The cost of solar cells and microchips has nowhere to go but down because of a supply glut for the commodity they’re made from, a brittle charcoal-colored semiconductor baked in ovens at 600 degrees centigrade. Polysilicon has ...
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The lumber sector has just entered into a period of seasonal strength. How can investors participate in the sector with exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Seasonal influences for lumber are positive from the middle of October to the middle of ...
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The release of a national photovoltaic (PV) feed-in-tariff (FiT) policy in July has resulted in a significant increase in PV project development activity in China. According to Solarbuzz, as of the end of September, the non-residential PV ...
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Driven by solid demand worldwide, Taiwanese fastener makers’ exports rose by 14% to NT$30.2 billion in the second quarter from the first, exceeding NT$30 billion per single-quarter for the first time, according to statistics compiled ...
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LED inside, the LED research division of TrendForce, estimates that LED chip supply volume in 2011 is about 100 billion units and demand volume is around 89 billion units; an oversupply ratio reaches 12%. In addition, after LED chip makers' ...
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China faces a trade deficit of plastics machinery, even though its export volume is three times the import volume. The key is price differences, said the China Plastics Machinery Industry Association. China exported 44, 493 units of ...
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John Foster began his steel industry career at J&L Steel,where he became acquainted with the full range of steel products,from flat rolled to pipe to longs.He later worked at CF&I Steel,serving as General Manager of the bar,rod,wire and ...
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Frost & Sullivan predicts decorative paints and coatings market to increase $3,262.6 M by 2017. The decorative paints and coatings market was worth $2,077.3 million in 2010, according to Frost & Sullivan. With a compound annual growth rate ...
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