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Alpha Demonstrates Latest Technology at LED a.R.T. Symposium
Dec 2, 2015Alpha, the world leader in the production of electronic soldering and bonding materials, had a strong presence at the first annual LED Assembly, Reliability, Testing Symposium organized by SMTA that was recently held in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
Tags: Alpha, LED Lighting, Smart Lighting
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Osram Makes Technology Breakthrough in Cadmium Free Quantum Dot LED TV Backlight
Dec 2, 2015The new Quantum Colors conversion technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors will set new standards in LED backlighting for TV displays as it offers much better coverage of the color space, significant cost savings compared with conventional ...
Tags: Osram, LED TV Backlight
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UK County to Save More Fund by Dimming LED Streetlights
Dec 2, 2015Hertfordshire, a county in southern England set out to save more money to bring relief to its cash strapped county council. Already Hertfordshire County Council has trimmed funding in several areas over the past year to save funds. Now ...
Tags: Hertfordshire, LED streetlights, Dimming LED
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Philips Adds Ledra Brands to its EnabLED Licensing Program for LED Luminaires and Retrofit Bulbs
Dec 2, 2015Royal Philips announced Ledra Brands Inc. as its 600th member to its EnabLED Licensing program, continuing the growth trend which has added 100 new members in the last 9 months. The large number of members that have joined during the rapid ...
Tags: Philips, LED Luminaires, LED lighting
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Tridonic Sells Signage Business to AgiLight
Dec 2, 2015Tridonic GmbH & Co KG, a leading manufacturer of LED lighting components and systems and part of the Austrian lighting company Zumtobel Group, has sold its LED signage business to U.S.A.-based AgiLight.. With the acquisition of ...
Tags: Tridonic, LED lighting, AgiLight
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Indian Government Ends Subsidy for CFL-based Solar Lights
Dec 2, 2015The Indian government is halting subsidies to CFL-based solar lights to encourage the adoption of LED solar lights, reported Live Mint. “The ministry has stopped providing central financial assistance to CFL-based solar lighting ...
Tags: LED solar lights, LED bulbs, DELP
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LED Lit Canadian City Looks Fairer Now from Space
Dec 2, 2015Calgary under conventional streetlights back in 2013 (left), taken by astronaut Chris Hadfield compared to Calgary in 2015 (right), taken by astronaut Scott Kelly (Photo Courtesy of Chris Hadfield and Scott Kelly via Twitter) A photo ...
Tags: LED streetlights, HPS lamps, light pollution
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Chinese Aluminum: ADC12 Alloy Offers Steady After Recent Fall
Dec 2, 2015Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 held steady after the previous week's fall due to a plunge in the primary aluminum price, sources said Tuesday. Despite the rebound in the primary aluminum price this week, sources ...
Tags: aluminum alloy, ADC12
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Gold Industry in Denial on Debt, Losses, and Needs to Explore More: Randgold
Dec 2, 2015The gold industry is not doing enough to combat debt and rising losses and not investing enough in exploration, Randgold CEO Mark Bristow said Tuesday. "A number of major companies in the industry today are simply not viable," Bristow ...
Tags: gold industry, Mines
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SGX Takes on Larger Share of Coking Coal Futures Volume in November
Dec 2, 2015The Singapore Exchange is increasingly taking on a bigger share of coking coal futures volume, latest trade data showed Tuesday. The SGX's FOB Australia Premium Coking Coal Futures contract made up 285,000 mt in trade November, up from ...
Tags: SGX, Coking Coal, iron ore, thermal coal
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Indonesia's Pertamina Signs Hoa with Saudi Aramco for Cilacap Refinery Upgrade
Dec 2, 2015Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has signed a heads of agreement for a $5.5 billion upgrade of the Cilacap refinery with Saudi Aramco, president director Dwi Soetjipto said in a statement Thursday. The project is ...
Tags: crude distillation, refinery, sour crude
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India-Singapore FTA to Have Limited Impact on Polyethylene Initially
Dec 2, 2015Polyethylene shipments from Singapore to India are expected to pick up in the long term following a free trade agreement taking effect December 1, sources said Friday. But sources in both markets do not expect this to have much impact ...
Tags: Polyethylene, Polymer, LLDPE plant
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Venezuelan Polypropylene Producer Eyes Pair of Expansion Projects: Source
Dec 2, 2015Venezuela's polypropylene producer Propilven is considering an expansion project and a new line at its Ana Maria Campos petrochemical complex, a source with knowledge of company operations said Monday. "The short-term project under ...
Tags: Propilven, Polypropylene, homopolymer
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Nwe Styrene's Premium Over Feedstocks Rises 6% on Month for December
Dec 2, 2015The Northwest European styrene monomer premium over feedstock costs has increased by Eur14/mt in December on the month, a rise of 6%, Platts calculations show. The premium hit a 2015 low in November. The December styrene contract price ...
Tags: styrene, ethylene, Ethyl-benzene
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Lyondellbasell Lifts Polypropylene Force Majeure at Texas Plant
Dec 2, 2015LyondellBasell subsidiary Equistar Chemicals has ended a force majeure declaration on polypropylene produced by its Bayport Polymers facility in Pasadena, Texas, the company said in a letter to its customers Tuesday. The force majeure was ...
Tags: polypropylene, Polymers, Chemicals
