An initial European monoethylene glycol contract price for December was settled at Eur1,048/mt ($1,354/mt) FD Northwest Europe Friday, industry sources said. The figure represents a fall of Eur22/mt on the November CP. The settlement ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has received more orders than originally expected for LED chips used in backlight units (BLUs) from South Korea-based LCD TV vendors in December, according to the company. Due to ...
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Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to reduce 10% production from 57 units per hour to 52, at its main plant in Gothenburg in southwestern Sweden from 1 October 2012, in response to reduced demand for its cars in Europe. The carmaker is ...
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In spite of sluggish demand from key markets like the EU and the US, India's handicraft exports posted positive growth during August this year. According to the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts' (EPCH) data, India exported ...
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LED chipmakers Huga Optotech and Epileds Technologies both have suffered a decline in revenues for October due to off-peak season effects. Capacity utilization rates at chipmakers will continue to slide in the fourth quarter, and LED chip ...
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LED chipmakers Huga Optotech and Epileds Technologies both have suffered a decline in revenues for October due to off-peak season effects. Capacity utilization rates at chipmakers will continue to slide in the fourth quarter, and LED chip ...
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Plastics prices finished down last month across much of Asia, with the trend affecting a broad swath of the market. Lower oil prices pulled down the cost for some plastic feedstock materials' prices, and demand was soft as well as buyers ...
Tags: plastics