China Industry & Market News by Made-in-China.com

Shaanqi Cummins Kicked off Its Tour in Jiangsu

Nov 9, 2015

On November. 2, Shaanqi Cummins commenced its tour in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, the fifth destination of the company's China Logistic Park Tour which is themed with "Road to Prosperity Through Fuel Economy". Together with a number of well renowned ...

Tags: Shaanqi Cummins, heavy-duty truck

Highlights of Chinese LED Lighting Regional Market

Nov 9, 2015

The lighting industry has been steadily developing over the last two decades, with China becoming one of the largest manufacturing base and consumer market. According to data compiled by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) lighting ...

Tags: LED Lighting, lighting market

Demand Key to Driving 2016 Semiconductor Market

Nov 8, 2015

The 2016 semiconducor market will be all about demand, according to Tien Wu, COO for IC backend house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE). Macroeconomic factors such as US interest rates, Europe's economies and quantitative easing in ...

Tags: semiconductor, semiconductor industry

China Bitumen Blend Demand Continues to Ease

Nov 7, 2015

Demand for imported crude, petroleum bitumen blend and straight-run fuel oil by independent teapot refineries in China's eastern Shandong province was relatively weak over this week, given narrowing refining margins on lower oil prices in ...

Tags: crude, petroleum bitumen, fuel oil

Analysis: Dry Bulk Shipowners Faced with Loss of USGC-China Petcoke Route

Nov 6, 2015

Dry bulk shipowners are heading toward 2016 with the prospect of one fewer cargo option on the key loading region of the US Gulf Coast, as new environmental legislation introduced by Beijing this summer could mean China will no longer be ...

Tags: USGC-China Petcoke Route, Dry Bulk Shipowners, sulfur

Tons Lightology Aims to Hike Revenue Proportion for Own-Brand Sales

Nov 6, 2015

Lighting vendor Tons Lightology had 10-15% of consolidated revenues for first-half 2015 coming from own-brand device sales and aims to increase the revenue proportion to 15-20% in the second half and over 20% in 2016, according to the ...

Tags: sales, Tons, Lightology

HTC October Revenues Hit 6-Month High

Nov 6, 2015

HTC has reported revenues of NT$8.95 billion (US$276.8 million) for October, up 25.92% on month but down 43.2% on year. The October figures were the company's highest in six months. For the first 10 months of 2015, revenues amounted to ...

Tags: HIT, HTC, revenues, smartphone

Consumer Notebook Shipments May Fall Significantly After 2015 Year-End

Nov 6, 2015

Despite recent rebounding shipments of consumer notebooks due to replenishing inventories, global demand is still weak and therefore shipments are likely to significantly drop after the 2015 year-end holidays, especially since the first ...

Tags: 4Q15, demand, notebook, shipments

IC Distributor WPG Expects Revenues to Decline Slightly in 4q15

Nov 6, 2015

IC distributor WPG expects its revenues to decline 4-6% to NT$129-135 billion (US$3.99-4.18 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2015 with a gross margin of 3.95-4.1% and an operating margin of 1.4-1.6%. WPG also reported net profits of ...

Tags: 4Q15, IC distributor, revenues, WPG

Panel Makers Ramp up High-End Display Production

Nov 6, 2015

In addition to reaching 90% yields for a-Si displays, China panel makers are also ramping up production of AMOLED, Ultra HD (4K) and IGZO applications to meet demand from high-end markets. China makers want to increase their presence in ...

Tags: OLED displays, smartphone, handset

Wistron Sees Sharp on-Year Drop in 3q15 Net Profit

Nov 6, 2015

Wistron has announced its third-quarter financial results, reporting a drop in net profit by 54.7% on year to reach only NT$657 million (US$20.26 million) due to exchange losses from selling its service center in the Netherlands. Compared ...

Tags: 3Q15, EPS, Sharp, Wistron

Western Digital, Seagate See PCs Growing Less Important to Revenues

Nov 6, 2015

Hard disk drive (HDD) makers Western Digital and Seagate have announced their financial results for the third quarter and both makers are seeing their PC business revenue contributions weaken. PC HDDs only contributed about 34% of Western ...

Tags: HDD, PC, Seagate, storage, Western Digital

4k LCD TV Panels to Exceed 40% of Total Shipment Area in 2016, IHS Says

Nov 6, 2015

Manufacturer and consumer demand for Ultra HD (4K) TVs remains strong, including 4K TV, wide viewing angle (WCG), high dynamic range (HDR) and other high-definition picture performance improvements. Despite overall sluggishness in LCD TV ...

Tags: LCD, LCD TV

Digitimes Research: October LED Light Bulb Prices Mixed in China Market

Nov 6, 2015

October average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market decreased 9.7% on month to CNY29.8 (US$4.7), while that for 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescent ones) rose 1.9% to CNY36.9, ...

Tags: China market, DIGITIMES, Digitimes Research

Acer Sets up Joint-Venture Venture Capital in China

Nov 6, 2015

Acer, in line with promoting its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) business, has established joint-venture venture capital of CNY100 million (US$15.75 million) in Chongqing City, western China, with Acer holding a 30% stake and Taiwan-based ODM ...

Tags: Acer, BYOC, venture capital