CHINESE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPANIES COUNTING ON U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE FIX

TractoPart | Mar 10, 2017 | 0 comments

The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products and China Construction Machinery Association made it very clear this week at ConExpo that they are ready when we are. With tons of machinery shipped across the Pacific to be displayed this week in Las Vegas, China dominated the Gold Lot

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Prices hit 9-year low on weak construction, mining

TractoPart | Feb 10, 2016 | 0 comments

Specialty steel prices have fallen to their lowest in nine years due to sluggish demand for construction and mining equipment as building slows in China and resource prices slide. Prices for structural steel, the specialty steel most produced, have been hit hard. SC, a type of carbon steel used in machinery parts, sold recently

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Shenzhen Landslide Exposes China’s Problem With Construction Waste

TractoPart | Dec 30, 2015 | 0 comments

A mountain of soil and construction debris collapsed in the city of Shenzhen on December 20, destroying 33 buildings and leaving 100 people missing. The accident was not triggered by an earthquake or heavy rainfall. It was caused by the manmade pile giving way after collecting for two years with no safety inspections. The

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Why Chinese firms are elbowing out foreign rivals in road construction

TractoPart | Nov 23, 2015 | 0 comments

The firms will pocket a cool Sh63 billion of a possible Sh90.6 billion when they complete the projects. The balance will be shared between three European contractors and one Indian contractor. Kenya will have the crumbs that are maintenance and supervision. And, even those are not guaranteed. This year when the Government advertised for

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