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Activity Is Basically Halted in All EU Countries Because of The Festivities

Dec 25, 2012

Activity is basically halted in all EU countries because of the festivities of end of the Year. Prices are remaining at same levels of previous week, except for merchant bars that, under the pressure of Beltrame, are climbing in direction ...

Tags: EU countries, steel price, steel market, steel

Full Circle curvilinear luminaire recognized as one of the most innovative products

Dec 25, 2012

Full Circle curvilinear luminaire recognized as one of the most innovative building products. The Winona® Lighting Full Circle luminaire from Acuity Brands has been acknowledged as one of the most innovative and useful building ...

Tags: LED Winona Lighting, luminaire, building products, Winona Lighting

Winter Is Typically Characterised by Scrap Taking Centre Stage in Long Product Pricing

Dec 25, 2012

Winter is typically characterised by scrap taking centre stage in long product pricing. Lean period of scrap collection in the havens of US and Europe is pivotal in determining the cost and price for long product. Scrap level zoomed in ...

Tags: long product pricing, steel price, Europe, scrap

Laird Glass & Upholstery Has Set up Shop at Its New Building at 42320 E

Dec 25, 2012

Laird Glass & Upholstery has set up shop at its new building at 42320 E. Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth Township, moving from its previous location just down the road in the City of Plymouth. Tim Laird, president of Laird Glass & ...

Tags: Construction Decoration, Upholstery, Plymouth Township, Laird Glass

CIS Steel Export Market Is Already Turning Into Vacation Mode and Prices Are Rather Stable

Dec 25, 2012

As per latest reports from Black Sea, the CIS steel export market is already turning into vacation mode and prices are rather stable. Billet price is fluctuating around SD 510 per tonne to USD 515 per tonne FOB Black Sea. Finished ...

Tags: Steel Price, India, steel, steel market

Facebook Appears to Be Losing Users in The U.S. and Other Major Markets

Dec 25, 2012

Facebook appears to be losing users in the U.S. and other major markets, though its user base in parts of Asia is growing, according to an investment company report. Facebook saw its U.S. user base drop by 0.7% over the past three months ...

Tags: Facebook, users, U.S., Asia

Dallmeier Electronic USA Announces The Opening of Its New Las Vegas Facilities.

Dec 25, 2012

Dallmeier electronic USA announces the opening of its new Las Vegas facilities. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale Florida, Dallmeier has made a significant investment expanding its operations to Las Vegas. The new facilities will house ...

Tags: Dallmeier electronic, Joe McDevitt, USA, surveillance market

Iran's Crude Steel Output Rose by 10.4% in The First 11 Months of 2012

Dec 25, 2012

MNA reported that Iran’s crude steel output rose by 10.4% in the first 11 months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. However, the output hit 1.22 million tonne in November, showing 12% YoY. Mr Vajihollah Jafari deputy ...

Tags: crude steel output, Iran, steel, steelprice

LTE Smartphone Shipments Will Triple From 90.9 Million Units in 2012 to 275 Million

Dec 25, 2012

Global LTE smartphone shipments will triple from 90.9 million units in 2012 to 275 million in 2013, yielding a record year for 4G technology, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics. "Major countries driving LTE growth next ...

Tags: Strategy Analytics LTE, smartphone, Multiple operators, Verizon Wireless

Giga Solar Subsidiary Obtained a Contract for a Solar PV System Project

Dec 25, 2012

Solar conductive paste maker Giga Solar has stated that its subsidiary has obtained a contract for a solar PV system project from the Tainan municipal government in southern Taiwan. The system installation will be close to 1.5MW. In ...

Tags: conductive paste, Giga Solar, PV, PV system, subsidiary, Taiwan

Solar Equipment Firms Have Been Facing Rising Inventory

Dec 25, 2012

Oversupply in the downstream solar market has been causing the supply of crystal growing furnaces to exceed demand by 100%. In addition, cheap second-hand equipment has been available to solar firms. Nevertheless, despite the availability ...

Tags: capacity expansion, equipment, solar equipment

Gt Advanced Announced Plans to Write Down The Majority of Its DSS Inventory

Dec 25, 2012

US-based solar crystal growing furnace maker GT Advanced Technologies has announced plans to write down the majority of its directional solidification system (DSS) inventory, meaning the firm will no longer supply such equipment to the ...

Tags: DSS Inventory, GT Advanced Technologies, inventory polysilicon

STOCKS Fell in a Quiet as Concerns Lingered That a Fiscal Stalemate Could Hit The Economy

Dec 25, 2012

STOCKS fell in a quiet, preholiday session as concerns lingered that a fiscal stalemate could hit the economy in the new year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 51.76 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 13139.08. The markets closed early, ...

Tags: Stocks, Fiscal Cliff, fiscal stalemate

White Light Will This Week Be at PLASA Focus in Nashville

Dec 25, 2012

USA-Entertainment lighting specialist White Light will this week be at PLASA Focus in Nashville,showing the latest LED lighting technology from i-Pix and Core Lighting. For the last seven years,i-Pix has been creating LED lighting ...

Tags: White Light, latest LED lighting technology

Taiwan Solar Firms Face Difficulties Investing in International Solar Projects

Dec 25, 2012

Taiwan-based solar firms have been facing difficulties investing in international solar projects due to complexities such as local power companies, political atmosphere, and cultural habits. Solar makers noted that compared to selling ...

Tags: Taiwan Solar Firms, International Markets, Solar Firms, Lighting