Taiwanese LED chip manufacturer Epistar saw earnings turn to losses in 3Q13, due to loss on valuation of financial liability. Although, the company’s gross profit rebound rate was much lower than expected in 2013, higher gross profits ...
According to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Association (JISF), steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic steel consuming sectors in Japan in September this year amounted to 7.47 million metric ...
American auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner is set to invest $24.6m to expand its existing manufacturing plant in Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina. The company supplies powertrains and other automotive parts to major brands such as ...
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Indian steel giant Tata Steel has announced that it has started supplying UK car makers with a British-made dent-resistant steel that helps to further reduce vehicle weight. According to Tata Steel's statement, the new steel product in ...
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Volkswagen de Mexico, a Mexican subsidiary of German automaker Volkswagen Group, is set to invest $118m to commence the second stage of its engine plant in Guanajuato Puerto Interior industrial park, Mexico. The latest funding will be ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), in the first 10 months of this year the domestic passenger car market increased by 18.03 percent compared to the same period last year, with ...
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Automotive companies are being challenged to come up with engine technologies that will make our cars more energy efficient and ultimately change the way we drive, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today. The £75 million fund ...
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies has developed a next generation sealing technology, Levitex, to reduce emissions in automotive engines, as part of its Low Emission Sealing Solutions (LESS) initiative. The LESS initiative, which is a ...
Toyota has redefined the performance and technology potential of its 86 sports car with four stunning project vehicles unveiled at the world's premier automotive aftermarket trade show. Massive power boosts, performance suspension set-ups ...
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Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls has acquired 90% ownership in Colombian automotive battery supplier MAC. This move will strengthen the company's automotive battery business in the Central and South American markets. Johnson ...
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In October this year, China's overall value-added industrial output increased by 0.86 percent month on month and 10.3 percent year on year, with the growth rate in question down 0.1 percentage point compared to the year-on-year increase ...
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For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (to 27 September), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $477m, up 9.4% on $436.1m last quarter and 13.3% on $421.1m ...
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The Mitsui Chemicals Group targets strengthening and further production expansion of its already global top class competitive polypropylene for automotive materials, currently manufactured in eight major world markets (Japan, United States, ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials—recently honored faculty and student achievements at the ...
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Japanese automotive company Nissan Motor is set to debut its new zero emission electric vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show in Japan. Called Nissan BladeGlider, the new vehilce has been developed by Nissan product strategy and product ...
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