The German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW) has projected year-on-year growth of one percent for the current year for production in the German machine tool industry, following two years of substantial growth. "This means the sector ...
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The German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW) has projected year-on-year growth of one percent for the current year for production in the German machine tool industry, following two years of substantial growth. "This means the sector ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose 1.6 percent in the week ending February 23, following a slight production drop a week ago. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in February this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 73.8 percent, falling 3.6 percentage points ...
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Taiwan-based Ta-I Technology is expected to significantly expand its ceramic heat dissipation substrate business in 2013, thanks to an influx of pull-in orders from LED lighting companies overseas, according to industry sources. Ta-I has ...
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For full-year 2012, GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has reported revenue of $112.6m, down 26.3% on 2011’s $152.8m. However, although down 16.5% on $36.5m a ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar expects January-February capacity utilization rate to be around 70% and is likely to reach full capacity in April due to strong LED backlight and lighting orders. The firm added that orders for March are up compared ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production fell 0.4 percent in the week ending February 16, following a 1.2 percent increase the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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Due to rising demand for LED products from the handsets and lighting sectors, market research institutes predict the global LED market output value will reach US$12.4 billion in 2013, representing an on-year growth of 12%. However, the ...
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According to the World Steel Association (worldsteel), in January this year the crude steel output of 62 countries surveyed across the globe reached 124.8 million mt, increasing by 0.8 percent on year-on-year basis. Total global crude steel ...
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics had January consolidated revenues of NT$1.653 billion (US$56.0 million) growing on month and year. According to the firm, demand for traditional lamp products has been weak but orders ...
Computerworld - Amid a flurry of news surrounding the Watson supercomputer, IBM this week released major upgrades to three enterprise storage products, including a self-service software portal for end users. The Log in screen for the ...
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Solar wafer and cell makers in Greater China plan to increase capacity utilization rates to full after the Lunar New Year holidays and hope product prices will increase as well. Solar firms believe that solar module price trends will show ...
Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2012. In the fourth quarter, Ruukki posted an operating loss of €39 million, remaining almost unchanged compared to the ...
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According to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD), in January this year Turkey's motor vehicle output totaled 85,519 units, decreasing by three percent year on year and down by 3.4 ...
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