Some of the fastest-moving tides in the world could meet half of Scotland's power needs. A new study finds that an island channel called the Pentland Firth has the potential to realistically generate 1.9 gigawatts of power—nearly ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Russian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Vyksa Steel Works (VSW), a part of Russia-based OMK Group, has confirmed that its large-diameter pipes produced from its own sheets are in accordance with the specifications for the Nord Stream ...
Tags: steel pipe, railway wheel
In 2013, motor vehicle sales in Turkey totaled 893,124 units, rising by 9.23 percent year on year, according to the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD). Meanwhile, in December last year motor vehicle sales in the country saw ...
Tags: Motor Vehicle Sales, Turkey
China is expected to exceed Europe to become the largest energy importer in the world by 2035, said a report issued by British oil giant BP. The annual Energy Outlook 2035 report released on Wednesday forecast global energy consumption to ...
Tags: Oil Consumer, Energy Importer
In 2013, total real estate investments in China amounted to RMB 8.6013 trillion ($1.41 trillion), up 19.8 percent year on year, with this growth rate up 0.3 percentage points compared to the year-on-year increase rate recorded in ...
Ethylene spot prices have softened marginally for the first time since December 6 as feedstock naphtha prices fell, sources said. Ethylene was assessed at Eur1,000/mt ($1362) FD NWE Wednesday, down Eur7.50/mt on the day. Naphtha was ...
State-owned China National Petroleum Corp said Friday that its total net equity production from its overseas oil and gas projects last year totaled 59.2 million mt of oil equivalent, translating into an average 1.19 million b/d of oil ...
Tags: oil equivalent, Mineral
Demand grows due to battle against effects of higher levels of air pollution China's dependency on imported natural gas is expected to surge almost 19 percent this year as the nation's battle against air pollution drives up demand for the ...
Tags: Gas Imports, Mineral
According to a report from the Lake Carriers’ Association, shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 58.3 million tons in 2013, a decrease of 5.3 percent from 2012. While the trade had been slightly behind 2012’s pace ...
Tags: Iron Ore Shipments, Mineral
South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 123,141 mt in November last year, increasing by 1.1 percent compared to October and up 41.8 percent ...
Tags: Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Mineral
Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group has announced that its subsidiary Wuyang Iron and Steel Co.(Wuyang Steel) has so far supplied 20,000 mt of steel plate for a viaduct project located in Xiongchu Avenue in ...
Tags: Wuyang Steel, Steel Plate
According to the statistics released by France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), in November last year producer prices in French industry increased by 0.5 percent month on month, following a month-on-month ...
Tags: transport equipment, Mineral
According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in November last year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) decreased ...
Tags: Construction Output, Mineral
According to its preliminary data, in 2013 Moldavian Metallurgical Works (MMZ), a steelmaker based in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, produced 190,086 mt of crude steel and 184,676 mt of finished steel products. In December last ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Moldavian Steel
Russia-based steel pipe producer ChTPZ Group has stated that in the first half of the current year it will supply 45,000 mt of large diameter (LD) pipes to the Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft for the construction of the main ...