US-based solar firm SunPower has reported financial results for first-quarter 2013. The firm saw revenues reach US$635.4 million, down from US$678.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 but up from US$494.1 million in the first quarter ...
Due to strong global demand for LCD TVs, demand for LED backlight units (BLUs) has become robust since the second quarter of 2013 and the booming demand is expected to persist until November, according to Taiwan-based LED makers. LED ...
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Increased competition, steady cost reductions and improved technology performance are putting the LED lighting industry on a path to securing an 80 percent market share for lighting by 2020. In a briefing this morning hosted by Credit ...
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Rising demand for LED backlight and lighting products helped LED chipmakers see capacity utilization rates increase to 90% in the second quarter. Despite shortages of high-end products, the overall LED industry continues to be in ...
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China's GDP is expected to expand by about 8 percent this year with CPI growing moderately at 3.4 percent, according to a report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). The think tank said in a blue paper released on Friday that ...
It's reported that the Chinese steelmaker Liuzhou Steel released its financial result for the first quarter of this year. In the first quarter of this year, the company's operating revenues totaled RMB9.38 billion, down 1% year on year and ...
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According to data released by Uruguay's customs, the country's imports of the three major steel flat products, including stainless cold rolled coil (CRC), hot-dipped galvanized (HDG) coil and hot rolled (HR) sheet totaled 5,743 tons in ...
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Chinese coal miners plan to lobby concerned authorities to release tariff policies to restrict coal import of the nation. People in the know said in an interview on April 17 that coal miners in the market planned to lobby concerned ...
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DuPont reaffirmed its full year 2013 EPS outlook and announced a 5% dividend increase. DuPont announced first quarter 2013 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $1.56 versus prior year earnings of $1.64. GAAP1 EPS from continuing ...
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LyondellBasell Industries announced earnings for the first quarter 2013 of $906 million, or $1.56 diluted earnings per share. First quarter 2013 EBITDA was $1,585 million, a 25 percent increase from the fourth quarter 2012 and a 29 percent ...
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A Market research company says that the decline in the price of LED light sources helped to trigger growth in the market. According to the company revenues grew from $7.3 billion in 2011 to $9.4 billion in 2012, a growth of 28%. The company ...
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NY futures gave up additional ground this week, as July fell 225 points to close at 83.23 cents, while December dropped 180 points to close at 83.28 cents. Spec liquidation and a lack of trade buying continued to depress values this week, ...
Saint-Georges, Quebec-based structural steel fabricator of construction products Canam Group Inc. reported net income of $3 million for Q1 2013, a significant improvement from the net loss of $1.3 million for the same period last year. ...
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CARTHAGE, Mo. - Components producer Leggett & Platt said its first-quarter earnings rose 11.6% despite a sales decline of about 1%. The company attributed the earnings jump to cost improvements and a favorable product mix in certain ...
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Sapphire substrate makers have noted that order visibility is clear to May due to expected demand growth in the LED backlighting and lighting markets. Market observers believe prices of sapphire substrates are likely to increase slightly in ...