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The SteelFab exhibition in Sharjah is currently being held at the town’s 16,000 sq metre exhibition centre. The metal pressing exhibition will include displays for vehicle arresting systems, metal welding machinery, machine tools and supplies used in metal press work, the sheet metal industry and more.

The worldwide industrial metal castings market is continuing on its slow upswing as a gradual turnaround in the automotive sector is leading to increased demand for metal castings and other metal products. China is expected to lead the global recovery as its increased economic importance begins to show within the metal industry. The country accounts for one third of metal … Read More

A number of key metal industry personnel are set to make keynote speeches at the 6th Annual Metal Matters summit. The summit, which will be held between March 2nd and March 4th, is the premier summit within the metal fabrications industry. The presentations will include speeches on covering tactics, implementing business growth and operation improvement. Keynote presentations will be delivered … Read More

An increase in production from the metal and energy manufacturing sectors has led to Finland’s industrial production increasing throughout the month of November. However the rate of the increase slowed in comparison to October, suggesting a slight drop in demand for metal press work and sheet metal services. Industrial output increased a working day adjusted 6.2% year-on-year in November. This … Read More

The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has announced that they have maintained a steady growth over the first three quarters of the fiscal year, posting their best ever performance figures since the inception of the steel plant. Between April 2010 and December 2010, hot metal production stood at 1.74m tonnes, crude steel was at 1.62m tonnes and saleable steel was at … Read More

A set of new national standards on the pollutants discharged by the rare earth metal industry is currently being debated and are pending approval by the Standardization Administration of China. Former deputy director of the China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association Wang Guozhen noted that the new standards would double the environmental costs of the rare metals industry in the country, with … Read More

The Turkish Statistical Institute have released the latest round of statistics for the country’s metal industry, revealing that the producer price index for the domestic metal industry saw a 6.42% increase between the months of November and December. This month on month increase was complemented by a 23.68% increase in PPI in December 2010 when compared to the same month … Read More

The management of the Philex Mining Corporation in the Phillipines has claimed that the current high trading prices of metal in the world market are having a very positive effect on the mining and minerals industry, helping to keep it vibrant due to increased demand. Engr. Eulalio Austin, the company’s senior vice president, also believes next year will be a … Read More

Dr Andrew Wheatley, the chairman of the St Catherine Parish Council in Jamaica, has called for the government to put an end to the scrap-metal industry in an attempt to dissuade scrap metal thieves who have been wreaking havoc on parish buildings in the country. He said “When Tropical Storm Tomas was coming, we took down the parish council’s billboard, … Read More

The Chinese nonferrous metal industry looks set to receive a healthy injection of cash as the country’s Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction have announced their plans to inject 262 million yuan of zinc assets into Chifeng NFC Zinc. The zince assets include 42.61% stake in Chifeng Hongye Zinc Smelting, a 22% stake in Chifeng Kubo Hongye Zinc and a 51% … Read More