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

TSMC Approved The Sale of Its Stake in TSMC SSI

Jan 12, 2015

The board of directors of Hsinchu-based Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, the world’s biggest silicon wafer foundry) has approved the sale of its stake in TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL). Taiwan’s Epistar Corp ...

Tags: LED lighting products, Electrical

OnePlus Reveales It Has Sold Over One Million Smartphone Units in 2014 Alone

Jan 12, 2015

Fledgling smartphone firm OnePlus has revealed it has sold over one million smartphone units in 2014 alone. That’s not bad, considering the firm has but a single stock-keeping unit - the OnePlus One. It’s even more ...

Tags: OnePlus, Smartphones, Consumer Electronics

December Average Retail Price for 7W LED Light Bulbs Decreased by 8.7%

Jan 12, 2015

December average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market decreased by 8.7% on month to CNY35.7 (US$5.8), while that for 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescent ones) decreased by 9.1% ...

Tags: LED Bulb Prices, mobile device, Lights

Global Solar PV Demand Is Forecast to Grow by up to 25% in 2015

Jan 12, 2015

Global solar PV demand is forecast to grow by up to 25% in 2015, according to IHS. Due to the ongoing cost reductions for solar PV, IHS forecasts that installation demand will grow at a double-digit rate of 16-25% and installations in the ...

Tags: solar PV, low-concentration photovoltaic(LCPV)systems, Lights

GD Development Announced The Completion of a Rooftop PV System

Jan 12, 2015

GD Development, a PV EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor established by Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech Energy, has announced the completion of a rooftop PV system at Kaohsiung International Airport and another at ...

Tags: PV Systems, PV power-generating station, Lights

PV Market Price Is Expected to Remain Constant Until The End of The Lunar New Year

Jan 12, 2015

The overall PV market price in the first quarter of 2015 is expected to remain constant until the end of the Lunar New Year. Afterwards, shipment demand will decrease and pricing will drop. The beginning of the holiday season in China meets ...

Tags: solar energy, Lights

Henkel Opened Its First Asia-Pacific Loctite Impregnation Service Center in Suzhou

Jan 12, 2015

Henkel opened its first Asia-Pacific Loctite Impregnation Service Center in Suzhou, China. With this new service center, Henkel brings its leading and innovative impregnation technology from Europe into Asian and other emerging markets. ...

Tags: cost savings, processing time, Construction

FESPA China 2014 Attracted 11,667 Individual Visitors From 91 Countries

Jan 12, 2015

FESPA China 2014, which took place from November 19 to 21, 2014, attracted 11,667 individual visitors from 91 countries, up 23 per cent from the first FESPA China exhibition in 2013. With over 500 exhibitors, the 2014 show was 30 per cent ...

Tags: screen, digital, textile print, Textile

Chinese Oil Companies Prompted to Reduce Output

Jan 11, 2015

Rising production costs and falling global crude prices are prompting Chinese oil companies to reduce output and explore other options for sustainable profit growth in the long term, a leading industry expert said on Tuesday. Part of the ...

Tags: crude prices, Crude Oil

The Overall PV Market Price to Remain Flat

Jan 10, 2015

The overall PV market price in the first quarter of 2015 will remain constant until the end of the Chinese New Year; afterwards, shipment demand will decrease and the price will drop, expected EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce. ...

Tags: PV Market, Solar Energy

Taxes Remained High on The Agenda of Chinese Policymakers Last Year

Jan 9, 2015

China plans to levy a resources tax on coal based on sales value instead of production volume, as well as scrapping arbitrary levies on coal miners starting from December 1, taxation and fiscal authorities said over the weekend. ...

Tags: Resources Tax, Coal

Motorola Smartphones to Return to China in February

Jan 9, 2015

Motorola has announced it will re-enter the Chinese smartphone market from February with at least three products.Lenovo will offer the Moto X around the Chinese New Year- the Spring Festival- in February. The Moto X Pro with a 6-inch ...

Tags: Motorola, Smartphones

An Estimated 186.017 Billion High-Brightness LED Chips Shipped Globally in 2015

Jan 9, 2015

There will be an estimated 186.017 billion high-brightness LED chips shipped globally in 2015, increasing on year by 32.6%, and the corresponding production value will grow much less by 7.5% to US$13.699 billion due to continued drops in ...

Tags: LED chips, LED lighting

TTA Has Acquired Nine Percent Stake in Sino Grandness Food Industry Group

Jan 9, 2015

Thoresen Thai Agencies Public Company (TTA) has acquired nine percent stake in Chinese canned food maker Sino Grandness Food Industry Group for around S$24.5m ($18.3m). The acquisition forms a part of TTA's long-term diversification and ...

Tags: water chestnut, sweet corn, fruit, vegetable juices, Agriculture

Karl Mayer Is Launching Two New Machines for 3D Warp-Knitted Textiles in China

Jan 9, 2015

German producer of warp knitting technologies, Karl Mayer is launching two new machines for 3D warp-knitted textiles in China. Karl Mayer has invited specialists to an open-house event scheduled for January 22 and 23, 2015 and the new ...

Tags: 3D Warp-Knitted Textile Machines, Textile