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LEDs Will Become The Second-Leading Type of Lamp for Street Lights in Terms of Sales

Apr 5, 2013

April 5, 2013 - According to a new report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant's Energy Practice, by 2015, LEDs will become the second-leading type of lamp for street lights in terms of sales, behind high pressure sodium lamps. By 2020, ...

Tags: LED Street Lighting, LED, Lights, Lighting

Samsung Expects a Rise in Operating Profit of 8.7 Trillion Won

Apr 5, 2013

Samsung expects a rise in operating profit of 8.7 trillion won (£5.05bn) in the first quarter of 2013, a 53 per cent year-on-year increase. In the first quarter of 2012, the South Korean firm made an operating profit of 5.7tn ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Computer Products, smartphone

The Mazda 3 Has Taken Top Honours in The March New Car Sales Figures

Apr 4, 2013

The Mazda 3 has taken top honours in the March new car sales figures, marking the end of the first quarter of 2013. Finishing in the familiar position of first place, the Mazda 3 racked up sales of 3786 vehicles despite a fall in ...

Tags: Small Cars, Transportation

Mechel Targoviste Returns to The Company's Old Name

Apr 3, 2013

At its extraordinary general meeting to be held on April 29, Romania-based steel producer Mechel Targoviste will vote for the approval of the change of the company's name to Special Steel Plant (COS) Targoviste. The name had been changed to ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel

New Car Registrations of Italy Decreased by 4.9% in March

Apr 3, 2013

Italy's new car registrations amounted to 132,020 units in March this year, down 4.9 percent year on year, according to the Italian automotive industry association Anfia. March witnessed the first single-digit decrease rate since November ...

Tags: car, Transportation

Sharemarket Is Lower with Banks Hit by a Big Fall in Domestic Home Sales

Apr 3, 2013

THE sharemarket is lower today, reversing an early rise, with banks hit by a big fall in domestic home sales and resources shares suffering from a steep fall in commodity prices. New home sales fell 5.3 per cent in February, data from the ...

Tags: Service, New home sales

Toys R Us Has Dropped Plans for an IPO

Apr 3, 2013

Toys R Us has dropped plans for an IPO, citing unfavourable market conditions and executive leadership transition as reasons. The retailer also posted disappointing Q4 and 2012 full year results. For the fourth quarter, the total ...

Tags: Toys, RUs

Global Semiconductors Sales Increased 1.4% in February 2013 to $23.25bn

Apr 3, 2013

The increase was driven by the memory sales Global semiconductors sales increased 1.4% in February 2013 to $23.25bn compared to the sales of $22.93bn in February 2012, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). In ...

Tags: Semiconductors, Consumer Electronics, Electrical, Electronics

Indicate Continuing Confidence That Things Will Go Better for Tech This Year Than in 2012

Apr 3, 2013

Though IT trailed other sectors as market indices rose to milestone highs this quarter, some bright spots in earnings and market research reports this week indicate continuing confidence that things will go better for tech this year than in ...

Tags: IT, software, Computer Products

Zaporizhstal's Finished Steel Product Output Increased by 4.7 Percent to 278,800 Mt

Apr 3, 2013

In March this year, Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal's finished steel product output increased by 4.7 percent to 278,800 mt, while its crude steel production increased by 0.7 percent to 328,700 mt, both year on year, according to the ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

The Stainless Flat Steel Imports of Turkey Keep Stable in February

Apr 3, 2013

According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in February this year Turkey's stainless flat steel imports fell by 2.3 percent compared to the previous month and were stable compared to February 2012, amounting ...

Tags: Stainless Flat Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

SSWL Registered Net Sales of Inr 926 Million in March

Apr 3, 2013

The Indian steel rim producer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has announced that it registered net sales of INR 926 million ($17.05 million) in March, up 5.12 percent compared to the corresponding month of 2012. In terms of units sold, in ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel

The Average Steel Price in China Decreased by 0.2 Percent

Apr 3, 2013

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during last week (March 25-31) the average steel price in China decreased by 0.2 percent compared to the previous week. In particular, in the given week prices of 12 mm diameter rebar, ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel

Metalloinvest's Net Profit Increased by 20.4 Percent in 2012

Apr 3, 2013

In its financial results according to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) for 2012, Russia-based leading global iron ore and hot briquetted iron (HBI) producer Metalloinvest's net profit increased by 20.4 percent compared to ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, iron ore, hot briquetted iron

Japan's Ferrous Scrap Exports Totaled 836,476 Metric Tons in February

Apr 3, 2013

According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's ferrous scrap exports totaled 836,476 metric tons in February this year, rising by 13.7 percent month on month and up 19.25 percent compared to February 2012. In the ...

Tags: Scrap, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy