On the face of it the outlook in Europe for OEM automobile coatings looks grim at the moment. The region is estimated to have a 20 percent overcapacity in car manufacturing so that plant closures are seen to be sooner or later ...
The main features of recent color trends in Europe have been a greater preference for more and stronger colors and a continued move to white in key influential sectors like the automobile market. Now the big question is how much these ...
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The Japanese semiconductor industry is on a downward spiral as rival companies in Taiwan, South Korea and the U.S. made gains in chip, memory and integrated circuit sales, research firm IC Insights said in a study. The sales of ...
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An industry analyst firm downgraded its 2012 forecast for the global semiconductor market based on slumping economic conditions and chip revenue. The worldwide chip market, which had been expected to grow by less than 3% for the year, is ...
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A long time ago, when Web 2.0 was just Web 1.0, we had to ask people for directions, copy them down, and hope we had a foldable map to help us find our way. Then along came MapQuest, followed by Google Maps in 2005. Today, it seems ...
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Eating a horse is forbidden territory for Americans.You can tuck into a plate of horseflesh in Tokyo,Paris and Moscow,but it usually won't be found on the menu in Dallas or Little Rock. Maybe it's a recognition of horses as companions,or ...
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It is reported that the situation for mining and steel companies in Karnataka continues to be grim despite the Supreme Court order allowing some of the mines to resume operations. Delays in getting clearances from government bodies and in ...
THE political production line went into overtime following yesterday’s announcement. MPs and AMs of all political hues reacted to the news almost as soon as it became public. Aberavon MP Hywel Francis rued it as grim news ...
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Japanese electronics firm Sharp has issued a profit warning,expressing"material doubt"that it will be able to stay in business. Expecting to end the financial year in March 2013 with a net loss of Y450bn(3.5bn euros),Sharp's main problems ...
Taipei, Oct. 23, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's unemployment rate dropped by 0.08 of a percentage point to 4.32% in September, reported the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) yesterday (Oct. 22). A DGBAS official noted ...
Tags: unemployment rate, LED, DRAM, Nan Ya Technology, Huga Optotech
The iPhone 5 is producing a higher volume of web traffic than the Samsung Galaxy S III,after less than three weeks on the market. That's according to research by Chitika Insights which monitored web impressions of the two devices and ...
Tags: Iphone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III, Chitika Insights, touchscreen
Online games developer Zynga, the minds behind addictive Facebook-driven titles FarmVille and CityVille, has acknowledged it faces tough times ahead as its annual earnings report rolls around. With the San Francisco-based company's shares ...
Though more usually associated with the Grim Reaper, scythes are rapidly gaining a reputation for being a useful tool in the garden or at the allotment. From the lawn (yes, you can cut your lawn - and cut it short - with a scythe) to that ...
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Much of Europe is now in the midst of an economic downturn,which is likely to plunge the region into its second recession in four years. But most of Europe's large and even medium-sized coating companies,as well as many of their raw ...
Tags: A Double-Dip Recession, Economic Downturn, The Coatings Sector
IDG News Service-Worldwide IT spending remains on course to grow by 6%in 2012 despite the grim economic situation in Europe,thanks to strong software,storage,smartphone and tablet sales,according to IDC. While 2012 has been a tough year ...
Tags: IT Spending, IDC, grim economic situation, software, storage, smartphone