After the recession in 2011 and 2012, the LED industry saw a turning point in 2013 when the die and package LED markets rose 8.3% from 2012 to about $15.188bn, according to the 'Global and China LED Industry Report, 2013-2014' from Research ...
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According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in April this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) increased by ...
Global crude steel production in May this year increased by 2.2 percent year on year to 141.18 million metric tons, while a 3.34 percent rise was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel). In ...
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According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian crude steel production in the first five months of the current year amounted to 14.01 million metric tons, 0.8 percent lower year on year. In the same period, Brazilian rolled steel ...
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Qingdao Xiyingmen Double Camel Tyre Co. Ltd., in cooperation with Lionshead Specialty Tire & Wheel LLC, is recalling 38,129 Vail Sport ST LH 99 tubeless trailer tires encompassing build dates from Nov. 20, 2011, through Sept. 21, 2013 ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in May this year Turkish producers' foreign sales price index (PPI)* in general decreased by 1.62 percent from April and was up 15.93 percent year on year, ...
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In the first five months of this year, world pig iron production amounted to 493.64 million mt, rising by 1.22 percent compared to the same period of 2013, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries accounting for approximately ...
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On June 20, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in May this year China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued iron ore import licenses for a total of 99.6534 million mt, down 8.46 percent month on month, valued at ...
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In the January-May period of the current year, the aggregate shipbuilding output in China amounted to 13.02 million deadweight tons (dwt), down 24.3 percent year on year, according to figures released by the China Association of the ...
According to the data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the 14 countries accounting for approximately 87 percent of total world DRI production in 2013 amounted to 5.08 ...
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According to the data released by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA), Japanese new ship export orders in May this year decreased by 69.23 percent on tonnage basis compared to April, amounting to 14 ships, down from 29 ships ...
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Taiwan's industrial production index in May this year increased by 5.19 percent as compared to May 2013 and was up 4.51 percent month on month, according to the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Meanwhile, Taiwan's seasonally ...
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In May this year, Thailand's total motor vehicle output (excluding motorcycles) amounted to 148,011 units, down 36.17 percent year on year, according to a report released by the Thailand Automotive Institute. On the other hand, Thailand's ...
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The barcode was invented at Westinghouse in 1930 by John Kermode, Douglas Young and Harry Sparkes. The first patent for a barcode, US Patent #2,612,994, was issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver on 7 October, 1952. The ...
In June this year, the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 75.0 percent, up from 71.9 percent recorded in May, while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry ...
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