Plastic electronics hold the promise of cheap, mass-produced devices. But plastic semiconductors have an important flaw: the electronic current is influenced by "charge traps" in the material. These traps, which have a negative impact on ...
Tags: Raw material
In July, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.1 percent, down by 0.1 percentage points month-on-month, slightly higher than the threshold. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was ...
Tags: PMI, China, Purchase Management Index, Decreased
According to Rubicon Technology,the US Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO)has allowed Rubicon's patent application'Intelligent Machines and Process for Production of Monocrystalline Products with Goniometer Continual Feedback'. The ...
Tags: North America, Rubicon, USPTO, LED, Sapphire Crystal
US cereal giant Kellogg has booked a drop in first-half profit as raw material prices and weakness in Europe weighed on earnings. Net profit in the six months to the end of June amounted to US$659m,a 7%decline on the prior-year ...
Tags: earnings, profit, raw material, prices
During the first half of 2012, Georg Fischer faced uneven economic conditions. Whereas the Corporation increased its sales in Asia and even more in North America, the eurozone woes had a dampening effect on customer demand in that region. ...
Tags: industry trends, piping system
L/LDPE The L/LDPE price bubble has truly burst with notations tumbling in June. Producers initially hoped to limit the downward price adjustment in line with the ?20/tonne drop in the June ethylene contract price but were swiftly forced to ...
Tags: market view, Plastics prices
For second-quarter 2012,AXT Inc of Fremont,CA,USA has reported revenue of$25.2m,up 7%on$23.5m last quarter but down 16%on$30m a year ago. Fiscal Q2/2011 Q3/2011 Q4/2011 Q1/2012 Q2/2012 Quarterly revenue$30.0m $28.3m$21.2m$23.5m$25.2m ...
Tags: AXT Inc, secondQuarter 2012, GaAs Growth of 22 percent
Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville,IL,USA,which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED,RFIC,semiconductor and optical industries,says that the US Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO)has allowed Rubicon's patent ...
Tags: Rubicon Technology Inc, monocrystalline sapphire substrates
Siam Cement, a barometer of Thailand s corporate health, posted April-June net profit of 4.28 billion Thai baht ($135 million), down from 7.49 billion baht a year earlier. Eleven analysts polled by Reuters had forecast an average net profit ...
Tags: market view, cement
Danone has today(27 July)confirmed higher raw material costs hit margins in the first half of 2012,six weeks after surprising the market with a profit warning. The French food giant said trading operating margin fell 61 basis points to ...
Tags: raw material costs, margins, net income
The U. S. Forest Products Laboratory, in Madison, says it's opening a $1.7 million pilot plant that will support an emerging market for wood products derived from nanotechnology. The products could be stronger than Kevlar and lighter than ...
Tags: market view, Forest Products, nanomaterial
China remains the most important market worldwide for German companies, according to the “German Business Confidence Survey 2012″ by the Delegations of German Industry and Commerce (AHK) Greater China. German firms expect higher ...
Tags: market view, automotive, mechanical engineering industries
Power electronics device market to reach $20bn this year The total market for semiconductor devices (discretes, modules and ICs) dedicated to the power electronics industry will reach $20bn in 2012, according to the report 'Status of the ...
Tags: raw material, GaN SiC
Although the surplus that had built up in supply on the German sawmill-residue markets in the first half-year was reduced again slightly by the middle of the year, supply and demand are still out of balance in a variety of regions in ...
Tags: market view, sawmill, price
UK-based meat packer Hilton Food Group said this morning (19 July) that it has been able to grow first-half revenues, despite challenging conditions in its key markets. Hilton's operations have benefited from its geographical diversity, ...
Tags: meat, revenues, food, Hilton Food Group