In September this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the Chinese steel sector was at 43.6 percent, down by 4.8 percentage points as compared to August, still below the 50 percent threshold and falling to the lowest level of the ...
Tags: Steel Sector, PMI
Resistors, switches and sensors aren’t sexy, especially against the bright lights and flashy dance shows competing for attention at this week’s Ceatec show in Japan. But if you want to see the future of electronics, the ...
Tags: Component Makers, Gadgets, Electronics
The light bulb that has lit up our homes since the 1800s is officially on its way out. The inefficient incandescent, which loses most of its energy as heat, has fallen out of favor with the financially and ecologically concerned. LED, ...
Tags: Outrace Technology, LED Technology, OEM/ODM Manufacturing, light bulb
The cotton growing area in China in the 12 months is expected to decline to 63.40 million mu (about 4.23 million hectares), down 9.4 percent from the previous year, and the cotton yield is also forecast to plunge by half a million tonnes to ...
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For Chinese solar manufacturers, the fourth quarter is the most important time for solar photovoltaic installations. It is then that Chinese vendors speed up deployment to meet the central government’s annual targets. The Chinese ...
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Prices for LEDs have come down dramatically, and the market for LED luminaires and lamps is set to explode in the residential segment as prices continue to fall, efficacy improves, and new use cases for lighting develop. Accompanying the ...
Tags: LED luminaires, LED Light
Jamba Juice Company, a leading healthy, active lifestyle brand announced today that the Company has entered into a master franchise development agreement with Quan Hung Gourmet Company to develop 35 Jamba Juice stores in Taiwan over the ...
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The Ministry of Commerce, Government of China, has fixed wool import quota at 287,000 tons and for wool tops at 80,000 tons for 2015. China has kept its import quota of wool and wool tops unchanged since 2006, even though the country ...
Tags: China Fixes, Wool Import, Textile
Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange are likely to trade within a range of $17,000-23,000/mt in 2015, Alto Capital research analyst Carey Smith said Friday. "Prices will average around the $20,000/mt level due mainly to the ...
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Despite the apparent saturation of optical coherence tomography systems in the ophthalmology markets of developed countries, the distinct OCT market for healthcare and life science sectors is still expected to grow from around €500 ...
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The production and sales of coal declined in the first eight months in China, according to the China Coal Industry Association Sunday. China produced 2.52 billion tonnes of coal from January to August this year, down 1.4 percent from the ...
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Shutting out Chinese solar producers from the lucrative US market is as damaging to them as blocking out the sunlight. The US Department of Commerce on July 5 determined a new set of anti-dumping duties on solar products from China and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Solar Panel
More than 24 million vehicles will be sold this year in the world's largest auto market, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) has forecast. China's vehicle output is also expected to top 24 million units this year, ...
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China's environmental degradation has become a growing source of public consternation and a potential political liability. Premier Li Keqiang declared a "war on pollution" in March 2014, vowing to reduce emissions from power generation and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Shale
Synlait Milk has secured approval from the Certification and Accreditation Administration to export infant formula to China. The company will produce finished infant formula products that are to be supplied in China at its dry blending ...