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Samsung Will Merge Its LED Division with Its Broader Corporate Entity Effective April 1

Jan 4, 2012

Samsung Electronics has announced that it will merge its LED division with its broader corporate entity effective April 1. The Board of Directors of Samsung Electronics has announced its decision to seek a merger with Samsung LED Ltd, the ...

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The USS Chafee Has Become The First US Navy Ship to Be Fitted with All-LED Lighting

Jan 4, 2012

With over 600 LED lighting fixtures, the USS Chafee has become the first US Navy ship to be fitted with all-LED lighting. Energy Focus, Inc. (OTC BB: EFOI.OB), a provider of energy-efficient LED lighting fixtures based in Solon, OH, has ...

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Taiwan Was The Leading LED-Producing Country During 2011

Jan 4, 2012

Taiwan was the leading LED-producing country during 2011, according to estimates, and has also recently unveiled a collaboration to promote the use of LEDs in agriculture. Taiwan's LED industry remained the world's largest by revenue in ...

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Solar Cell Makers Have Wanted to Increase Prices But Many Firms Lack Order Visibility

Jan 4, 2012

Solar cell makers have wanted to increase prices but many firms lack order visibility. Hence, despite the consensus to increase quotes, fewer firms are taking action. The prices of solar products have dropped significantly in 2011. Solar ...

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Low Demand for LED TV BLUs Has Been Causing LED Firms to Seek Markets Elsewhere

Jan 4, 2012

Low demand for LED TV backlight units (BLUs) has been causing LED firms to seek markets elsewhere. Some Taiwan-based LED firms have been trying to enter the agricultural sector by providing lighting sources. The average selling price (ASP) ...

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Mann+Hummel Has Developed a New Range of Hollow Fibre Membranes Made From PES

Jan 3, 2012

Mann+Hummel has developed a new range of hollow fibre membranes made from PES (polyether sulphone) for use in water filtration – particularly in applications requiring temperature and chemical stability. PES has a higher chemical ...

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Business Lighting Solutions to Install LED-T8 at New Zealand

Jan 3, 2012

Business Lighting Solutions has partnered with Schneider Electric to install LED-based retrofit lamps for T8 fluorescent fixtures at an Air New Zealand facility delivering more than 50% energy savings. Business Lighting Solutions (BLS) has ...

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Canada's Pulp and Paper Sector Whose Revenues Have Dropped 38% Over The Past Decade

Jan 3, 2012

In the original tale of The Three Little Pigs, only the bricklaying piglet survives the wolf’s attack. If only the first two porkers had known about nanocrystalline cellulose, they’d have survived too. This near-impenetrable ...

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LED Epitaxial Wafers and Chips Demand Is Expected to Continue in 2012

Jan 3, 2012

The global production capacity of LED epitaxial wafers and chips exceeded the market demand in 2011 and the situation is expected to continue in 2012, according to president M.J. Chou for Taiwan-based Epistar. Following South Korea-based ...

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The Solar Market Is Going to Be Better by Second-Quarter 2012

Jan 3, 2012

The solar market is going to be better by second-quarter 2012, said Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based conductive paste maker Giga Solar. Due to the falling of utilization rates in the market in fourth-quarter 2011 and price drops of ...

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South Korea-Based Solar Firms Have Been Eager to Enter The Solar Market

Jan 3, 2012

South Korea-based solar firms such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG have been eager to enter the solar market. The South Korea-based players have been quoting solar modules close to China-based peers to increase market share. Industry sources ...

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Vendors of Solar Modules Have Lowered Quotes From EUR0.8-0.85/Watt

Jan 3, 2012

China-based vendors of solar modules have lowered quotes from EUR0.8-0.85/watt at the end of 2011 to EUR0.7-0.8/watt currently, while Europe-based competitors have also decreased prices from EUR1.0-1.07/watt to EUR0.8-0.9/watt, according to ...

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This Report Is Based on Information Provided by Industry Experts and Importers

Jan 2, 2012

This report is based on information provided by industry experts and importers. No exact figures are available on the size of the Uruguayan hardware market. However, all numbers listed in tables have been extracted from local databases used ...

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Delegates From Mongolia Visited Intensiv-Filter Facilities in Germany

Jan 2, 2012

Delegates from Mongolia have visited Intensiv-Filter facilities in Germany to gather information about the company’s bag filter technology. Inner Mongolia is the main location of the Chinese coal industry, iron industry and steel ...

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There Are Three Main Choices: Compact Fluorescent, Halogen and LED

Jan 2, 2012

When it comes to energy-efficient light bulbs, there are three main choices: compact fluorescent, halogen and LED. Halogen technology is the least efficient alternative. Halogen bulbs are instant-on and don't dim as they get old, as CFLs ...

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