Graphene producer Shandong Leadernano Tech recently was awarded the world s first graphene material product certificate at an event held in Germany, the Xinhua News Agency reported over the weekend
China s top environmental watchdog sharply criticized the country s largest private steel-maker on Thursday for failing to carry out rectification plans and dumping steel slag along the Yangtze River in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province
The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Iron Ore Index has been launched in Shanghai as one of China s moves to open up its commodity markets
China has set a world record in Qinghai province, where 6 million people used nothing but clean energy for nine consecutive days - a testament to China s commitment to a low-carbon future
China s top zinc smelters plan to cut output by 10 percent after holding a meeting in Shaanxi province to address low zinc prices and treatment charges, two sources briefed on the matter said on Thursday
China s Shanghai steel rebar futures rose on Thursday, moving away from a near four-week low as better-than-expected steel inventory data boosted sentiment despite concerns about weaker demand
Zambia is considering putting up a gas pipeline from gas-rich neighboring countries, a senior government official said on Wednesday
Iran s President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated Phase 2 of Gulf Star Refinery (PGSR), official IRNA news agency reported
Ethiopia on Thursday started test production of the first barrel of crude oil, the first for the East African country, raising hopes of economic transformation for its estimated 100 million population
Israel s goal is to realize 10 percent of its electrical grid generated by the solar energy by the year of 2020 and 17 percent by 2030, said the Electricity Authority of the country
AIIS on Wednesday filed a suit at the US Court of International Trade challenging the constitutionality of the so-called Section 232 under which US President Donald Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on imported steel
China s imports of iron ore appear headed for their strongest month this year in June, but the risks of a slowdown in the second half of 2018 are mounting
During the first 5 months of 2018, large industrial firms gained profits valued at 2 73 trillion yuan, up 16 5% from the same period a year ago, as profits in heavy industries, such as oil and natural gas extraction, rose sharply
Laos has begun to witness improvements in non-resource exports amid declining mining output and a government policy to boost growth in the manufacturing sector, local daily Vientiane Times on Thursday quoted a World Bank report as saying
The major coal producing province of Shanxi in northern China will impose special emissions restrictions on big industrial sectors by October as part of its bid to curb smog, a local environmental official said
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported on Wednesday that the southern U S energy sector activity expanded strongly in the second quarter of 2018
Venezuela s Attorney General Tarek William Saab said Wednesday that 11 employees of the state-owned oil company Petroleum of Venezuela (PDVSA) were arrested for irregularities affecting companies in the Orinoco Oil Belt
China Three Gorges Corp s bid for acquiring the renewable unit under Portuguese energy firm EDP-Energias de Portugal SA is facing intensified competition as other European companies also reportedly offer bids
Chinese State-owned energy company CGN Power Co is planning to raise 15 billion yuan ($2 29 billion) in an initial public offering on the Chinese A-share market, according to filings
Libya s UN-backed government on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to block any "illegal sale " of oil by its eastern-based rival administration