Chinese exports have a torrid September
If you are a Chinese based company who specialise in the export of goods, look away now. Oh wait, that’s us… The fall in Chinese exports in September, further highlighted the weakness in global...
Salary negotiations of Anglo American PLC’s Los Bronces mine in Chile get progress
According to the announced on June 24, global miners Anglo American Plc said on Friday, salary negotiations of Anglo American PLC’s Los Bronces mine located in Chile get progress, also hop...
The difference between 3003 aluminum sheet and 5052 aluminum sheet
3003aluminum sheet and 5052 aluminum sheet are widely used on the market. Their production and market demand yearly are huge. 3003 aluminum sheet is on behalf of series 3 while 5052 aluminum sheet is ...
The future looks bright for Base Metals
Base metals are likely to remain resistant for the foreseeable future, the revival comes amid expectation that demand from the user industry and consumption levels are expected to outpace those ...
China is the number one copper producer in Asia
China averagely produces 1.75 million tons of copper each year. As we know China not only produces copper but also metal, steel, nickel and etc. It was in January 2016 that China successfully re...
Is Germany cutting back on renewable energies?
The world continues to look for more efficient uses of renewable energies, as it becomes a genuine reality that global warming is very much a thing as indeed the fact that we will one day run out of f...
Are China and India about to join forces in a bid to transform Sri-Lanka?
A project that has resulted in hostilities between the two countries in recent years could now be a development that sees collaboration between Asia’s two biggest emerging economies. Thus far, the $1....
The China – EU steel conflict goes on…
After it was announced on Friday that the EU had set higher import duties on two popular steel products from China, the country has hit back labelling the investigation methods as ‘unfair’. China’s co...
Honda companies joining Yamaha in Japan
Honda and Yamaha have announced a collaboration plan to counter the shrinking motorcycle market in Japan. The two companies who have long been at war in Japan for shares of the market have jointly dec...
Creating a container home design using old containers
Owning a home is the dream of almost everyone, but the price of homes nowadays are getting more expensive due to increasing land prices and the cost of building materials, as well as the fees pa...
Dubai begins work to break a world record held by… Dubai.
In what is becoming common practice, Dubai, the most populous city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has officially begun work on construction the world’s tallest building, name ‘Dubai Cr...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...