Business confidence levels are showing signs of stabilising, with the year-end outlook for profits, sales, employment and capital investment beginning to level out. After declining through much of the year, initial expectations for the ...
Industrial laser specialist says that there is still growth in the market for high-power CO2 lasers. Sales at Rofin-Sinar in the quarter ended June 30 have exceeded expectations, thanks mainly to machine tool and electronics applications ...
Tags: CO2 lasers, high-power lasers
Japanese automobile production in June this year totaled 808,557 units, decreasing by 84,588 units or 9.5 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Japan's auto output indicated a year-on-year decline for the 10th consecutive ...
Tags: Automobile Output, Mineral
In the Eurozone, activity contracted by 0.3% in Q1 2013, falling for the sixth consecutive quarter. However, GDP growth is expected to turn slightly positive in Q2 2013 (+0.1%), with a mild acceleration over the following quarters (+0.2% in ...
Tags: economy, Labor market
Total Australian truck sales for the first six months of 2013 registered 15,074 units, reports the Truck Industry Council (TIC). This is the best result since the record first half established in 2008, just prior to the Global Financial ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation
Global industrial machine vision sales to hit $2bn by 2018 27 Jun 2013 Analyst Yole Développement publishes new MV technology and market forecast, identifying nine key market types. Yole Développement, Lyon, France, has ...
Tags: industrial machine
Pharmaceutical packaging requires high attention to detail due to the critical nature of the materials required to protect the active product throughout its shelf life. Types of packaging material and design can also be influenced by the ...
Tags: Pharmaceutical Packaging, Packaging, Packaging Machinery
Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India ended the week stable to slightly lower, even as a number of vessel fixtures were reported, as there were not enough cargoes to absorb ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Coal
Due to the increasing demand of customers, utilization of Ledtech Electronics in the second quarter further enhanced, the growth in utilization is good for the continuous improvement in gross margins, so that the revenue in the second ...
Tags: Ledtech Electronics, Lighting
The global economy is moving forward, but divergence between countries and regions reflects the uneven progress made toward recovery from the economic crisis, according to the OECD's latest Economic Outlook. The OECD indicated that ...
Against the background of slightly decreased prices, the demand rose a little during the reported week. Noteworthy amounts were sold especially in the medium staple range, even in the medium term, while sales positions in the long staple ...
Tags: Bremen Cotton, Textile
Revenues of € 100.0 million were achieved by Pfeiffer Vacuum in the first quarter of 2013. “Considering that we started the year 2013 with an order intake of € 97 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, we can be reasonably ...
According to the Metal Industry Indicators report released by the US Geological Survey (USGS), an upturn in US metals industry activity might be slower than earlier data indicated. The US economic recovery has been supporting domestic ...
Tags: US, Steel Industry Activity, Metallurgy
German steelmaker Salzgitter has announced an adjustment of its guidance for the current year, now expecting a pre-tax loss for the year due to higher raw material and energy costs. Salzgitter also said that the anticipated seasonal upturn ...
Tags: Salzgitter, Raw Material
Microsoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies' internet search partnership An arrangement requiring Microsoft to pay Yahoo a minimum amount per search on Yahoo's website ...