According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in January this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 75.4 percent, down from 77.9 percent recorded ...
Comparable sales growth combined with increased profitability in first quarter LED-based business (SSL) with revenue share of one third for the first time Osram confirms outlook for full fiscal year In a still challenging environment, ...
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According to the World Steel Association (worldsteel), in 2013 global crude steel output reached 1.61 billion mt, increasing by 3.5 percent on year-on-year basis. In December of the same year, world crude steel production for the 65 ...
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Mounty Airy, North Carolina-based Insteel Industries reported Thursday net earnings of $2.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 (ended December 28, 2013), compared to $2.4 million in the same quarter of the previous year. Net sales ...
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In the recently published study, the market research institute Ceresana comprehensively analyzes and describes the development of the global market for styrene. Styrene is an important product in the petrochemical industry and used to ...
In December last year, Germany's crude steel output increased by 12.79 percent year on year to 3.46 million metric tons, though it decreased by 5.63 percent compared to November, according to the information provided by the German steel ...
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Crystalline silicon solar cell maker Neo Solar Power generated December consolidated revenues of NT$2.406 billion (US$80.2 million), hitting the highest since March 2011 and increasing 3.12% sequentially and 300.18% on year. Solar-grade ...
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OFCO Industrial Co., one of the major manufacturers of fastener products in Taiwan, said the company’s sales performance improved in last November, as it has increased its capacity utilization rate in the month. Shipments in ...
Sapphire wafer maker Tera Xtal Technology expects global supply of sapphire wafers to be short beginning the first quarter of 2014 due to increasing use in smartphones and other mobile devices. The company currently has a monthly ...
LED packaging house Everlight Electronics is likely to see the revenue proportion for LED lighting exceed that for LED backlighting in 2014, according to company chairman Robert Yeh. Everlight expects fourth-quarter 2013 revenues from LED ...
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Sysco, one of the major coating mills in Taiwan said that the company has done well in its order collection for next January. Therefore, in order to supply its products in time, the company will continue its production during Chinese New ...
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International credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has announced that it has raised its long-term corporate credit rating for Tata Steel UK Holdings Ltd. to 'BB-' from 'B+'. The outlook is negative. S&P said that the ...
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World crude steel production in November this year increased by 3.6 percent year on year to 127.36 million metric tons, while a 5.14 percent decline was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association ...
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Even as one-fifth of the nation's electrolytic aluminum capacity lies idle, producers are adding new facilities - a combination that will mean a glut of the metal next year and falling prices, industry experts said on Tuesday. "China is ...
Germany-based SMS Group has announced that in 2013 its order intake will be lower than in 2012, adding that it expects its net result to decrease compared to the previous year. SMS Group stated that low capacity utilization and high raw ...
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