Analysts see sanity returning to PV market 21 May 2013 Lux Research and Solarbuzz see industry 'returning to equilibrium' as uncompetitive suppliers disappear. Despite the looming possibility of a photovoltaics (PV) trade war between ...
Taiwan-based solar conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported front silver conductive paste shipments in the first quarter reached 2.4 tons. Including shipments of back silver conductive paste, silver conductive paste sales have ...
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Due to rising capacity utilization rates and rising solar cell prices in the first quarter of 2013, Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech saw gross margin rise to negative 8% from negative 15.7% in the fourth quarter of 2012. According to ...
Rising demand for LED backlight and lighting products helped LED chipmakers see capacity utilization rates increase to 90% in the second quarter. Despite shortages of high-end products, the overall LED industry continues to be in ...
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For first-quarter 2013, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE, Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €40.2m, down 4% on €42m a year ago and 48% on last quarter’s €77.5m. Fiscal Q1/2012 Q2/2012 Q3/2012 Q4/2012 ...
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Sapphire substrate makers have noted that order visibility is clear to May due to expected demand growth in the LED backlighting and lighting markets. Market observers believe prices of sapphire substrates are likely to increase slightly in ...
LED makers have been seeing rising demand and capacity utilization rates in the second quarter of 2013. However, China-based makers noted that there is currently CNY5 billion (US$807 million) worth of inventory, and if end market demand is ...
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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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Indian steel producer JSW Steel plans to import 5 million mt of iron ore annually to feed its plants in Salem and Dolvi, according to media reports. The Indian steelmaker has been struggling with iron ore shortages for 18 months, like ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar plans to find important downstream strategic partners by issuing 250 million new shares for private placement, and targeting Europe- and US-based lighting brands as investors. The deal is expected to be completed ...
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The effect of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-made solar cells has been questioned especially when China-based solar firms are now able to buy solar cells from non-China regions and continue to assemble the ...
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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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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 ...
According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q1 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), in the first 11 months of 2012 European Union (EU) steel exports increased by 11 percent ...
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Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based solar conductive paste firm Giga Solar, has stated January revenues are likely to reach over NT$350 million (US$11 million) due to strong orders from cell makers who have ramped up their production. ...
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