National security remains a key issue of concern for developing 5G infrastructure

Australia has banned China’s Huawei from developing 5G technology infrastructure on security grounds and rejected its bid. The national security concerns were based around the company founder previous links with the Chinese military as well as risks of potential Chinese espionage which has currently been fueled by anti-Chinese sentiment overflowing from the US. Commodity Inside
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Canada plans to impose tariffs and quotas on steel imports from China and others

The Canadian government is likely to take protectionary measures to impose a combination of tariffs and quotas on steel imports to bar the potential flood of diverted steel imports from the US. China is likely to be one of the main targeted countries. Meanwhile, Canadian counter-tariffs on the US steel, aluminium and other products will
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The US solar panel tariff has started impacting the market

The US imposed 30% import duty on solar cells and modules for four years early this year. The tariff will be decreased 5% each year and will reach 15% after four years. The domestic solar industry has already opposed the tariffs, warning of severe consequence to the industry. Since its imposition, solar energy companies cancelled
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ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks to increase its capacity at its French plant

ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks is investing €7 million in installing a new high-technology welding line at its Lorraine facility in Uckange, France. The application of the technology is the first of its kind to combine welding and partial ablation in the production of laser welded blanks (LWB) simultaneously. The line will ramp up the plant capacity
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Hyundai and Audi to join hands in developing fuel cell technology

Hyundai and Audi agreed to work together and share their hydrogen fuel cell car technology. Both automakers will have to work together and share components to help advance hydrogen fuel cell technology into the mainstream automotive sector. Commodity Inside View: Over the last few years, others automakers also made similar arrangements to develop the technology.
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Pakistan supports its local steel industry with antidumping duties

Pakistan National Tariff Commission (NTC) imposed up to 14.24% anti-dumping duties on imports of colour coated galvanised steel coils (organic coated steel) from China and South Africa for the next five years. The decision was made in June 2018 on the basis that the imported steel coils were potentially being imported at dumped prices causing
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The global outlook for solar panel and energy market

Environmental friendly policies are diversifying the global energy mix and helping renewable to increase its market share. The shift towards renewable is relatively faster in developed markets where environmental regulations are strict and incentives are higher. Solar power is one of the growing and emerging energy sectors which has been benefiting significantly from current legislation
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World’s first grid scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant launched

The UK firm Highview Power launched the world’s first gird scale Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) plant, with 5MW/15MWh energy storage capacity at Bury, UK. The LAES plant is developed in partnership with recycling and renewable energy company Viridor with over £8 million (~$10.6 million) funding from the UK government. The plant is a pilot
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Green for Growth Fund (GGF) to co-finance Serbian wind energy sector at its inception

GGF announced to provide about $37.6 million to Serbia for developing large scale wind power plants to help diversify the country energy sector and reduce emissions. The funds will co-finance the 42 MW Alibunar wind farm and the 158 MW Čibuk 1 wind farm. It is expected that these projects will reduce the emissions by
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Power theft and lack of proper energy policies are primarily responsible for power outages in South Asia

Power outages are very common in South Asia, particularly in small cities and rural areas. It is caused due to insufficient power generation capacity, poorly managed infrastructure and underfunded electricity generation capacity. The inconsistency and the lack of a serious government action plan also compounded the situation. Some countries do not have clear long-term policies
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