Seven China-based panel makers have been expanding existing or setting up new AMOLED production capacities, with total annual capacity estimated to increase from 272,000 square meters in 2016 to 1.584 million square meters in 2018, 4.464 ...
LED packaging service provider Unity Opto Technology expects smart lighting, high-end backlighting and infrared (IR) applications to drive business growth and hike overall gross margin by 3-5pp in 2017, according to company chairman Wu ...
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China-based makers of LED materials, including aluminum substrates, copper foil and plastic materials, have hiked quotes by 30-40%, sending China-based LED chip makers raising prices by about 10%. China-based LED packaging service providers ...
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Early in May, Luxlite, Epistar's sole distributor in China, has sent out an announcement of price adjustment, listing a number of reasons for price increase, including continuingly increased raw materials and manpower costs. Chinese LED ...
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OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei described the OnePlus 2 as "a failure" during last week's OnePlus 3T announcement – and now we know why. In an exclusive interview with TrustedReviews at the London launch of the OnePlus 3T, Pei revealed ...
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China's foreign exchange reserves shrank for a fourth straight month in October, the central bank said Monday. The world's largest currency hoard fell to 3.12 trillion U.S. dollars last month, down 45.7 billion dollars from September, ...
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Following the step last week, spot prices in the PV supply chain spiked further this week, not only in the up- and midstream sector but also for China's domestic PV modules, a trend expected to continue into first half of November. ...
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The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened another 160 basis points to 6.7258 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS). It was the weakest level ...
Snapchat has launched its first-ever physical product: a pair of sunglasses. Today, Snapchat announced ‘Spectacles’, a pair of glasses with a built-in camera and, of course, Snapchat integration. At the touch of a button, you ...
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As a bellwether for the U.S. jewelry market and global diamond industry, this year's Las Vegas shows met the trade's conservative expectations. While foot traffic and diamond trading were slightly slower than previous years, jewelry sales ...
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The yuan edged up against a basket of currencies in May despite hopes for a stronger US dollar, according to an index released by financial services provider China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The yuan exchange rate composite index, ...
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LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, reports that the global average sales price (ASP) of 40-watt equivalent LED light bulb stood at US$9.6 in May, translating to a monthly drop of 1.6%. The global ASP of 60-watt equivalent LED light bulbs ...
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The move by the Government will see the current minimum wage upped from £6.70 per hour to £7.20 this month. But the news has our indie retail panel calling for a reassessment of 'already squeezed margins'. The livng wage ...
Tags: Touhub, The toy store, Kerrison store, Living wages
American flavor company McCormick may increase the bid price for UK based Premier Foods after its £494m offer was rejected twice earlier. Premier Foods, which owns Mr Kipling cakes and Bisto gravy was offered 60 pence per share ...
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Want a DSLR, but don’t want to remortgage you house? Canon might have the camera for you. Canon has unveiled a new entry-level DSLR camera that doesn’t cost the earth. The EOS 1300D is described as “an ideal ...