Energized by a surge of shipments in Asia, the global PV inverter market in 2012 bucked weak worldwide solar industry conditions to expand by 5% and break the US$7 billion level for the first time. Global PV inverter market revenue last ...
Tags: PV, PV inverter market, Lighting
In spite of difficult market conditions in its core fiber business, the Lenzing Group succeeded in achieving the second-best business result in its history in the 2012 financial year. This can be attributed to new record fiber sales volumes ...
Tags: Textile, Textile Industry
The Rieter Group held its own in 2012 against difficult market conditions worldwide. Order intake for the year as a whole declined by 12% to 839.7 million CHF, although Rieter received more orders in the second half-year than in the first. ...
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THE technology employment sector is expected to strengthen in the second quarter, with hiring experts forecasting a turnaround in the market. Hays senior regional director Peter Noblet said "positivity and growth" would return in Q2. ...
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On April 15, Shanxi Province-based Chinese coke producer Shanxi Coking Co., Ltd announced that in 2012 its operating revenue totaled RMB 5.722 billion ($313 million), down 26.2 percent, while its net profit amounted to RMB 29.68 million ...
Tags: Shanxi Coking Co., Ltd, Net Profit
Beijing-based Chinese steelmaker Shougang Co., Ltd has issued its final financial results for 2012. Accordingly, Shougang has posted an operating revenue of RMB 10.1 billion ($1.6 billion) for 2012, down 19.28 percent year on year, while ...
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Avago Technologies Ltd of San Jose, CA, USA and Singapore (a designer and supplier of III-V-based analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications) says that its board of directors has approved a share ...
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Baosteel-China Steel Corporation 14th high-level scientific and technical exchange is held from March 26 to 30. Baosteel Group Co., Ltd. chairman Xu Lejiang and CSC chairman Zou Ruoqi have in-depth exchange on steel market conditions, ...
Consolidated revenue for H1 2012/13 amounted to DKK 2,036 million which, as expected, is 3% lower compared to last financial year. The Group’s gross margin improved by 1.4 percentage points. The operating profit amounted to DKK 160 ...
Tags: Apparel, IC Companys
Czech-based Evraz Vitkovice Steel, a subsidiary of Russian vertically-integrated steelmaking and mining company Evraz, has halted steel production at its Ostrava plant due to weak demand, according to media reports. Evraz Vitkovice ...
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Compass Diversified Holdings, the parent company of Fox and Camelbak, exercised an option under its credit agreement to borrow an incremental term loan of $30 million. “We are pleased to be able to take advantage of the favorable ...
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Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 5.6% in 2013, according to the Q2 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. The Foundation ...
Tags: equipment, Software Investment
In March this year, the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) of China’s steel sector decreased to 44.6 percent, sharply down 14.3 percentage points compared to the previous month, as announced by the China Steel Logistics Committee ...
Tags: Chinese Steel Sector, PMI, Mineral
Post-2008, the textile dyes and chemical sector was in turmoil following the slowdown in the worldwide textile and apparel sector. Although a strong rebound followed in 2010, 2011 and 2012 on the other hand, were impacted by the volatility ...
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Toys R Us has dropped plans for an IPO, citing unfavourable market conditions and executive leadership transition as reasons. The retailer also posted disappointing Q4 and 2012 full year results. For the fourth quarter, the total ...