Chevron has proposed a deal to Brazilian prosecutors to resolve Real 40 billion ($19.17 billion) in outstanding legal actions over the Frade Field oil spill. In the proposal, discussed at a public hearing at federal prosecutors' offices ...
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The building products manufacturer MeisterWerke has suspended production of "Wood Fibre Floor" (WFF) flooring and panels for the time being after having launched it as recently as the third quarter 2011. The company says the decision is due ...
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China's ten largest solar photovoltaic enterprises have accumulated upwards of 111 billion yuan($17.5 billion)in debt,recent data from U.S.financial services company Maxim Group shows. China's solar industry is mired in a crisis,facing ...
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Continuously falling prices, unstable subsidies, and low demand in Europe have been causing China-based LED firms to face financial troubles. The LED industry continues to suffer with oversupply. Many LED firms in China have been said to ...
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During the third quarter of 2012, leading PV module manufacturers were confronted by increasing inventory levels (from 66 to 79 days outstanding) and declining shipments (down 7%, quarter-to-quarter). This occurred because PV manufacturers ...
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Solar supply stabilization reduces pressure on ASP declines in 2013,says Solarbuzz Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 25 September 2012]Solar module manufacturers that survive through 2013 are set for strong market-share gains,as ...
The Ethiopian Hansom International Glass factory,which had temporarily halted production due to hikes in international furnace oil prices,is to re-launch production according to Xia Yong,General Manager of the company. The company found ...
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About 50% of the firms in China's solar industry have suspended production, according to the country's Guangzhou Daily. The daily cited the solar energy division of CSG Holding as claiming that half of the solar firms have stopped ...
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Japanese companies, Thailand’s biggest foreign investors, may spend more to build factories in neighbors including Indonesia and Vietnam after the worst flooding in 70 years disrupted global production. “Executives recognize the ...
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Rare earth shortages will have most impact on the fluorescent lighting market The lamp industry is set for more supply-side issues after China's largest rare earth supplier suspended production for one month in an attempt to drive ...