Production equipment order cancellations and push-outs by solar manufacturers during 2012 exceeded US$3 billion by the end of third-quarter 2012, according to NPD Solarbuzz. This has resulted in a significant reduction in order backlogs ...
Tags: PV solar equipment, Production equipment order, solar equipment
Ethanol producers in the US, the world's largest maker of the biofuel, saw margins sink further into negative territory in October as selling prices fell around 4% from September, according to a study by Iowa State University. ...
Tags: Ethanol producers, biofuel, selling prices
15.11.2012 − The Polish group Barlinek raised its revenues by around 10% to PLZ170.7m in the second quarter of this year. The company credited both higher sales volumes, notably in its flooring business, and a change in its product ...
Tags: Barlinek, flooring business, sales volumes
US steam cracker margins showed minor increase against lower feedstock costs in a shortened holiday week,as US markets were closed for celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. Platts'close of assessment for the week was at 12:30 p.m.CST ...
Tags: steam cracker margins, Ethane-based ethylene margins, data, price
NEMA's Electroindustry Business Confidence Index(EBCI)for current North American business conditions again moved upward,climbing to 45.5 in October from 42.1 in September and 35.7 in August.Its recent rebound has left the index just short ...
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After five months of positive readings,the Architecture Billings Index(ABI)has fallen into negative terrain.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between ...
Usually the articles I write feature change of some sort. Most often it’s a statistical series that has moved up or down. Sideways is the exception. A series that is well-known for its volatility is construction costs. That’s ...
Tags: market view, construction
China’s solar-panel supply glut is consolidating the industry and will likely slash the number of domestic manufacturers to 15 within half a decade, according to a research group at the nation’s top economic planning agency. ...
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China’s solar-panel supply glut is consolidating the industry and will likely slash the number of domestic manufacturers to 15 within half a decade, according to a research group at the nation’s top economic planning agency. ...
Tags: Market View, solar