With feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in the key markets of Germany and Italy about to be reduced, and financial problems spreading around the Mediterranean, there has been speculation of an accompanying decline in demand for solar cells used to ...
Tags: PV installations, solar power
The supply of active-matrix organic LEDs (AMOLEDs) needs serious expansion for the display technology to move beyond its niche in high-end Korean smart phones. That’s according to market analyst Vinita Jakhanwal at iSuppli, who ...
Tags: organic LEDs, AMOLED displays, smart phones
A sharp upturn in demand has seen a number of analysts re-think their appraisal of the photovoltaics market in 2010. After the impact of the global credit crunch, which put the brakes on the rapid market expansion witnessed up until 2009, ...
Tags: Photonics Industry, cell prices
An outbreak of cautious optimism in optics and laser markets is fueling the hope that the economic slowdown may be over. Not all vendors are cheerful however, with the order books of some in the materials processing sector continuing to ...
In 2007 Sony grabbed the world's attention with its XEL-1 TV, offering pitch-black blacks and superb motion resolution from a wafer-thin, low power consumption panel. Despite its modest 11-inch size, the milestone product put organic light ...
Tags: OLED products, OLED display, Sony, Samsung
The volatile solar market will rationalize extensively over the next year, with the handful of leading companies likely to have successful initial public offerings (IPOs) outweighed by several others going to the wall. Jason Eckstein, the ...
Tags: Solar, CIGS, concentrating photovoltaics
Whisper it softly, but, ten years since the telecom bubble burst, we may be about to witness another boom in sales of optical components for communications infrastructure. Analysts at Lightcounting, which specializes in forecasting the ...
Tags: photonic devices, telecom, datacom systems
Financial results posted by leading chip manufacturer Intel and key lithography system supplier ASML suggest that demand in the microelectronics industry – a key sector for laser companies – is to remain strong. Following ...
Tags: ASML, microelectronics industry, laser
More than 13 GW of solar power generating capacity is now in place across the US, after 2013 witnessed a record 4.8 GW of installations, including some 2.8 GW in utility-scale projects. The explosive growth figures come from GTM ...
Tags: Photovoltaics, solar power, Electricity
Investment in 100G optical communications systems worldwide during 2013 was “breathtaking”, according to a new market report published today by Infonetics Research. Andrew Schmitt, principal analyst for optical at the company ...
Two new LED market surveys reveal the growing importance of Chinese suppliers to the world market and the significant growth forecast for LED multifaceted reflector lamps. Firstly, China’s significant investment in its LED ...
Tags: LED industry, MR Lamp, worldwide market
Inovir, the international leader in promotional and specialty packaging, has launched a new division, which is created to design and manufacture quality tote bags priced to allow brands worldwide to effectively deliver their messaging to ...
Green packaging maker Cascades is investing $26.4m on a new corrugator, which will be installed at its Norampac corrugated board conversion plant in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. The announcement follows Cascades' recent plans to expand ...
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US-based food company B&G Foods has completed the acquisition of frozen and canned vegetable Green Giant and Le Sueur brands from General Mills for $765m in cash. The deal also covers inventory adjustment at closing worth $58m. B&G ...
Tags: B&G Foods, General Mills
The global photonics market is worth at least $150bn, according to analysis by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics (and owner of optics.org). The data were presented last week (4 September) by SPIE’s Industry and ...
Tags: photonics market, SPIE