Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers will give priority to second-hand unused crystal-growing furnaces supplied by China-based makers when securing equipment to expand production capacities, according to industry ...
Denim fabric capacity in India is increasing with passage of years. And although domestic consumption is rising alongside, exports of denim fabric have not risen in the same fashion. At the same time, many companies are setting up new denim ...
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German automaker Mercedes-Benz has started production of its C-Class sedan vehicles at East London plant in South Africa. The move represents second of the four locations that started production of the highest volume Mercedes-Benz ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech Energy plans to merge with PV module maker Apollo Solar Energy, a subsidiary solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), while GET plans to merge with fellow maker Utech Solar, a Gintech ...
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"Clariant had a promising start to the year with good volume growth and an increase in operating profitability," said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. "Overall, our businesses performed well in an improving but still mixed economic environment. The ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, economy
Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated its state-of-the-art textile coating pilot line in Shanghai, China. At its headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany, the company has also installed new lab facilities, among them a lab coater. Along with the ...
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Russian steelmaker NLMK Group has announced? that it has started hot testing the second pulverized coal injection (PCI) unit in its blast furnace operations at the main production site in Lipetsk (Novolipetsk). The company has started ...
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Viewing that polysilicon spot market prices in the China market rose to US$25/kg in the first quarter of 2014, some China-based makers are preparing to expand production capacities. Also, some companies that stopped production during the ...
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Japan-based PV vendors, including Sharp, Kyocera, Panasonic and Toshiba, are likely to return to the international market in 2016 and release OEM orders to Taiwan-based module makers, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Japan-based ...
While the Chinese government has committed to eliminating 80 million mt/year of steel capacity nationwide by 2017, the reduction will be gradual which will see demand for raw material ferrosilicon remain steady in 2014 as compared with ...
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Taiwan-based PV module makers have been expanding or will expand production capacities in 2014 to compete for orders from Japan-based clients who have adjusted their business strategies, according industry sources in Taiwan. These ...
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Bayer MaterialScience is increasing its production capacities in the Asia/Pacific region to meet the continued growth in demand there for raw materials for coatings and adhesives. Ground was broken at the site in Shanghai, China, recently ...
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In the presence of Germany’s Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and the Chinese State President Xi Jinping, Daimler AG and its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC Group) today signed an agreement on the further ...
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The new Conti EcoPlus HS3 steer tire completes the company's line of third generation fuel efficient truck tires in North America The 2014 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) is over. But there is still plenty to look forward to, says Paul ...
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Mainland Headwear Holdings Limited, the new parent of San Diego Hat Company that also manufactures headwear for some of the largest U.S. brands and operates Lids and New Era stores in Asia, reported revenue for the year ended 31 December ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation