The global LED lighting market will be worth $25.4 billion in 2013, representing 54% growth on the 2012 figure of $16.5, while the LED lighting penetration rate will also rise to 18.6%, according to a new DIGITIMES Research Special Report ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED Lighting Market, LED
The reform attempt made by the traditional manufacturing enterprises fromoverseas sales to domestic sales may not make success soon, at least for the present. As early as three years ago, located in China's Lighting Mecca, Guzhen Town, ...
Tags: LED lighting, Home Lighting
According to the latest data released by Statistics South Africa, in February this year the country's producer price index (PPI) for the basic iron and steel industry rose 1.4 percent compared to January and was up 2.6 percent compared to ...
Tags: steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has stated that in mid-March (Mar. 11-20) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.6676 million mt, down 0.47 percent ...
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The Development and Reform Commission of China's Gansu Province has announced that the recycling and structural adjustment project of Gansu-based Chinese steelmaker Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group (JISCO) has been approved by China's National ...
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Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Angang Steel Co. (Ansteel) has issued its financial results for 2012, announcing a total net loss of RMB 4.157 billion ($663 million), compared to net loss of RMB 2.146 billion in 2011. In 2012, ...
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SALES of tablet computers will surpass sales of both desktop and portable PC sales by 2014. A report by the research firm IDC said worldwide shipments of these devices -- personal computers, tablets and smartphones -- grew 29.1 per cent ...
Tags: PC, Laptop, Computer Products, Consumer Electronics
It's reported that the European major stainless steel producers, including Acerinox, Aperam, Outokumpu and Terni have announced to cut alloy surcharges for April, aiming to reflect lower nickel prices at LME. It's known that the average ...
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According to the US GAAP, the Russian steelmaker NLMK posted a net profit of US$596 million for 2012, slumping by 56% year on year due to recognition of one-off provisions and bad operating profits in the fourth quarter. In the fourth ...
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It's reported that Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless (NSSC) announced to raise its domestic prices for stainless steel rods for March-May contracts in order to reflect higher alloy costs and stronger Japanese Yen. The company will increase ...
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According to data released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the US imported 2.441 million net tons of steel in February, falling by 7% from a month ago Among them, 1.819 million net tons were finished steel products, ...
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China's crude steel output is expected to reach 746 million mt in 2013, up 30 million mt year on year, according to a report issued by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Meanwhile, China's iron ore demand is ...
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On March 25, Zhejiang Province-based steel pipe producer Kingland Pipeline & Technologies Co., Ltd announced that in 2012 its operating revenue amounted to RMB 3.407 billion ($547.7 million), up by 7.75 percent year on year. Meanwhile, its ...
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According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's nickel ore imports totaled 364,378 metric tons in January this year, falling by 15.5 percent month on month and up 15.2 percent compared to January 2012. In January ...
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China exported 168,418 mt of stainless steel products in February this year, down 16.575 percent from the January volume, affected by the Chinese New Year holiday, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities. China's exports of ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel