Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas--Project activity for Colombia's Metals & Minerals Industry slowed in 2020 due to the economic recession caused by COVID-19. In 2021, projects are starting to pick up again, and it is expected that the market will improve as the year progresses. Earlier this year, Colombia opened up bidding for potential mining exploration and »

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As companies continue to develop vaccines to combat the pandemic, there is a growing need for needles, syringes and other vaccine delivery devices. Companies like Apiject and Becton and Dickenson (BD) are investing millions to produce the ancillary equipment needed for the vaccines. Apiject is investing nearly a billion dollars for a »

Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--China cemented its position as the world's leading market for wind energy by installing half of new global offshore wind capacity during 2020. In what was to be a record year for the wind sector as a whole, China installed 3 gigawatts (GW) of new offshore wind capacity, »

Australia's mineral exports continued to improve in the first quarter of 2021 as the world economy rebounded from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), investment growth in the metal ore sector has been strong. Strong prices for iron ore, gold and other minerals are leading to new investment plans, such as the redevelopment »

Mexico's National Association of Plastic Industries (ANIPAC) has estimated the industry contracted by 8% and lost 3,200 jobs in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ANIPAC believes the contraction will increase in 2021 if prohibitive government measures go into effect. At this time, 80% percent of the companies in the sector are small- and-medium-sized, and produce up to 30% »