Taiwan-based LED chipmakers have been trying to return to profitability but due to continuous price falls, it has been difficult. Market observers believe LED chipmakers such as Epistar, and Formosa Epitaxy will see net losses in 2012. ...
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The weak solar market has been delaying technological improvements for solar firms. Despite the fact that N-type mono-crystalline high efficiency product may achieve a breakthrough that P-type mono- and multi-crystalline solar product ...
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To enter the US market, LED components need to pass LM-79 LED luminaire testing, which can take up to nine months, according to UL Taiwan. LED lighting firms have been facing difficulties to enter different markets due to such entry ...
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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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According to Minister of Economy and Energy Delyan Dobrev, Bulgaria's gross domestic product is expected to mark a total growth of around 1% for 2012. Dobrev in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio Sunday that "This GDP growth ...
Indonesia has become Taiwan’s No.6 market for machine tools in the first 10 months this year, according to chairman of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), H.T. Hsu. The association’s statistics show that ...
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IEC 62368: Standard to affect communication equipment. X-ray Security Inspection System Test and Certification. Newly established Component Service team in South China. Latest investment on the Head & Torso System. ISO 14064 ...
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Mr Philip Kirchelechner a senior consultant with Australian iron ore miner Mt Gibson Iron at an industry forum on December 9th said that CITIC WA iron ore project is not going well and it is facing loss at the start of production. ...
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Indian mills chanced their first rub with market by increasing HRC price by INR 500 to 1000 per tonne after nearly 2 Quarters. Coming at fag end of the year it was pale shadow of the seasonal hike in price and demand in Q2 and Q3. ...
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Everlight has received downgrade from "twA-" to "twBBB+" estimated by Taiwan Ratings Corp, which reflecting concerns about the balance sheet of the country's biggest LED chip packager over the next one to two years amid negative market ...
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China-based Build Your Dreams (BYD) Auto has collaborated with Bulmineral to construct an auto assembly plant at Breznik in Sofia, Bulgaria to produce electric cars and electric buses. The new joint venture plant, which will be named as ...
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SemiLEDs has announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2012, ended May 31, 2012. Revenue for Q3 of fiscal 2012 was $9.2 million, a 64% increase compared to $5.6 million in the same time of fiscal 2011. GAAP net loss ...
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US-based private equity investment firm TPG Capital has completed the previously announced acquisition of Chinese cosmetics packaging company HCP from members of the founding Chen family for about $500m. HCP has manufacturing facilities ...
According to Foxconn Technology Group's press release published on July 13, the company started new business ventures in the connector, computer case, metal stamping, power management fields. The investment totals US$146 million (NT%1.049 ...
Tags: Foxconn, LED, investment, Henan Province
According to China's customs statistics, details of the imports of chrome ore in October 2012 as well as during the ten months (January to October) of 2012 were as per the table attached hereto. Imports of the ore in October were 685,048 ...