Independent impregnating businesses have encountered relatively steady order intake in the past few weeks.The minor upswing that emerged in January after a rather weak final quarter of 2011 has thus remained in place.Nonetheless,business ...
The Light Emitting Diode (LED) industry is witnessing tremendous growth of late as governments and businesses look for ways to reduce energy consumption. The high-brightness LED (HB-LED) market grew 4.3% year-on-year to $12bn in 2011, ...
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The Light Emitting Diode (LED) industry is witnessing tremendous growth of late as governments and businesses look for ways to reduce energy consumption. The high-brightness LED (HB-LED) market grew 4.3% year-on-year to $12bn in 2011, ...
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The fourth quarter of last year heralded a slowdown in the amount of OSB that the US exported to most overseas markets after significant growth in the first half and first nine months of the year. The full-year growth rate was thus less ...
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After the slow fourth quarter of last year, agents and importers say demand for US hardwood lumber assortments has recovered again at the beginning of 2012 as expected. At the same time, however, some importers only registered a brief ...
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German business confidence jumped more than economists forecast in January to a five-month high, signaling Europe’s largest economy may avoid a recession. The Ifo institute’s business climate index, based on a survey of 7, 000 ...
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That is the case for members of the European plastics and rubber machinery industry, according to Euromap, the trade group that represents the continent's plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers. During the group's triennial General ...
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Lumber prices have taken an unseasonal price spike as U.S.Wholesalers and retailers start buying well ahead of the expected construction season next year. Spurred by low inventories, strong apartment construction and a surprise jump in ...
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Global solar PV installations will reach 24GW in 2011 according to IMS Research. IMS Research found that despite the relatively weak start to the year, installations will rise by 24% in 2011 to reach 24GW, up from 19GW in 2010. The research ...
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The European plastics and rubber machinery industry achieved remarkable rates of growth in 2010 and 2011 and is on course to match the 2008 record. “Our industry recovered very well from the economic and financial crisis in the ...
That is the case for members of the European plastics and rubber machinery industry, according to Euromap, the trade group that represents the continent's plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers. During the group's triennial General ...