Despite this, the industrial structure of profits continue to improve, with the equipment manufacturing industry registering a rebound in profits for six consecutive months.

German automakers Mercedes-Benz and BMW sign up to use eco-friendly materials.

From the most to the least, energy is mainly consumed by the EU's industry sectors, transport, households, services and agriculture.

As the world transitions to more sustainable energy sources, using steel-armoured cables to connect to areas of high sun activity could be the key to a shared, solar-powered future.

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has set out its production growth and decarbonisation targets in an investor seminar.

It also said the federal government's decision would check the downward trend witnessed in steel exports in recent months.

BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

The province's total import and export value from January to October hit 282.46 billion yuan ($39.73 billion), up 16.4 percent year-on-year.