The global semiconductor materials market decreased 2 percent in 2012 compared to 2011 while worldwide semiconductor revenues declined 3 percent. Revenues of $47.11 mark the first decline in the semiconductor materials market in three ...
Tags: Semiconductor, Semiconductor Materials, Electrical, Electronics
According to the 2012 review of the steel market published by the European Steel Association (EUROFER), crude steel production in the European Union amounted to 168 million mt in the given year, down five percent compared to 2011. Similar ...
Tags: Steel Exports, Mineral
More IT leaders plan to invest more in technology this year than they did in 2012, according to a recent Tech Poll/Tech Priorities survey conducted by CIO Research. But, before you get too excited, it's only a few more IT executives ...
Tags: BYOD policies, technology
The Government of Brazil has temporarily removed the tax on import of cotton for a period of three months from May 1 to July 31, 2013. At a meeting of the Foreign Trade Commission (CAMEX) and the Ministry of Development, Industry and ...
Foreign secretary William Hague has announced the devotion of £500,000 a year to the opening and running of a global cyber research centre to be sited at the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford. The Global Centre for ...
The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased a slight 0.9 percent in March. That's coming after a 0.7 percent decrease in February, the only month in the last five that recorded a drop. Since November ...
Tags: Transportation
TSMC CEO Morris Chang says he expects TSMC to grow its revenues 15-20% this year with a surge in revenues starting this month. Chang has already said he expects to be the only significant supplier of 28nm ICs in 2013 as Samsung and GloFo ...
Tags: taiwan, Consumer Electronics
Europe was the only region in the world to report semi sales growth between January and February. European semiconductor sales were up 1.4% in February compared to January, says WSTS. Overall, European semiconductor sales in February ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, semiconductor
In the January-February period of this year Russia's ferrous metal exports decreased by 6.1 percent year on year to 5.501 million mt, including 280,300 mt of pig iron, down 34.5 percent year on year, according to the State Statistics ...
Tags: Ferrous Metal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), in the January-February period of this year Russia's exports of iron ore stayed at the level of the same period last year at 4.319 million mt, worth a total of $359.3 million, ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
According to data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan's shipments of cold rolled (CR) sheets and strips totaled 533,735 tons in February, rising by 5.8% from a month ago while falling by 3.3% year on year. Among ...
Tags: CR Sheets, steel strip, Metallurgy
It's reported that TMK, one of the major steel pipe producers in Russia said that its subsidiary OFS International LLC has acquired 100% stake in ITS Tubular Services located in Houston, Texas, US. It's known that ITS Tubular Services is ...
Tags: Pipe, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Outdoor retailer Eastern Mountain Sports will host a grand opening of its new store in Nashua, New Hampshire, from April 12-14. Located at 281 Daniel Webster Highway, the 22,204-square-foot space is more than twice the size of the ...
Tags: kayak, paddleboard, bike
Cement manufacturers in India are hopeful that the government will take the promised action to boost the country's industrial climate, according to a recent report. Cement demand was slightly subdued in the last financial year, forcing ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
Indian textile and garment manufacturers are eyeing on emerging markets, including South America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Africa, for exports. According to industry representatives, Indian textile sector witnessed a negative ...
Tags: Textile