Japanese carmaker Nissan is planning to invest EUR130m at its Barcelona manufacturing facility in Spain, to build a new passenger car model. Production of the new compact family car is scheduled to start in July 2014 at the Spanish ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) will host its 76th Annual Conference February 24-27 at the Loews Ventana Canyon in Tucson, Ariz. The event will feature keynote speaker, Robert Tucker, author of Innovation is ...
On January 31, Anhui Province-based Chinese steelmaker Ma’anshan Iron and Steel Co. (Masteel) issued its anticipated financial results for 2012. Accordingly, Ma’anshan Steel has estimated a net loss of RMB 3.72-3.95 billion ...
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Australian Commonwealth Government 10-year bond yields rose 12 basis points to 3.44 per cent following a similar move in US Treasury bonds during the Australia Day long weekend. At 11.38am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.8 per ...
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The sharemarket surged to a 21-month high yesterday as investors dumped bonds and rushed to buy equities in response to an improving global growth outlook. Overnight on Monday, the US reported a 4.6 per cent rise in durable goods for ...
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EU car sales dropped significantly in 2012, due to the ongoing debt crisis and the economic crisis, falling to the lowest level in 17 years. Newly registered vehicles in 2012 were 12,053,904 units in 2012, down 8.2% over 2011. It’s ...
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Growing evidence of an emerging economic recovery in Europe pushed the Australian dollar to three-week lows today. Some market watchers say this might signal an important shift in direction for the currency. Traders say heavy-selling of ...
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According to LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, the ASP volatility of LED light bulb has been continued into December 2012. Products from the US took the led as more new items were launched during the month. ASP for those ...
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In 2012, demand for TV-use LED backlight products was high, helping LED firms to maintain high to full capacity utilization rate. As many governments are beginning to ban the use of incandescent bulbs, the LED lighting market is expected to ...
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Global LED production value is expected to hit US$12.4bn in 2013,representing a 12%year-on-year growth,according to a report from LEDinside(the LED research division of TrendForce). Handset applications and LED lighting product demand are ...
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In the midst of global economic downturn,some Taiwanese textile companies have performed well by continuous R&D of new products."Although Taiwan's textile industry was under the influence of global economic downturn,especially the European ...
Sika Corp. has announced its annual sales for 2012 increased 5.8 percent to CHF 4.82 billion (5.22 billion USD). The company attributes this growth to a strong global presence which it says "enabled the company to offset fall-offs in demand ...
Despite the lingering market pessimism which may last through 2013 and bring even greater challenges to LED lighting companies, the anticipation of a growing market share for LED lighting gives reason for optimism. Bridgelux The market ...
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Kumba final results for the year ended 31 December 2011.Record safety,exports,earnings and dividends. Commenting on the results,Kumba Iron Ore("Kumba")CEO Chris Griffith said:"Driven by export volume growth and a 26%increase in iron ...
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Numbers of Germans out of work rose for the ninth month running in December but held close to a post-reunification low, adding to signs Europe's largest economy remains relatively unscathed by the region's crisis. Labour Office data ...