VDO, a supplier of automotive electronics and mechatronics, has introduced three new services for improving fleet control and management as part of expansion of its services at TIS-Web portal. The service includes TIS -Web Fleet app, ...
Tags: Fleet Control, VDO, automotive electronics
China's massive investments in LED manufacturing capacity are paying off, with a Chinese company entering the top 10 global ranking (by revenue) of packaged LED makers for the first time, according to the IHS LED Intelligence Service of ...
Tags: LED, LED Market, LED Suppliers
Global supply of high-end LED chips is short of demand by 20-30% currently, according to chairman Lee Biing-jye of LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar. Despite the shortage, Epistar will not hike quotes for high-end LED chips and ...
China's massive investments in LED manufacturing capacity are paying off, with a China-based company entering the top ranks of the global market for the first time ever, according to IHS. China's MLS Electronics in 2013 rose to the number ...
Tags: LED manufacturing, LED production
Southern Coal Corp is seeing an uptick in demand for high-quality steam coal this year, but the metallurgical side of its business continues to lag, which is why the company has temporarily idled its Tams No 1 mine in Raleigh County, West ...
Tags: Steam Coal, steam coal production
China's coastal coal freight rates are showing signs of stabilizing this week, after falling for three months amid lackluster shipping demand from utilities. As of June 18, the shipping rate for vessels of 50,000-60,000 dwt from ...
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United States Steel Corporation announced Monday that it will indefinitely idle two tubular manufacturing facilities in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and Bellville, Texas, in early August, impacting approximately 260 employees as a result of ...
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Several western Pennsylvania communities will share in a nationwide total of $67 million in brownfields funding announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties. ...
For first-quarter 2014, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $14.3m, up 24% on $11.5m last ...
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding seven hazardous waste sites that pose risks to people's health and the environment to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. EPA is also proposing to add another ...
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Despite shutdown of nuclear power plants, Japan is not expected to raise its thermal coal imports significantly over the next five-seven years, as existing coal-fired power plants are running at high rates and new facilities are still on ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, nuclear power plants
Congestion on U.S. Interstate highways added over $9.2 billion in operational costs to the trucking industry in 2013, according to research released by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). ATRI, the non-profit research ...
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For the first quarter of 2014, Methanex reported Adjusted EBITDA of $255 million and Adjusted net income of $160 million ($1.65 per share on a diluted basis). These figures compare with Adjusted EBITDA of $245 million and Adjusted net ...
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AOKI Holdings Inc. has revised its consolidated earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 that was announced on February 7, 2014. Reasons for revisions As shown in the above table, sales are likely to exceed our ...
Tags: AOKI Holdings, Fashion Business
US-based coal producer Walter Energy has announced its financial results for the first quarter this year, reporting a net loss of $92.2 million, compared to a net loss of $49.4 million in the first quarter of 2013. In the given quarter, the ...
Tags: Walter Energy, coal producer