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Solar Power System Prices Have Been Slashed by Over 70% in The Past 12 Months

Dec 1, 2011

Competition and global price cuts on components make it a great time for Australian households to go solar - particularly with electricity prices predicted to jump a national average of 17%. While solar rebates may have been reduced ...

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CSA International Has Opened a Certification and Product-Testing Laboratory

Dec 1, 2011

CSA International has opened a certification and product-testing laboratory capable of testing LEDs and lighting products to 75 standards including Energy Star requirements. CSA International, a product testing and certification ...

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Philips and Eskom Announced an Energy-Saving LED Lighting Deal.

Dec 1, 2011

Royal Philips Electronics and South African state-owned utility company Eskom have announced an energy-saving LED lighting deal. Under the agreement, 200,000 Philips MasterLED lamps are being distributed through Karebo Systems throughout ...

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China-Based Solar Firms Reportedly Are Looking to Work with Taiwan-Based Firms

Dec 1, 2011

In the wake of the ongoing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation taken by the US government, China-based solar firms reportedly are looking to work with Taiwan-based firms to weather possible impacts from the probe. According to ...

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Practical Family Composition Tools Started to Enter Homes

Nov 30, 2011

Hardware market by domestic and international trade round traction drive, hardware commodities demand has risen. Manual, pneumatic and other useful household tools, garden tools, automotive vehicle tools, machine tools and other metal tools ...

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Canfor Agrees with Tembec to Purchase Two Eastern British Columbia Sawmills for $60m

Nov 30, 2011

Canfor Corp. Has reached an agreement with Tembec to purchase Tembec's two eastern British Columbia sawmills for $60 million, including working capital. The deal gives Canfor Tembec's mills at Canal Flats and Elko along with 1.1 million ...

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Sawlog Prices Fell in a Majority of The 21 Markets Tracked by The WRQ

Nov 30, 2011

With weaker demand for lumber around the world, sawlog prices fell in a majority of the 21 markets tracked by the WRQ. The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) declined in the 3Q for the first time since the 1Q/09 to $90.18/m3. With a ...

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CAR Will Be Required to Have a License Denoting Their Legal Origin

Nov 30, 2011

Thanks to legislation passed by the European Commission on 28 November, all wood imports into Europe via the Central Africa Republic (CAR) will be required to have a license denoting their legal origin, which will be fully implemented by ...

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Hardware Market in China Are Mainly Distributed in Shanghai

Nov 30, 2011

Hardware market in China are mainly distributed in Shanghai, Guangdong and Shandong and other places, including Zhejiang and Guangdong, the most prominent. At present, Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta region surrounding gathered more than ...

Tags: Market View, hardware, hand tool

Several Municipalities in Norway Plan to Install a Total of Around 15,000 LED Luminaires

Nov 30, 2011

Several municipalities in Norway plan to install a total of around 15,000 LED luminaires from LED Roadway Lighting. LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. (LRL), an LED street-light manufacturer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has announced a ...

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Some China-Based Solar Firms Are Expected to Shutdown Operations Due to Low Demand

Nov 30, 2011

Some China-based solar firms are expected to shutdown operations and exit the market due to low demand. Industry sources indicated the firms that are experiencing problems are those without government support. Firms with government support ...

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Growing Indignation Has Spurred Senior Executives of 14 Leading Producers

Nov 30, 2011

Growing indignation on the part of leading Chinese PV manufacturers in relation to the ongoing trade dispute has spurred senior executives of 14 leading producers to gather and set out a coordinated plan of defence. The plan is in response ...

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Growing Indignation Has Spurred Senior Executives of 14 Leading Producers

Nov 30, 2011

Growing indignation on the part of leading Chinese PV manufacturers in relation to the ongoing trade dispute has spurred senior executives of 14 leading producers to gather and set out a coordinated plan of defence. The plan is in response ...

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Engel Holding GmbH Will Have Record Sales of About $1 Billion in Fiscal Year

Nov 30, 2011

Engel Holding GmbH will have record sales of about 740 million euros ($1 billion) in fiscal year 2011-2012, which will end March 31 of next year, according to Peter Neumann, president and CEO. That would be a 20 percent increase over ...

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The NC5 Plus Is Easier to Use and More Intuitive Than The Previous NC5

Nov 30, 2011

Injection press maker Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH used the Fakuma show to roll out its NC5 plus controller and the largest size yet of its Systec hydraulic press. Sumitomo Demag officials said the NC5 plus is easier to use ...

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