Lextar, an LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), officially merged with Wellypower, another AUO LED subsidiary, on February 1, 2013. Market observers believe the merger will boost Lextar's revenues in the first quarter, and profits for the ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose 1.6 percent in the week ending February 23, following a slight production drop a week ago. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in February this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 73.8 percent, falling 3.6 percentage points ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar expects January-February capacity utilization rate to be around 70% and is likely to reach full capacity in April due to strong LED backlight and lighting orders. The firm added that orders for March are up compared ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production fell 0.4 percent in the week ending February 16, following a 1.2 percent increase the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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Due to rising demand for LED products from the handsets and lighting sectors, market research institutes predict the global LED market output value will reach US$12.4 billion in 2013, representing an on-year growth of 12%. However, the ...
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Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics had January consolidated revenues of NT$1.653 billion (US$56.0 million) growing on month and year. According to the firm, demand for traditional lamp products has been weak but orders ...
Solar wafer and cell makers in Greater China plan to increase capacity utilization rates to full after the Lunar New Year holidays and hope product prices will increase as well. Solar firms believe that solar module price trends will show ...
Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2012. In the fourth quarter, Ruukki posted an operating loss of €39 million, remaining almost unchanged compared to the ...
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According to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD), in January this year Turkey's motor vehicle output totaled 85,519 units, decreasing by three percent year on year and down by 3.4 ...
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The American Iron Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production increased 1.2 percent in the week ending February 9, following a decline in the last couple weeks. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production fell 0.3 percent in the week ending February 2, following a 1 percent drop the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production fell 1 percent in the week ending January 26, following a 0.3 percent increase the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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JSW Steel, the largest steelmaker in India reported its financial result for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2012/13. In the third quarter, JSW Steel posted profits after tax of INR1.37 billion, falling by 19% ...
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According to Taiwan's Photonic Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA), multiple factors such as low prices, falling demand in Europe and continuous incentive cuts caused the solar industry to see falling output value in ...
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