Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) expects its solar business to reach breakeven and may obtain profits in the second quarter as market conditions have been improving. Doris Hsu, president of SAS, stated that since ...
Tags: SAS, Solar Business
Taiwan-based LED optical lens maker Ledlink reported first-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$227 million (US$7.7 million), down by 7.21% on quarter but up by 31.55% on year. The gross margin in the first quarter was 43.34%, lower than the ...
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 ...
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose 1 percent in the week ending May 4, following a 0.4 percent increase in the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United States was ...
Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar reported first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues of NT$2.888 billion (US$97 million), representing on-quarter growth of 22.5% and an on-year growth of 31.7%. In particular, the consolidated operating profit ...
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose 0.4 percent in the week ending April 27, after falling 1.2 percent in the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United States was ...
Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, reporting an operating profit of €5 million, compared to an operating loss of €15 million in the corresponding quarter of 2012. Net ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in April this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 77.7 percent, stable compared to the previous ...
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production fell 1.2 percent in the week ending April 20, reversing the 1.2 percent increase the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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Order visibility is clear to May and monthly revenues are expected to reach a record high in the second quarter, according to Pang-Yen Liu, general manager of Production Business Group at Everlight. Everlight reported first-quarter ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose 1.2 percent in the week ending April 13, following a 2.1 percent jump the previous week, as well as increases in the two prior weeks. Total raw ...
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According to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD), in March this year Turkey's motor vehicle output totaled 103,135 units, decreasing by four percent year on year and up by 6.8 percent ...
Tags: Motor Vehicle, Vehicle Output
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Gigastorage reported March consolidated revenues of NT$736 million (US$24 million), up 28.63% on month. Gigastorage noted that the rising revenues were due to strong demand of the firm's high efficiency solar ...
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Falling demand in the China market drove global solar demand down to 6.2GW in the first quarter of 2013, said Solarbuzz. The figure represents an on-quarter decrease of 23%. Although the China market will account for 20% of global solar ...
Tags: Solar Market, Solar
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose another 2.1 percent in the week ending April 6, following a 0.6 percent increase the previous week and a 1.3 percent jump the week prior. Total ...
Tags: Raw Steel Production, Mineral