Steel Industry in India 2013_“Industry Outlook Reference Report from Indian Management Consultancy

Reproduced from Steel Industry in India - 2013_IORR: “Industry  Outlook Reference  Report” from Indian Management Consultants_Corpotrade Global  ref below:

INDIAN STEEL INDUSTRY VS. GLOBAL STEEL INDUSTRY
Global crude steel production reached 1527 MT in 2011 showing a 6.8 %
growth over 2010. India has emerged as a leading player in global steel
industry contributing to about 4.7 % of global crude steel production in 2011.
Large scale infrastructure expansion plans for twelfth five year plan (FYP:
2012-17) and raising per capita steel consumption in India promises
unprecedented growth potential of Indian steel Industry during next 10 years.

World crude steel production: 2007-11, country-wise contribution (%)
to world crude steel production in 2011

CONTRIBUTION OF INDIA’S ECONOMY TO GLOBAL GDP
India ranked as the third largest contributor (5.65%) to global GDP in 2011 in
terms of PPP ranking, only behind US and China. India’s economic growth has
slacked during past three years due to worldwide economic slowdown however
during next five years it’s GDP is expected to grow in 6-8 % range. The sectors
with high growth potential like manufacturing and construction sectors which
account for about one fourth(FY 12) of India’s GDP will be the key growth
drivers for the Indian Steel Industry


Steel Industry in India - 2013_IORR: “Industry Outlook Reference Report” from Indian Management Consultants_Corpotrade Global

LINK_Executives,Managers_ Until 30 April_ Free access to most-read Psychology articles from Academic Publisher Sage

We executives, managers and consultants are always motivated (mostly) in getting your company, colleagues and employees up to top form. 

The following generous free offer to gen-up on the many psychological, aspects and pitfalls in achieving objectives in personal and company performance such as sucessful leadership, human relations,pit falls to avoid and generally taking the word "mostly" out of the equation is a good start to hitting such targets. So please do not hesitate in joining me in reading Sage's Psychology Articles.

Executives,Managers_ Until 30 April_ Free access to most-read Psychology articles from Academic Publisher Sage

Scientific Reports from Nature _ Links to over 200 papers on Materials Science and many other disciples open and free to read

I hope readers will joint me in reading the impressive list of peer reviewed papers most if not all of which are both open and free to read thanks to the famous science editor Nature.

SUBJECT INDEX

eg  Physical sciences include the following: 

1. Astronomy and planetary science, 
2. Chemistry, 
3. Engineering, 
4. Materials science,
5. Mathematics and computing, 
6. Nanoscience and technology, 
7. Optics and photonics,
8. Physics

WHO'S-WHO_CLICK for THE FULL LIST OF EDITORS BY DISCIPLINE and SUBJECT  

FULL LIST OF CATEGORIES  cf below 

1. Astrophysics
2. Cancer
3. Cell Biology
4. Chemical Biology
5. Chemistry
6. Earth and Environmental Sciences
7. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
8. Genetics and Genomics
9. Immunology
10. Microbiology
11. Molecular Biology
12. Neuroscience
13. Particle Physics
14. Physics
15. Plant Biology
16. Stem Cells and Development

About The online journal Scientific Reports

I am sure readers will enjoy this publication.

Open competition to design an automobile seat - Prizes, The global winner gets 6000euros, Two regional winners get 3000Euros

Chemical Company BASF has opened a global car seat design competition in collaboration with several automobile manufacturers. The contest is open to anyone interested in automotive design.  This opportunity invites you to imagine and design your ideas for the automobile seat of the future, using BASF materials in an innovative way.

designfabrik® – sit down. move.   

Alternative link

Original news item and much more via Materials World - IOM3 member house journal, Nov 2012 magazine cover.

More information and free materials at IOM3 & MW

Strathclyde picks up coveted title on awards night-The University of Strathclyde has been named University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards 2012.

First in Industry and Applied Research - True to it's motto "A place of useful learning"

Strathclyde picks up coveted title on awards night

The Glasgow institution picked up the coveted title at a ceremony held in London yesterday evening attended by more than 1,000 staff from universities and colleges across the UK.

Judges in the awards were impressed with how Strathclyde’s dedication to working with industry had taken shape over the past year with a series of groundbreaking initiatives.

Its "transformational year" saw the technological institution invest almost £90 million in a Technology and Innovation Centre to unite academia and industry.

The university also established the UK's first Fraunhofer Institute – Europe's largest research contract organisation – through the creation of a Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics.

As well as doubling its research income from business and industry to £6.2 million, Strathclyde was also selected as the exclusive European partner for South Korea's global research and commercialisation programme.

John Gill, editor of Times Higher Education, said the institution's focus on "really meaningful" partnerships with industry "had come together in an impressive way in the past 12 months, and the judges were clear that it was a worthy winner".

Institute magazine reporter wins Writer of the Year Award | IOM3: The Global Network for Materials, Minerals & Mining Professionals

Institute magazine reporter wins Writer of the Year Award | IOM3: The Global Network for Materials, Minerals & Mining Professionals

Cheers to our colleague writers and winners of the above reward.
 I hope my readers will join me in reading Materials World, IOM3 member house journal.

Nanomanufacturing of biomaterials - Review article from Materials Today, November 2012.

It is always interesting and useful to enlarge one's knowledge in the rapidly expanding field of Materials Science and what could be better than a review paper to keep up-to-date.  Here is a link to nanotechnology, nanomanufacturing  and biomaterials.

Nanomanufacturing of biomaterials - Review article - Materials Today