Xi hails 'brotherly sentiments' shared by the two nations amid changing international landscape President Xi Jinping has called for China and South Africa to be pacesetters for solidarity and cooperation, inheritors of China-Africa friendship and champions of common interests, saying that the countries' ties have gone beyond the bilateral scope and carry increasingly important global influence. Xi made the remarks in an article that he wrote for South African media, which was published on Monday, as he started a state visit to the nation and is due to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg from Tuesday to Thursday. While commending China-South Africa ties, Xi also expressed China's readiness to work with its BRICS partners — Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa — to act on the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusivenes...

  On May 8-11, METAL CHINA 2023 was successfully held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin), bringing together thousands of exhibits from the entire industry chain and nearly 1000 well-known enterprises from over 30 countries and regions, showcasing and opening a new chapter in the high-quality development of the foundry industry.   The exhibition covers an exhibition area of over 80,000 square meters, with a total of 6 themed pavilions and over 100 supporting events, attracting 127,616 professional visitors from more than 30 countries and regions. As the first regular event in the post-pandemic era, METAL CHINA once again showcases its industry influences with its 36-year history. The exhibition hall is filled with joyful and fruitful atmosphere, most of the exhibitors and visitors said, “there a...

German local time on June 13 morning, the global foundry industry colleagues will again focus on the German Dusseldorf exhibition center, in the neck of all, eagerly awaiting, organized by the China Foundry Association "China Day" special theme activities in the GIFA exhibition area, Hall 15, Booth E01 successfully opened! China Foundry Association President Zhang Libo said in his speech: "Today, we return to the GIFA event after four years, after a special period of more than three years of the epidemic, and new friends and old friends gathered again, the mood is incredibly excited."   In recent years, the global economy has inevitably been affected in many ways by the epidemic, and the manufacturing industry has experienced multiple pressures and difficulties in natural resources, transportation and traffic, manpower and operating costs; and the Chines...

China Foundry Association Meet with Foundry-Planet during GIFA 2023. President Zhang Libo and Executive Vice President Gao Wei held a meeting with Thomas Fritsch from Foundry Planet. Bilateral communication and further cooperation will continue to build up more stable and reliable friendship and relations between two parties. AFA(Asia Foundry Association) and BRICS Foundry Association will play an important role in the future. 德国FOUNDRY-PLANET网站发布与张立波会长、高魏副会长在GIFA展期间交流的报道，表示将在友好合作、协同务实的基础上继续办好《世界铸造》杂志，今后将与亚洲铸造业联合会、金砖国家铸造联合会加强合作，为促进全球铸造业供应链的稳定贡献力量。...

In order to promote the better development of the global service industry and trade in services, with the support of relevant governments, international organizations and key enterprises, on April 25, 2022, the Global Alliance for Trade in Services (hereinafter referred to as GATIS) officially announced its establishment, headquartered in Beijing, China.   GATIS is a non-profit and non-governmental international organization voluntarily formed by business associations, professional organizations and service trade enterprises from all over the world. It adheres to the principles of "neutrality, openness, inclusiveness and innovation, and takes the common interests of its members as its core. The Alliance will work with its global members to establish multi-level and diversified partnerships, build a global service network, carry out a series of high-end econ...

Scientists at MISIS University, a Metal-Expo regular exhibitor, and Skoltech have developed a technology for the production of a new composite material based on shungite and carbon fibers in a graphite matrix. Due to the combination of low density, high strength and chemical stability at elevated temperatures, it can be used to produce fuel cells, super-capacitors, and next-generation aircraft engine components. The work was published in Polymers. Composites with carbon fillers are widely used in modern industry. They can be used for the production of units and equipment operating in extreme conditions, due to their unique properties — high chemical and temperature resistance. Unlike heavy refractory metals that are readily oxidized at elevated temperat...