Developing a Set of Criteria for Prioritising GHG Emission Reduction Measures in Metallurgical Sector

Prioritizing climate change mitigation measures could help to identify most feasible or most nationally appropriated mitigation actions. This process can also provide important inputs for the development of national climate change strategies or policies. The paper applies Delphi method to prioritize criteria for potential climate change mitigation technology in the metallurgical sector in Vietnam. The consultation process has been done with ten experts in only two cycle to reach Kendall (W) value over 0.5. Then, 11 out of 21 criteria have been selected for Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) in prioritizing mitigation options in iron and steel, lead, zinc, tin and aluminium productions. Mitigation options with highest scores will be proposed for mitigation target of the metallurgical sector which could be inputs for NDC of industrial sector. The selected criteria include 01 indicator in emission reduction (GPT1), 01 indicator in environmental impacts (MT1), 01 indicators in social impacts (XH3), 02 indicators in economic impacts (KT1, KT2), 02 indicators in sustainable development impacts (PTBV1, PTBV2) and 04 indicators in MRV (MRV1, MRV2, MRV3, MRV4).

Analysis of Shareholding in Companies: Case of Mali

In this article, we analyze in the Malian context the link between the structure of the shareholding and the sustainability of companies based on data from the census of industrial enterprises of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, 2015. The results show that Mali’s economic opening option in the 1980s, strengthened in the 1990s following the implementation of the Structural Adjustment Programs, resulting in the state’s withdrawal from the management of enterprises, have enabled the emergence of private enterprises in almost all sectors of economic activity. However, shareholding in industrial enterprises has suffered from poor governance. It also shows that the number of women entrepreneurs is close to that of men. Between 2010 and 2014, the majority of shareholders are in the agri-food sector. The majority of the investment is in the metal and metallurgical sector.

RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT OF SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY / TIEKIMO GRANDINĖS TOBULINIMO GALIMYBIŲ TYRIMAS METALURGIJOS PRAMONĖJE

As the recent industrial situation is characterized by a growing global competition, decreasing product life cycles and increased levels of global outsourcing, among other challenges, the importance of supply chain integration between companies and its suppliers has become a critical factor for their survival in the international market. The way on how they arrange their supply networks to accomplish a flexible supply chain will define the future of modern enterprises. This article aims to explore Supply Chain Management in the Lithuanian metallurgical industry. More precisely, it will be focused on determining its supply chain and describing actual situation and relationships that affect it. Additionally, this paper looks to analyze the possible improvements that could be made in order to make it more efficient. In addition, to get an overview of the present supply chain in the metallurgical sector, a survey has been sent to a selection of metal-manufacturing companies inside Lithuania. The conducted survey-questionnaire represents the empirical research base for this study.

Involving technogenic mineral resources in the production of "glass-steel" compositions

The purpose of this study is to ensure the sustainable development of society by reducing the use of natural resources. Waste from the mining and metallurgical sector is a valuable raw material for the making of glass-steel compositions. The obtained results show that the involvement of man-made waste positively affects the physico-mechanical and operational properties of enamel slurries. The involvement of mining and metallurgical sector waste in the technological cycle of obtaining glass-steel compositions will allow expanding the mineral base for the production of protective coatings while simultaneously ensuring the requirements of environmental safety and protection.

HOW INDUSTRIALISED WAS MEXICO BY 1929? A SMALL BUT NECESSARY CORRECTION TO MEXICO’S NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

The purpose of this work is to correct an error contained in the historical record of Mexico’s GDP which has led to underestimate considerably the progress achieved by industrialisation in the Mexican economy before the Great Depression, also distorting its position within the Latin American context. This error consists in the misleading identification of industry with manufacture, ignoring the contribution to Mexican industrial production made by the metallurgical sector. By incorporating the value added from metallurgy to the net output of manufacture the share of industry in GDP grows accordingly, placing Mexico among the most industrialised countries of Latin America by the end of the export era.