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India to double mining output… at the cost of $15 billion

2021-01-05 Other Comments Off on India to double mining output… at the cost of $15 billion

The Indian government is looking to attain $15 billion of investment over the next five years, in a scheme which will hopefully double the mining output and decrease the level of mineral imports. The ...

China Cosco Holdings suffer heavy first half losses

2021-01-05 Other Comments Off on China Cosco Holdings suffer heavy first half losses

China Cosco Holdings, the largest shipping company in China and also the largest outside of Europe, has suffered heavy losses amounting to $1.08 billion in the first half of 2016. With the two main co...

Is there such a thing as too much profit? One company thinks so.

2021-01-05 Other Comments Off on Is there such a thing as too much profit? One company thinks so.

Fanuc is a group of companies located across the globe, headquartered in Japan; Fanuc is one of the world’s leading producers of autonomous products and services such as robotics and computer numerica...

Construction Giants Set to Merge

2021-01-04 Other Comments Off on Construction Giants Set to Merge

Two of the largest construction giants in China are set to merge, as part of a plan by president Xi Jinping to revamp China’s lumbering and debt-ridden state sector, with the goal of creating globally...

Uber, Google and who? nuTonomy, that’s who.

2021-01-04 Other Comments Off on Uber, Google and who? nuTonomy, that’s who.

Singapore (AP) – Could be the name that marks the beginning of a global phenomonon. On Thursday 25th August 2016, nuTonomy became the very first company to make completely autonomous cars available fo...

Increased Demand for Galvanized Pipes and Tubes to Emerge as a Key Driver for the Global Steel Tubes Market Until 2020, Says Tec...

2021-01-04 Other Comments Off on Increased Demand for Galvanized Pipes and Tubes to Emerge as a Key Driver for the Global Steel Tubes Market Until 2020, Says Technavio

According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global steel tubes market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 6% during the forecast period. This research report titled ‘Global ...

Tesla have Produced the World’s Fastest Production Car

2021-01-03 Other Comments Off on Tesla have Produced the World’s Fastest Production Car

The Model S was a breakthrough in the electric car industry; it was the fastest four-door sedan in the world and could produce frightening speeds of 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, enough to rival any of the wor...

China, what is happening with your Super-bus?

2021-01-03 Other Comments Off on China, what is happening with your Super-bus?

What was once considered an image of the future is now looking rather bleak, this article is going to summarize the evolution of the ‘super bus’ so far.  The world was surprised, yet excited when...

China to visit Mars in 2020!

2021-01-03 Other Comments Off on China to visit Mars in 2020!

China appears to be on a mission to develop its space programme and become as much of an influential player as the US, Russia, Europe and India. An announcement from Beijing saw the government reveal ...

Railway Galore in China!

2021-01-02 Other Comments Off on Railway Galore in China!

China’s commitment and belief to efficient transportation systems roles on, this time Ganzhou and Shenzhen are the beneficiaries. The 432-kilometer rail is designed to run at a speed of 350 kilometers...

Why are thousands of ships being destroyed?

2021-01-02 Other Comments Off on Why are thousands of ships being destroyed?

It is really not looking very pretty for the shipping industry at the moment. Approximately 1’000 ships with the capability of transporting 52 million metric tonnes worth of cargo will this year...

The wrath of Volkswagen

2021-01-02 Other Comments Off on The wrath of Volkswagen

Volkswagen are really not having the best of times recently; this week they announced production cuts are going to be extended to a further six factories, due to an ongoing disagreement with an auto p...

Uber to install self-driving cars in Pittsburgh

2021-01-01 Other Comments Off on Uber to install self-driving cars in Pittsburgh

In what seems to be the week for companies to release statements with regards to autonomous vehicles, Uber, the firm whose operations are based on members of the public ride-sharing, has stated its se...

Bosch… have you been naughty like Volkswagen?

2021-01-01 Other Comments Off on Bosch… have you been naughty like Volkswagen?

In the latest episode of the Volkswagen emission scandal, lawyers are turning their attentions towards auto-parts manufacturer Bosch, the supplier of engine control units used in Volkswagen’s diesel v...

Panama Canal extension is welcomed in London!

2021-01-01 Other Comments Off on Panama Canal extension is welcomed in London!

