still, uncertainty surroun...
Largest ever investment into off-grid solar
Lumos Global, a firm that specializes in off-grid solar and operates in Nigeria, has announced that they has announced a USD 90 million investment, acquired from fundraisers. Through this investment t...
Cladding Alloys
Brazing sheet comprises of a core alloy clad on 1 or 2 sides with a lower melting aluminum-silicon (Al-Si) alloy. This thin layer, usually makes up 5 % to 10 % of the total thickness of the brazing sh...
Rolls -Royce takes measures against poor maritime industry
Rolls-Royce has decided it’s time to take action against the struggling maritime industry and has announced they will be laying off 800 workers throughout 2016 and 2017, specifically citing the contin...
Space-based solar power could become a thing
Granted, it’s probably a fair while from becoming a reality but space-based solar power could very much become a reality for renewable energies and would play a pivotal role in our survival. Already, ...
China build a to scale replica of the Titanic
China is doing a China and they are currently in the process of building a replica of a piece of European history. Titanic, probably the most famous ship to have ever existed is having a to scale repl...
New steel giant established in China
A new steel group has been established in China which will make the company’s annual output the largest in China and the 2nd largest globally, only behind Luxembourg giant, ArcelorMittal. The announce...
Europe to be covered with electric charging stations
A number of the world’s leading car manufacturers have come together to make a pledge which will see a rapid expansion of electric car charging ports in Europe. The manufacturers that have come togeth...
Europe to be covered with electric charging stations
A number of the world’s leading car manufacturers have come together to make a pledge which will see a rapid expansion of electric car charging ports in Europe. The manufacturers that have come togeth...
World’s biggest solar plant… congratulations India!
India has today unveiled the world’s largest solar plant, which is located in the south of the country. The facility has taken the title from Topaz Solar Farm in California, which has a capacity of 55...
UK – China – Qatar collaboration
Host nation, Qatar, will officially have China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) as the selected company to orchestrate the construction of Lusail Stadium, the stadium that will play host to the...
British firm offers innovative housing concept
The UK is currently undergoing a rather concerning housing crisis, a problem that start-up company ‘Zed Pods Limited’ hopes to address. The company proposes building pop-up villages which are assemble...
Zinc hits a 9-year high
The momentous rally from metals does not appear to be showing signs of stopping. The Bloomberg Industrial Metals sub-index posted the biggest five-day gain since 2011. Prices have rallied in response ...
Russian giant calls for West-African sustainable energy mix
Rosatom, a Russian state atomic energy corporation whom has only just agreed to develop a nuclear training centre is vying for the region West-Africa to have a sustainable energy mix, a move that will...
Tata Steel to invest in the UK
In extremely positive news for the UK steel industry, it is being reported that Tata Steel are set to pledge £100 million of investment a year into the their UK based operations , for the next decade....
Construction begins of Hyperloop prototype
The Elon Musk brainchild, the Hyperloop, is currently having a prototype constructed in Las Vegas. The prototype which will be called ‘DevLoop’ will be constructed in a remote desert and once complete...
China to begin constructing a Maglev railway
CRRC Corporation, a train manufacturer in China has announced that it will soon begin the construction of a new maglev railway, which will have the capacity for trains to travel up to 600km/h. The fir...
Solar and Wind will continue to thrive because of economics, not politics
As the world still ponders over the amount of impact Trump’s negative climate change policies will have on renewables, many experts are coming forward to articulate the limited effect Trump can have. ...
Tangshan is leading China’s fight against pollution
Tangshan is a city in northern China that is well-known for its heavy industries, the industries that tend to be big contributors of pollution. The city has pledged to have severe cutbacks in Co...
Solar-Panel roads to be trialled in 4 continents
As would be expected, it appears as the price of solar comes down, the amount of everyday utilization of the renewable source continues to peak. So much so that a subsidiary of Bouygues SA has designe...
Shanghai wants to become an international shipping centre
You would think that when you are by a considerable the busiest port in the world, that you are already an ‘international shipping centre’. However, according to the well respected Xinhua-Baltic Excha...
More Consistency is needed within the global construction industry
As the world’s leaders tightening their public spending and the demand of investment grows, the construction industry is finding out more and more the need for global consistency. Hence the reason con...
Base Metals rise again!
Copper has hit a one-week high, powered by signs of tighter supply and as investors betting on rising US inflation and a further depreciation of the yuan bought the metal as a hedge. The Chinese appea...
Chernobyl ‘exclusion zone’ to become a solar power hub
It has been thirty years since the worst ever nuclear disaster occurred in the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl; the 2’600km exclusion zone has become home to a thriving wildlife and still consists of coun...
Hong Kong Disneyland is set for an expensive expansion
Hong Kong Disneyland, which is the smallest of the 6 resorts worldwide, is set for an incredible $1.4 billion development. Disney’s theme park division is its second largest business and the company i...
Sweden to scrap taxes on solar energy from 2017
Sweden is without doubt one of the world’s leading countries with respect to trying to implement renewable energies, they are ambitiously attempting to run off 100% renewable energy by the year 2040. ...
Got a spare $111 million lying around? Buy a nuclear power plant!
A business tycoon from the US has recently made history, he became the first ever individual to purchase a nuclear power station. Franklin J. Haney, whom has made his fortune through being an&nb...
Are all these shipping mergers good news?
The European Shippers’ Council (ESG) and the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) have joined forces to raise concerns over the impacts of new container shipping ‘alliances’ and their ever-increasing use of 1...
German car manufacturer to cut 30’000 jobs
Volkswagen, one of the biggest car brands in the world, has announced they will be eliminating 30’000 employees from their workforce, a 5% cut from the current number. The move has come in retaliation...
The U.S. is trialling an ‘earthquake-proof’ bridge!
The United States is trialling what will be the first bridge in the world that can ‘bend’ its way through an earthquake. The bridge will be located in Seattle on the west coast of the United States, a...
Tesla and Solar City officially become one!
Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp. shareholders have officially approved the purchase of the latter by the former, a deal which is being made to suit CEO Elon Musk’s desire for one-stop shop for cl...
India to have a national development of shipping ports!
India, one of the world’s fastest growing major economies is looking to have a national enhancement of their commercial shipping ports. As the country continues on its path of rapid economic expansion...
Base Metals back to normality
After a frantic two weeks, firstly with the highly anticipated LME week in which thousands of industry experts attended, and then the U.S. Presidential election of the controversial Donald Trump, base...
LA container port sees busiest ever month in the Western Hemisphere
The Port of Los Angeles set a record last month, for the busiest ever month recorded by a container port in the Western Hemisphere; in case you were wandering, the Port of Los Angeles held the previou...