Monthly Archives: January, 2012

European steel industry awaits tough year

The European Steel Industry wait a difficult year partly due to overcapacity, scarce corporate credit and increasing imports of steel from simple quality. That analysts predict, says the New York Times. European steel producers can remain profitable by focusing on advanced products and the production of basic quality steel should be left to low-wage countries [...]

Infographic: innovative machinery industry | China misses the boat

Netherlands gets just not the highest echelons of the top 10 global innovation. This infographic shows that show where different countries were judged on the success of their innovation, internationalization of the global scale and influence. The first and second place will be taken by the United States and Japan. China is in the line [...]