Energy saving has become a key issue for the accelerated upgrading of China’s household air conditioner industry . The total whole-year shipment of 81.8 million sets of China’s household air conditioners far exceeded ...
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John Johnson considers the use of FPGAs to tackle the design challenges of smart metering systems Legacy power infrastructure is intrinsically inefficient, aging and the operation of it is often harmful to the environment. ...
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The Australian dollar fell sharply in Asian trading yesterday on news that economic growth in China, Australia's largest trading partner, was much slower than expected in the first quarter of this year. At 5pm AEST, the dollar was buying ...
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Indian outsourcer Infosys saw its profit drop even as revenue grew in the first quarter, as margins were hit by staff salary increases, and investments and acquisitions by the company in new technology areas and markets. The ...
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In the first quarter of the current year China's business climate index was at 125.6 points, up 1.2 points compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on April 15. The ...
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The worldwide capital equipment market fell 15% last year to $36.9bn from $43.5 billion in 2011, says SEMI. SEMI expects a flat to single-digit decline trend this year and a strong recovery in 2014. ...
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Microsoft has released the latest version of its Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) suite of IT management tools, an upgrade that deepens its ability to manage Windows 8 PC deployments. MDOP 2013, available now via download for the ...
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The sharemarket's week-long recovery faltered as regional markets weakened today, even as it hit a fresh three-week high during the session. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 closed flat at 5013.5 points after rising to 5023 - its highest point ...
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Consumers cooled spending in March as the impact of colder weather across the country and harmful fiscal policy, namely the payroll tax hike, caught up to the economy and weakened retail sales. According to the National Retail Federation, ...
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The economic recession has had a dismal effect on men's and boys' apparel wholesalers; however, revenue will rebound as the economy recovers. The Great Recession had a dismal effect on the US economy, including the Men's and Boys' Apparel ...
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Hooker Furniture said sales rose 9.7% in the fourth quarter, as the company finished its fiscal year with solid performances by its case goods and upholstery segments. Profits also jumped to $3.7 million, or 34 cents per share, in the ...
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ccording to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel), apparent steel consumption in the US is expected to grow by 2.7 percent in 2013 due to continuing fiscal concerns, totaling 99.3 million mt, lower than the 8.4 ...
Dairy co-operative Irish dairy board (IDB) has reported that its net revenues increased by 2.4% to €2.02bn for the fiscal 2012, compared with €1.98bn in 2011, driven by growth in its Consumer Foods and Dairy Trading & Ingredients ...
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According to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) for 2013 and 2014, worldsteel Economics Committee revised down its global apparent steel consumption growth forecast to 2.9 percent from its October 2012 ...
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According to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel), steel demand in the European Union (EU) is expected to contract further by 0.5 percent in 2013, well below the 2.4 percent growth which had been forecast in ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy