South Korea-based tier-two LED lighting firms Kumho Electric and Posco LED saw 2012 revenues grow 121% and 184% respectively on year. The firms' 2013 revenues are forecast to show on-year growth of 42% and 150%, reaching KRW123.3 billion ...
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Inflation in the UK held at 2.7 per cent for the third consecutive month in December, in line with forecasts, as a result of a rise in gas and electricity bills. Indeed, figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics found that ...
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The winter of discontent is set to continue for consumers as the last of the UK's big six energy suppliers - E.ON - hikes up the prices of its gas and electricity this week January 18th. Its prices will be increasing by 8.7 per cent, ...
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Shanghai and Beijing are set to introduce tougher laws for food companies, in order to prevent food safety violations. In Shanghai, the companies engaged in unsafe food safety practices will be blacklisted and prevented from continuing in ...
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A group of delegates from the China Chamber of Commerce for Export and Import of Textiles (CCCT) visited Bangladesh seeking opportunities for textile ties with Silk Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (SMEAB). ...
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Steel reinforcement bar futures climbed for a second day on expectations that government policies will spur urban development,boosting demand for the material used in housing and infrastructure. Rebar for delivery in May rose 0.1 percent ...
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CoalGuru, a portal in the arena of all types of coals is as an attempt to create a distinctive place to help individuals and companies in the business of coal and allied services to do better by utilizing information. We, at CoalGuru, ...
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On December 24, more than 30 Taiwanese LED manufacturers have formed LED Lighting Industry Alliance, aiming at facilitating information exchange among member firms and offering suggestions to the government regarding the industry. ...
The United States is honoring its role, to the best of its ability, as the world's locomotive, although despite the positive performance of the real estate market, America seems to be recovering slower than expected. The stumbling block ...
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Members of the Taiwan LED Street Lighting Alliance, in view of large growth potential for indoor LED lighting demand, on December 24 announced its transformation as the Taiwan LED Lighting Alliance to boost application of LED lighting. ...
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The government-backed Silicon Roundabout high-tech incubator has been criticised by the think tank Centre for London in a report published today. The report points to a shortage of mentoring facilities, rising rents, inadequate broadband ...
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This year will see over a quarter of a trillion dollars spent on IT outsourcing globally, but Western European organisations are holding back investments in the uncertain economy, according to the latest research from Gartner. The analyst ...
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Cargill has announced a U.S. $1.35 million, three-year partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) to provide support for the Bilibiza Agriculture Institute (IABil) in order to enhance and expand educational possibilities for farmers in ...
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Cathay Financial Holdings yesterday forecast Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) to rise 3.88% year on year in 2013 while Chung-Hua Institute for Economic Research projected the growth rate at 3.6%, both higher than the estimated ...
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If a recent report by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) is anything to go by, India’s diamond industry is facing a threat of being eclipse by its close rival China in near future. Associated ...
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