On Tuesday we published an article explaining the effects of the newly developed Panama Canal and how it is of importance to the world (Not read it? Now is a good time to do so). Well, today we are br...

Ford to enter the autonomous vehicle market by 2021

2021-01-01 Other Comments Off on Ford to enter the autonomous vehicle market by 2021

On August 16th, Ford laid out plans stating that by 2021 they will mass produce fully autonomous self-driving cars, without steering wheels. Company President Mark Fields made the announcement at an e...

U.K.’s Prime Minister is committed to $73 billion project

2020-12-31 Other Comments Off on U.K.’s Prime Minister is committed to $73 billion project

Recently instated British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she has absolutely no intention of performing a U-turn on plans for a $73 billion high-speed rail project, that will connect London w...

Aluminium foil-Light yet strong

2020-12-31 Other Comments Off on Aluminium foil-Light yet strong

Light yet strong, aluminium foil has unique deadfold characteristics which make it ideal for wrapping many different products, while minimising the need for sealants. Because it is very malleable it c...

11TH MMMM 2016, NEW DELHI, INDIA

2020-12-31 Other Comments Off on 11TH MMMM 2016, NEW DELHI, INDIA

The 11th MMMM, an International Exhibition & Conference for Minerals, Metals, Metallurgy and Materials, takes place in New Delhi, India on the 10 – 12 August 2016. The event started in 1993 ...

High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels

2020-12-30 Other Comments Off on High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels

High-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels, or microalloyed steels, are designed to provide better mechanical properties and/or greater resistance to atmospheric corrosion than conventional carbon steels i...

Copper-Nickel Automotive Vehicle Brake Tubing

2020-12-30 Other Comments Off on Copper-Nickel Automotive Vehicle Brake Tubing

A  vehicle’s braking system is as crucial to a vehicle’s performance as its engine and drive train. The tubing carrying pressurized air or fluid through the system is the vital l...

UK Approves World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm

2020-12-30 Other Comments Off on UK Approves World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm

The UK government has approved the construction of the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, in a $7.8 billion project. Danish utility company ‘Dong Energy’ is going to be the group responsible for carr...

Japan are offering support to their friends in Manila

2020-12-30 Other Comments Off on Japan are offering support to their friends in Manila

Japan has offered financial support to the Philippines in the way of $2.4 billion, a capital that is going to be invested into a railway from Manila to Bulacan. The two countries over recent years hav...

Hopes increase for the salvation of Tata Steel in the UK

2020-12-29 Other Comments Off on Hopes increase for the salvation of Tata Steel in the UK

Tata Steel plays an integral part in the British economy and when earlier this year Tata Steel suggested they were going to be shutting down all of their UK operations, alarm bells went ringing throug...

The Expanded Panama Canal is a Success

2020-12-29 Other Comments Off on The Expanded Panama Canal is a Success

The expanded Panama Canal has proved to date, to be nothing but a success. August 15th 1914 saw the ‘SS Ancon’ pass through Panama Canal, a ship that would be the first of thousands in what is it to b...

Nigeria are looking to the future

2020-12-29 Other Comments Off on Nigeria are looking to the future

Nigeria is looking to attain investments of around $7 billion into mining and steel, so they can venture gold and iron ore extraction industries, whilst becoming less dependent on oil for the success ...

Karma Automotive to go head-to-head with Tesla

2020-12-29 Other Comments Off on Karma Automotive to go head-to-head with Tesla

Karma Automotive, the Chinese-owned car manufacturer is looking to challenge Tesla in the electric automotive industry. The car maker who is in the process of their resurrection since their financial ...

5’000 toilets constructed in 300 villages… in 28 days, but why?

2020-12-28 Other Comments Off on 5’000 toilets constructed in 300 villages… in 28 days, but why?

It’s a concerning statistic that India, a country with the second largest population in the world, still has roughly 600 million people openly defecating (Relieving your bowels outside, not in a toile...

German court to speed up lawsuit against VW

2020-12-28 Other Comments Off on German court to speed up lawsuit against VW

A court in Berlin, Germany, is looking to adopt a rarely used model to process the 170 damage claims made against the automotive giants with regards to the diesel emissions scandal. The claims from pr...