Star Wars was not the only force making a come-back in 2015. The return of generic advertising brought with it a promise of increased profitability for the diamond trade. Even as numerous stories reflecting pain in the industry vied for our ...
China is the world's largest producer and exporter of rare-earths. These are elements which are critical to the manufacturing of high-tech products, including smartphones, wind turbines and car batteries, among other things. However, ...
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Smartphone brands in China are expected to enter a new phase of consolidation in 2016 as some vendors have sold their sub-brands or introduced new strategic partners, according to industry sources. Smartphone brands in China were active ...
Tags: Coolpad, Nubia, Smartphone
China will encourage property developers reduce home prices as part of efforts to destock inventory, said a statement issued Monday after a key economic policy meeting. The Central Economic Work Conference said the country will promote ...
The announced merger between petrochemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont will have a significant impact on the low-density polyethylene market and could be just the beginning of large-scale consolidations, an industry consultant said ...
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Premier Li Keqiang has pledged "firmer resolve and greater efforts" to tackle the long-standing problem of industrial overcapacity as "old growth drivers" such as manufacturing and investment continue to struggle. China is experiencing a ...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a few days ago that China would provide the 5th-round emergency aid to African countries to fight against Ebola. On November 4, the Official of the Department of Foreign Assistance made a comment on ...
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Trillium US Inc of Clackamas, OR, USA has acquired the Oxford Instruments-Austin division of Austin, TX, USA (formerly Austin Scientific). Focused on the helium-compression-based vacuum and temperature management and control sector, Oxford ...
Tags: Vacuum pumps, blowers, Oxford Instruments
In response to the shift in the lighting market toward semiconductor-based technologies creating new growth opportunities, lighting company Osram GmbH of Munich, Germany says that it is to invest about €3bn in new technologies and ...
Tags: Osram, Lighting, Opto Semiconductors
For its fiscal second-quarter 2016 (ended 3 October 2015), Qorvo Inc, which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications, has reported revenue of $708.3m, up 5.2% on $673.6m last ...
Tags: Qorvo, RFMD, TriQuint Semiconductor, Mobile Products
Touch panel maker TPK has announced net loss of NT$19.4 billion (US$600 million), or loss per share of NT$55.15 for the third quarter of 2015. The operating loss was primarily attributable to one-off asset impairment charges on ...
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The market for mid-infrared lasers is about to receive a welcome boost from a raft of new medical and military applications. That’s according to a new analyst report from the market research firm Strategies Unlimited, which ...
Tags: mid-infrared lasers, photonics industry, mid-IR region
China’s fast-growing market for LED lighting will more than double in value to be worth $7.4 billion in 2017, according a new market study. Analysts at Lux Research believe that a virtuous cycle of falling prices, policy support ...
Analysts at the consultancy company IHS are predicting a 25 per cent rise in global demand for photovoltaics in 2015, with the emergence of the Indian market set to contribute strongly for the first time. “While 2014 remained a ...
Tags: PV Market, solar panels, solar PV
Annual production of laser-based manufacturing systems made by companies at German locations for the first time exceed the billion euro mark, according to data compiled by the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), Laser and Laser Systems ...
Tags: Laser Systems, solid-state lasers