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When it comes to messaging, it's all about environmental, social and governance (ESG) - 2 views

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    environmental, social and governance
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Electric Vehicle Sales in China Will Fall Far Short of Government Targets - 1 views

  • annual sales of PEVs will reach only 45,000 units by 2015, increasing to 152,000 vehicles in 2017.  That figure represents less than 1 percent of the total light duty vehicle market in China.
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China aims to build 200,000 KM EHV power grid - 0 views

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    China's government recently announced its 12th five-year plan for its energy industry, and it said it will build a 200,000km extra high voltage (EHV) power grid with capacity higher than 330 KV by 2015. Also announced, the government has set its compound annual growth rate for power installed capacity at 9.0% from 2011-2015, lower than the 13.3% from 2005-2010, demonstrating its intention to slow down investment in the power industry. It expects its installed capacity will be expanded to 1.49 billion KW, up 9.0% from 970 million KW at the end of 2010.
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Aluminium demand set to grow 60% in 5 years - 1 views

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    "The primary demand for increased consumption is expected to come from the power sector, where aluminium is a cheaper, lightweight substitute for copper in transmission and distribution, it said. Power distribution companies and government are planning investment of Rs. 4.3 lakh crore over the next five years to expand the transmission and distribution networ"
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Strategic Insight into the Indian Rail Market - 1 views

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    "This market insight provides an outlook of the growth opportunities for the rail industry in India. Ambitious government plans coupled with unprecedented levels of foreign investment are leading to a complete overhaul of the rail environment in India. Over 39 cities are planning to invest in expansive urban rail networks to address severe traffic congestion problems. High-speed rail and dedicated freight corridors are planned to separate passenger and freight traffic to increase operating efficiency."
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China - Government may double railway investment in H2 2012 - 0 views

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    The Chinese government announcement that it may double railway investment in H2 2012. Of the RMB448B (US$70B) railway budget, approximately RMB300B (US$47B) has yet to be spent this year.
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India electric vehicles policy rollout likely in April - 2 views

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    After over a year of discussions, the final roadmap for the development of the domestic electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle (xEV) industry is likely to be unveiled by the Government in April, just missing the Budget.
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UK Government urged to champion aluminium sector - 0 views

  • Thousands of new jobs would be created if the British Government stepped forward to champion aluminium as the modern automotive metal. That was the message delivered to MPs at a special Parliamentary breakfast briefing by motoring expert and fuel campaigner Quentin Willson.
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Nexans announces its new governance structure and the acceleration of strategic actions - 0 views

  • While the long-term outlook is positive thanks to a number of powerful trends in today's society, including urbanization in developing countries, growing requirements for interconnection and the development of electrical infrastructure, and the global expansion of renewable energies, the short‑term outlook is more problematic.We expect growth to remain lackluster in Europe (apart from for certain niche products), and the recovery in the U.S. markets is likely to stay muted. Two thirds of the forecast growth in our markets for the next two to three years will come from emerging countries.The Group’s exposure to Europe and the USA of almost 60% and the persistent slowdown in South America and the Asia-Pacific region (Australia), have weighed on the Group’s performance over the last 18 months, and this trend is set to continue during the rest of 2014. In view of this situation, Nexans now forecasts sales to decrease by around 4% on an organic basis in the third quarter of 2014, and growth to be flat for the year as a whole.
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Global Solar Power Market - 0 views

  • Frost & Sullivan estimates that global solar market revenues will grow between 2014 and 2020 despite the economic uncertainty in the global markets. A number of government sponsored initiatives are expected to boost the proportion of energy coming from 'green sources' and political willingness will also be a key driver of this market. With climate change high on the agenda for most governments, renewable energy has come to the forefront as one of the solutions proposed to combat global warming. Incentive mechanisms are also an important factor encouraging investments for the growth of the solar power market.
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Market facts W&C India - 0 views

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    "The main customers for the wire and cable industry are the automotive, telecommunication and construction industries. In the past few years, these three have witnessed a rapid expansion and have led to an annual growth of about 25% in India. The government of India has begun to Focus primarily on public private partnerships with major infrastructure projects. With an investment need of about $450 billion until 2012, the infrastructure construction is the growth engine for the construction industry, especially for the development of the transport sector. "
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North America traction transformers - 0 views

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    "The traction transformer market in North America is driven by the increase in electrification of railways and high deployment of high speed trains in this region. Also the enhancement in the government spending in rail infrastructure is fostering the growth of the North America traction transformers market."
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UK must remain mining centre, Rio, BHP tell government inquiry - 0 views

  • The mining and extractives industry is a key contributor to the UK economy and the size of the sector in relation to the London stock market should not be a cause for concern, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have said.
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Australian government pulls the plug on household solar - 2 views

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    "As a storm raged over the government's directive to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to no longer back wind energy projects, it emerged that it has also put a stop to solar investments other than the largest industrial-scale projects."
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Global Utility-scale Grid-connected Battery Energy Storage Systems Market - 1 views

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    "The battery energy storage system (BESS) market is poised to enter a period of dynamic growth on a global level. In the markets for utility-scale grid-connected solutions, commercialisation will begin to accelerate after 2017 with the subsequent years bringing huge opportunities for companies that have the technological capabilities to compete. Rapid growth in variable renewable energy generation and new regulatory policies governing performance criteria for their interconnection with the grid are driving the demand for grid-modernisation, with BESS being a key enabler of growth due to its flexibility and versatility. The period of study is 2014 to 2024."
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When it comes to conflict mining regulation, should one size fit all? - 2 views

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    "Conflict mining remains an important issue, and one we are beginning to see governments step in to address in different ways. With the global economy as interconnected as ever, it's important to note that many of the products and technologies we use in our daily lives begin at the same source: mines. With leading companies across industries such as electronics, retail and jewelry, auto manufacturing, lighting aerospace, construction, and other industries relying on these commonly used 3TG metals - tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold - implementing effective regulation is essential in order to further advance support to eliminate or reduce human rights violation."
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German eMobility - 1 views

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    "Four years ago, the German government pledged the idea of bringing one million electric vehicles (EV) to the German roads by the year 2020. Today, approx. just 24.000 electric cars cruise the streets of Germany - a far cry from the ambitious goal once set. The published progress report of the German National Platform for Electric Mobility (NPE) was supposed to be a milestone."
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