Generating electricity is not the only way to turn sunlight into energy we can use on demand. The sun can also drive reactions to create chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, that can in turn power cars, trucks and trains. The trouble with ...
Tags: Hydrogen Fuel, Boost Promise, Choi, catalyst design
Electron microscopy and spectroscopy are great tools for peering into matter on the molecular scale. But they’re not terribly effective if that matter happens to be biological. Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago ...
Tags: Clear Image, Biomolecule, liquid stage, microscope
China's rare earth industry suffered a sharp drop in profits in 2013 despite modest revenue growth, a report said. Industry revenue was close to 77 billion yuan (12.6 billion US dollars) last year, up 7.9 percent, but profits fell 28.1 ...
Tags: Rare Earth, Mineral
Austrian plantmaker Siemens Metals Technologies has announced that in the last quarter of 2013 three continuous slab casters were put into operation at Chinese steel producer Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group Corp (TISCO). Two of the casters ...
Tags: Siemens Metals, plantmaker
Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group has stated that its Hebei-based subsidiary Chengde Iron and Steel Co. exported a total of 51,000 mt of finished steel products in January of the current year, up 11 percent ...
Tags: Finished Steel, Mineral
According to the data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the 14 countries accounting for approximately 87 percent of total world DRI production in 2013, amounted to 4.81 ...
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In January this year, global pig iron production amounted to 94.03 million metric tons, increasing by 0.08 percent compared to December and down 3.15 percent on year-on-year basis, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries ...
Indonesian thermal coal exporters are now required to produce a certificate clearing the miner to produce coal before they ship material overseas, a government official said. The latest move is the second regulatory obstacle encountered ...
Tags: Coal Exporters, Regulatory Hurdle
Capesize iron ore freight rates fell across most routes Thursday, as charterers took advantage of a relatively quiet trading day to press rates down in the Pacific. Fixture activity in the Pacific slowed Thursday after a flurry of ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Limited Fixtures
US raw steel production edged up last week, as the industry's capability utilization rose to 77%, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. The 77% capability utilization during the week ended Saturday, February 15, was up from ...
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Iron ore supply may exceed demand growth rates in China later in 2014 as the nation has recorded slow steel production rates since the start of the year and is currently operating at an annualized rate of 730 million mt, BHP Billiton CEO ...
At the next Geneva Motor Show (March 6 - 16, 2014), it will also pack an all-new, three-cylinder turbo gasoline engine endowed with benchmark-setting running refinement, low-end torque and efficiency. And that's not all: this new ...
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According to a report released by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD), in 2013 Turkey's steel import volume increased by 25.4 percent to 14.85 million mt, valued at $12.81 billion, up 14.1 percent, both compared to ...
Tags: Steel Imports, Mineral
According to a report released by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD), in 2013 Turkey's steel exports decreased by 6.3 percent to 19 million mt, while the value of these exports declined by 7.9 percent to $15.78 ...
Tags: Steel Exports, Mineral
In 2013, Turkey's finished steel output increased by 6.2 percent to 36.4 million metric tons, in line with the increase in the country's semi-finished product imports during the year in question, according to a report released by the ...
Tags: Finished Steel, Mineral