Toluene stocks in East China rose 44.4% from September to 45,000 mt in October, according to S&P Global Platts data. The rise in inventory was the result of a backlog of cargo arrivals during the week-long National Day holiday in early ...
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Profit is the new turnover in the diamond trade. As retail inventory levels continue to shrink due to recession-driven efficiencies, the trade has had to change its mindset. No longer can diamantaires play the high-volume production game: ...
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The diamond trade remains under pressure, and further contraction of the market is expected this year. Apart from being squeezed by high rough costs and declining polished prices, dealers lament there are too many players chasing the same ...
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Contract prices of server DRAM are expected to fall by more than 20% QoQ in 1Q19, steeper than the previous forecast of 15%, reports DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. The demand outlook remains weak due to high inventory levels and ...
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For fiscal first-quarter 2018 (to end-September 2017), optical and photonic optical component and subsystem maker Lumentum Holdings Inc of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported revenue of $243.2m, down 5.8% on $258.1m a year ago due to softer ...
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As part of its continuing actions to improve profitability and cash flow, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for ...
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Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) has reported sales of $1.6bn for the second quarter of this year, compared to $1.4bn for the same period last year. The company reported a net income of $143m for the period, compared to $115.9m in ...
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LED lighting players have increased LED device inventory levels, and so global demand for LED chips and devices used in LED lighting is likely to decrease in the third quarter of 2017, according to industry sources. In view of growing ...
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Packaging Corporation of America has reported first quarter 2017 net income of $117m or $1.24 per share and $1.27 per share excluding special items. First quarter net sales were $1.5 billion in 2017 and $1.4 billion in 2016. Reported ...
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Jakks Pacific has detailed its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31th, 2017, citing a decline in net sales. The toy giant revealed that net sales were $94.5 million compared to $95.8 million reported in the comparable ...
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Some China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer makers, in view of high inventory levels due to weak demand, have decreased the utilization of production capacities from 80-100% originally to 50-60%, according to industry ...
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With a history of more than half a century, fastener production is today one of Taiwan's most globally competitive industries in the southern region. This achievement is attributable to insiders' efforts on moving forwards high value-added ...
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Makers in the handset supply chains in Taiwan and China are becoming more conservative about building up inventories for parts and components due to intensifying competition in the China market as a result of the release of the iPhone SE, ...
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Halo, provider of data integration and analytics software for supply chain planning, has announced Halo SkuBrain for Beverage Suppliers and Distributors. SkuBrain for Beverage combines sales and production forecasting and inventory ...
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Fortress Paper reported 2015 fourth quarter operating EBITDA of $3.3m. The Dissolving Pulp Segment generated operating EBITDA of $1.5 million and the Security Paper Products Segment generated EBITDA of $3.9 million . Corporate costs ...
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