For first-quarter 2013, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE, Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €40.2m, down 4% on €42m a year ago and 48% on last quarter’s €77.5m. Fiscal Q1/2012 Q2/2012 Q3/2012 Q4/2012 ...
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Sapphire substrate makers have noted that order visibility is clear to May due to expected demand growth in the LED backlighting and lighting markets. Market observers believe prices of sapphire substrates are likely to increase slightly in ...
Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, reporting an operating profit of €5 million, compared to an operating loss of €15 million in the corresponding quarter of 2012. Net ...
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Indorama Corp, a Singapore-based textile raw material and petrochemicals producing firm, which marks its presence in India through its fully-owned subsidiary – Indorama Industries Ltd – has unveiled its plan to increase the ...
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According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in April this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 77.7 percent, stable compared to the previous ...
Lextar Electronics has seen increasing orders for LED backlight units (BLUs) mainly from China- and South Korea-based LCD TV vendors, with overall capacity utilization rising to 70-80% currently and shipments scheduled for 1-1.5 months, ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production fell 1.2 percent in the week ending April 20, reversing the 1.2 percent increase the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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According to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), in March this year the crude steel output of 63 countries surveyed across the globe reached 134.9 million mt, increasing by one percent compared to March 2012 and up 3.5 percent ...
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Mount Airy, North Carolina-based Insteel Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net earnings of $3.7 million, for Q2 of fiscal 2013 compared with $300,000 in the same period a year ago. Insteel's financial results for Q2 of fiscal 2013 ...
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In its quarterly earnings release Thursday, Nucor announced net earnings of $84.8 million for Q1 2013, compared to earnings of $145.1 million in Q1 2012 and net earnings of $136.9 million in Q4 2012. Nucor's consolidated net sales ...
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India's Supreme Court has decided to lift the mining ban in Karnataka state, allowing 18 more mines, both category A and B, to resume operations 21 months after imposing a mining ban in the state for environmental reasons, according to ...
Order visibility is clear to May and monthly revenues are expected to reach a record high in the second quarter, according to Pang-Yen Liu, general manager of Production Business Group at Everlight. Everlight reported first-quarter ...
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Canada-based EnWave has inked royalty-bearing commercial license and equipment service agreement with a North American enzyme producer. Under the terms of the equipment agreement, the company will supply two commercial powderREV machines ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose 1.2 percent in the week ending April 13, following a 2.1 percent jump the previous week, as well as increases in the two prior weeks. Total raw ...
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LED makers have been seeing rising demand and capacity utilization rates in the second quarter of 2013. However, China-based makers noted that there is currently CNY5 billion (US$807 million) worth of inventory, and if end market demand is ...
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