The listed voestalpine Group continues to further expand its market position in North America by undertaking an acquisition in its special steel segment. Böhler-Uddeholm Canada Ltd a company of voestalpine's Special Steel Division, ...
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Foxconn,GCL joint solar project to begin construction in 2Q13 Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 4 October 2012]China-based polysilicon firm GCL-Poly has jointly invested in a solar power-generation plant in Datong,Shanxi ...
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Solar cell conductive paste maker Giga Solar expects a pick-up in sales in the fourth quarter of 2012,powered by a rebound of capacity utilization rates of solar cell makers in Taiwan and China,according to company chairman Chen Chi-jen. ...
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Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reaffirmed its mid-term guidance, depsite booking a drop in full-year profit. In the 12 months to the end of August, the company reported a net profit of CHF142.6m (US$151.7m), down from CHF178.6m ...
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According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in November this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 75.7% falling 1.1 percentage points compared ...
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Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA) (“Vitro” or the “Company”), one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced 3Q’12 unaudited results. Third Quarter 2012 ...
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For third-quarter 2012, GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has reported net sales of $28.6m, down 23.1% on $37.3m a year ago but up 14.1% on $25.1m last quarter. ...
Tags: wireless ainfrastructure, CATV infrastructure, wireline communications
Taiwan-based solar firm Neo Solar Power (NSP) and power supply maker Delta Electronics announced consolidation plans on November 19, 2012. NSP will procure 15% of DelSolar (the solar subsidiary of Delta) shares publicly then form a new ...
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Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) saw capacity utilization rate fall to 50% in September, nevertheless, the firm reported capacity has been close to full in November due to a sudden surge of outsourcing orders ...
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Salzgitter announced that Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG) is raising its heavy plate prices by EUR 30 per tonne for all new product sales. It said "The necessary price increase reflects the rising costs of raw materials and the resulting ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced sales of CHF 1.923 billion in the third quarter 2012, up 3% compared to CHF 1.865 billion in the previous-year period. In local currencies, sales were 3% lower. In the third ...
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Weak demand is said to have caused Taiwan-based LED firms to consider reducing their workforces. Huga Optotech, Lextar and Everlight are reportedly considering cutting staff. Taiwan-based firms have been seeing disappointing capacity ...
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Overall, capacity utilization of spinning mills and margins continued to be stable and on a profitable level. However, downstream buying behaviour remained volatile. Financing for projects is becoming increasingly difficult, especially in ...
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Taipei, Nov. 6, 2012 (CENS)--The four major member firms of Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) racked up total revenue of NT$133.386 billion in October, up 4.5% sequentially. Of the four firms, Formosa Chemicals & Fibre had the best performance, ...
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Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries will issue Euro convertible bonds(ECBs)worth US$130 million to raise funds for overseas materials procurement,with the issuance expected to be finished in early ...
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