According to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD), in March this year Turkey's motor vehicle output totaled 103,135 units, decreasing by four percent year on year and up by 6.8 percent ...
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Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Gigastorage reported March consolidated revenues of NT$736 million (US$24 million), up 28.63% on month. Gigastorage noted that the rising revenues were due to strong demand of the firm's high efficiency solar ...
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The results of the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Survey on the Business Outlook (EO-123) indicate improvement, albeit marginal, from the previous report, and imply that the manufacturing sector is ...
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According to a report released by the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI), steel consumption in the ASEAN countries has been growing at a compound annual growth rate of 10.7 percent between 2009 and 2012 and is expected to ...
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Falling demand in the China market drove global solar demand down to 6.2GW in the first quarter of 2013, said Solarbuzz. The figure represents an on-quarter decrease of 23%. Although the China market will account for 20% of global solar ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy and LED chip packagers Unity Opto Technology and Lextar Electronics had consolidated revenues for March increasing on month by 36.06%, 75.44%, 32.20% and 31.40% ...
Tags: LED, LED backlight units
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose another 2.1 percent in the week ending April 6, following a 0.6 percent increase the previous week and a 1.3 percent jump the week prior. Total ...
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German steel federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (WV Stahl) president Hans Jürgen Kerkhoff has said at the 2013 Hannover Messe machinery and industry fair that the situation in the German steel industry remains fragile and marked ...
JSW Steel, one of the largest Indian steelmakers, has posted a 15 percent year-on-year increase in crude steel production to 8.52 million mt in the financial year 2012-13 ended March 31, 2013. According to the company’s ...
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As high-power LED lighting for commercial purposes is significantly on the rise, demand for COB (chip on board) packaging of high-power LED chips used in lighting will grow fast in 2013, according to Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and ...
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Accell Group will merge bike production for its Batavus and Sparta brands, the company announced this week. Production will consolidate under one roof at the company's headquarters in Heerenveen. Accell's Juncker Bike Parts will be moved ...
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The injection molding machine sales have shown an upswing in the US during 2012 compared to 2011, according to the latest statistics by Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI). As per the data reported by SPI's Committee on Equipment ...
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Speaking At Baosteel’s 2012 Achievements Report Meeting, He Wenbo, the general manager of Shanghai-based Chinese steelmaker Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd (Baosteel), stated that in 2013 the company’s capacity utilization rate ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose 0.6 percent in the week ending March 30, following a 1.3 percent increase in the week ending March 23. Total raw steel production in the United ...
Tags: Raw Steel, SteeL, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
China government's subsidy programs for upstream LED firms have been causing oversupply of LED chips, inflicting losses on Taiwan-based LED chipmakers. However, the subsidy programs for upstream LED firms are about to end and China-based ...
Tags: LED Firms, LED chipmaker, LED