Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based Essar Steel Algoma, a producer of flat rolled and plate steel products, reported Tuesday an EBITDA loss of $8.4 million for the three month period ending June 30, 2013, compared to EBITDA of $64.2 million for ...
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Taiwanese LED chip manufacturer Genesis Photonics Inc. (GPI) announced record high revenues in July of NT$ 368 million (US$ 12.32 million), as lighting products revenue ratio jumped to 50%. Increased shipments in flip-chips, 3D COB ...
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The oversupply of LED die still exists; however, the demand for LED lighting fixture is expected to achieve explosive growth in next year under the great support of lighting equipment factories in the mainland China, highly anticipated next ...
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Tong Hsin Electronics Industry’s (THEI) will be raising the bar for competitors by increasing ceramic substrate laser drilling speed and adding packaging services as LED chip piece volumes used on substrates grow exponentially, said ...
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LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$614 million (US$20.5 million) for July, increasing 1.75% sequentially but decreasing 21.75% on year. Consolidated revenues for January-July grew 19.09% to ...
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Global demand for precursors, a material used in the manufacturing of LEDs, is set to more than double from 2012 to 2016, according to a research firm. Precursors are used in the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) ...
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LED residential lighting shipments are expected to increase 52.7% on year in Japan during 2013. However, growth in the segment is expected to flatten in 2014 as LED bulb ownership within the nation is expected to surpass 60%, according to ...
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PC sales in Western Europe crashed by 20 per cent in the second quarter, according to analyst group Gartner, with Acer and Asus experiencing crushing falls in sales of more than 40 per cent. Gartner's Meike Escherich, principal research ...
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The shake-out of the mobile phone market has continued with the news that Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic is to discontinue making smartphones. It comes a week after its rival NEC announced a similar withdrawal. However, ...
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The iPhone's share of the world mobile market has declined, while both Android and Windows smartphones saw theirs rise during the second quarter the year. That's according to the latest figures from analysts at IDC in its Worldwide ...
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Sales of tablets, including Apple’s iPad, slowed during the second quarter, according to a Monday report by IDC. But the real news may be the rise of “no-name” tablets, which are now the largest segment of the tablet ...
Windows’ share of the tablet market grew slightly in the second quarter, as shipments also ticked up in the face of a slow-down by tablets overall, researcher IDC said today. But the Redmond, Washington, company’s innovative ...
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According to data released by Chile's construction chamber (CChC), Chile’s rebar shipments totaled 46,742 tons in May, decreasing by 4.7% from a month ago and slumping by 21.9% year on year. In the first half of this year, the ...
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The stainless steel producer Aperam released its financial result for the second quarter and the first half of 2013. Aperam posted a net loss of US$11 million for the second quarter of this year, in comparison of US$28 million in the ...
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It’s reported that ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the largest metallurgical company in Kazakhstan announced that it planned to ship around 30,000 tons of rebar in August, soaring by 13% from a month ago. Among them, 25,000 tons will be ...
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