Sigma’s new “dp Quattro” series of Foveon-sensor-based fixed-focal-length compact cameras includes the standard-focal-range dp2 Quattro, above. Related Sigma Sigma To Release Dual MTF Charts Sigma Sigma Lenses Get Firmware ...
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As China is executing its ambitious shale gas development plans to reach 6.5 billion cubic meters (cm) by 2015, the US' experiences in the industry may offer a number of lessons for China, US and Chinese academics concluded in a conference ...
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Sony made waves overnight with the company's head office announcing a global restructure that will see it shed 5,000 jobs, sell its Vaio PC business to Japanese company Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), and separate its TV business as a ...
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The US economy will be slightly stronger this year than last, but freight growth will weaken. That’s the prediction of industry forecaster FTR, which today held a Webinar entitled State of Freight: Trucking Outlook for an Uncertain ...
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Barry Callebaut has purchased the remaining 51% stake in Tanzanian-based Biolands Group, its long-time supplier of certified cocoa beans from East and West Africa. With this development, 143 full-time employees at Biolands have joined the ...
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Around a quarter of Australian metallurgical coal is sold on a spot basis following a significant increase in production and the fact that the primary buyer, China, prefers short-term pricing, an analysis of Platts data and a survey of ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue for full-year 2013 of $331.7m, down 36% on 2012's $516m, with all of the firm's businesses experiencing down cycles. LED & ...
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LED TV backlighting demand is expected to remain flat on year in 2014 while pricing and the penetration rate for LED lighting is expected to increase, according to industry sources. The increases for LED lighting is expected to bring in ...
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LG Electronics has introduced the third generation of its low-end L series, with three new smartphones that all run Android 4.4 or KitKat. The South Korean company has a history of launching its products ahead of Mobile World Congress, ...
Most local LED driver IC vendors in China outperformed international and Taiwan-based rival companies in terms of shipments in 2013. Bright Power Semiconductor and Silan Microelectronics were the top-two LED driver IC suppliers in China in ...
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A group of U.S. hardwood plywood producers is seeking a judicial review of the International Trade Commission's decision not to pursue an antidumping case against Chinese hardwood plywood producers, which the U.S. companies say are selling ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), last year Turkey's pre-painted galvanized iron (PPGI) imports amounted to 79,312 mt, increasing by 82 percent from 43,613 mt in 2012, while the revenue from these ...
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Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu has announced that it has completed the strategic review of its thin and precision strip operations in Kloster and Nyby, Sweden and in Dahlerbrück, Germany, launched in June 2013 with ...
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US ethylene contracts for January were heard fully settled up 2 cents from December, with the net transaction price at 50.25 cents/lb, market sources said Wednesday. The posted price also rose 2 cents from December to 54.75 cents/lb. ...
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A new natural gas discovery in southeast Sichuan province - the single biggest ever - could ease domestic shortages in as little as a year and give China a stronger hand in energy negotiations with Russia, according to some experts. China ...
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