The European Union (EU) and the China government have reached a consensus about minimum prices and an annual quota to be set on PV modules imported from China to resolve anti-dumping disputes, and this is expected to benefit Taiwan-based ...
Tags: Solar Cell, PV Settlement
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight plans to spend less than EUR10 million (US$13 million) to acquire 100% of a Germany-based lighting fixture firm, according to the firm. Everlight has been promoting own-brand Everlight Lighting ...
Tags: Lighting Fixture, Everlight
Facing slowdown in exports to traditional Western Europe market, which is passing through financial crisis, Nepali handicraft exporters were hunting for new destinations for exports, and have identified Brazil, East Europe, Mexico and ...
Tags: Nepali Handicraft, Textile Markets
Japan's solar installations surged by 270% (in GW) in the first quarter of 2013, positioning the country to surpass Germany to become the world's largest solar market in terms of revenues in 2013, according to market research institute IHS. ...
Tags: Solar Revenue, Lighting
According to report, the prices of hot rolled coils (HRC) and cold rolled coils (CRC) have remained the same for June deliveries from Russian and Ukrainian makers after May holidays in order to keep the prices stable. However, most ...
Tags: CIS, Coil, steelmakers
The European Union (EU) plans to announce the details of its anti-subsidy tariff against China-based solar firms on June 6, 2013. The tariff is expected to be 30-67.9% with the average as high as 47.6%. The anti-dumping tariff rate will be ...
Tags: Solar Trade Tariffs, Lights
The supplier base for PV inverters further fragmented in 2012, with the total market share of the 10 largest suppliers falling by more than four percentage points, according to IHS. This was partly due to strong growth in demand from ...
Tags: PV inverter, Lights, Lighting
Recently, Baosteel Group Co., Ltd. chairman Xu Lejiang and his retinue attends 2013 International Iron and Steel Association Council special session and Executive Committee 49th meeting held in Vienna, Austria. During the meeting, Xu ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, steel
Reflecting a major shift in the global solar market after four years of severe erosion, prices for solar modules in the key Europe market are rising due to number of factors, including the newly restored balance between supply and demand. ...
Tags: Solar Module Prices, Solar Module, Lighting
In 2012, the global solar market was affected by incentive policy changes in various countries. Now such incentive programs are mostly aimed at pushing steady market growth until grid parity is achieved. In Europe, solar PV installations ...
IRL has published, “A Profile of the Eastern European Paint Industry.” This report has been developed and expanded upon from IRL’s previous studies. The report provides overviews and forecasts for ten national paint and ...
Tags: Paint Industry, Paint, coatings markets
On March 12, Lamborghini announced the financial data of 2012. Last year, its operating income increased to 469 million dollars from 322 million dollars year-on-year, an increase of 45.7%. Lamborghini’s global sales were 2,083 ...
Tags: Lamborghini, Revenue, operating income, vehicles
The return of Alfa Romeo to the US market is critical to its future success, says the Italian brand’s parent company FiatChrysler. Alfa will belatedly relaunch in North America in the second half of 2013 with its new 4C sports car. ...
Tags: Alfa Romeo, Crucial, Italian Brand
The effect of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-made solar cells has been questioned especially when China-based solar firms are now able to buy solar cells from non-China regions and continue to assemble the ...
Tags: Solar Cells, solar firms, investigation
Gigastorage, in order to reflect increases in cost of polysilicon by US$1.5/kg to US$16-17/kg, has hiked prices for its solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers to US$0.8 for models with energy conversion rates of 17-17.1% and above ...
Tags: Gigastorage, polysilicon, prices, polycrystalline silicon wafers