Global growth in IT spending is slowing, according to analyst group Gartner, which forecasts that total spending in 2013 will amount to $3.7 trillion, an increase of just two per cent on the $3.6 trillion that it believes was spent ...
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The leaders of the world's leading gas exporting nations are due to meet in Moscow Monday for the second summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum to discuss the future of the gas market amid uncertainties over the supply and demand ...
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The Cotlook A Index rose to 96.65 cents per pound around mid-June 2013 before receding to the low 90s cents level towards the end of the month. On June 12th, the USDA increased 2012/13 U.S. export estimate to 3 million tons due to ...
Tags: Chinese Policy, World Cotton PricesWorld Cotton Prices
Widespread geographical diversification of PV installations will quadruple supply in five years, says Lux Research. EPIA's global solar forecast (click to enlarge) With high-profile bankruptcies, shrinking subsidies and a ...
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It’s reported that Yieh Hsing, one of the major wire rod producers in Taiwan released its price policy for July. The company decided to remain its list prices for wire rods unchanged for July. After the price announcement, ...
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Through 2017, global demand for doors and windows is expected to rise 7.1 percent annually to $223 billion, significantly exceeding the growth rate of the 2007-2012 period, according to World Windows & Doors, a new study from The Freedonia ...
Pending home sales rose in May to the highest level since late 2006, implying a possible spark as mortgage interest rates began to rise, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking ...
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Global industrial machine vision sales to hit $2bn by 2018 27 Jun 2013 Analyst Yole Développement publishes new MV technology and market forecast, identifying nine key market types. Yole Développement, Lyon, France, has ...
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Japan's Sharp said Thursday it will team with a large Chinese manufacturer to build a factory in Nanjing and mass-produce LCD screens for TVs, computers and tablets. Sharp said it will form a joint venture with China Electronics Corp. ...
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Lloyd's Register issues guide to new construction in South Asia Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 Lloyd's Register has issued the first Guide to New Construction in South Asia. The Guide provides an overview of the shipbuilding and ship design ...
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THE online advertising industry directly contributed $3.4 billion of Australia's economy last year and may indirectly be responsible for another $13.7bn. That was the finding of a PwC study on the sector released by the Interactive ...
More than 100 billion gallium nitride light-emitting diodes (GaN LED) will ship in 2013 - the equivalent of 15 for every person on the planet using this particular type of lighting device incorporating the GaN semiconductor material, ...
GaN LEDs set to top 100 billion units 25 Jun 2013 Shipments of the blue-emitting chips will reach new milestone this year, reports analyst company IHS. Analysts at the market forecasting company IMS Research (part of IHS) are expecting ...
As Chinese government spares no effort to promote the popularity of outdoor lighting,as well as the LED luminaries is listed for energy-saving subsidies for the first time,many industry insiders predict that LED interior lighting will usher ...
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Germany based vehicle paintshops supplier, Duerr is planning to increase production in 2013 in order to meet the growing business in China and the US. The company expects the increase in business to result in new orders of worth EUR2.3bn ...
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