Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2013, reporting an operating profit of €10 million in the third quarter, compared to an operating loss of 15 million in ...
Tags: steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In the first nine months of 2013, the order intake grew by 1.8% to CHF 3.0 billion. This level was reached despite a slow start to the year in some businesses, in particular, in the water market and in electromechanical services. For the ...
Among the member associations of the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX), the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) Textile Machinery Association is by far the biggest. Around 120 of the most important ...
Tags: Textile
Euromap, the umbrella trade group for national associations representing manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery in nine European countries, estimated the value of global production in 2012 was 9.3bn (£24.8bn), up 3.68%. The ...
At present, there are about 8000 global companies earn more than $1 billion a year, its global income summation is about $57 trillion, equivalent to 90% of global GDP. Half large multinational companies headquartered in the United States, ...
Tags: economy, Global Enterprise
Vitrum is always held in fall and hence near the end of the fiscal year. This makes it quite useful for assessing the progress made during the year and formulating an accurate forecast for the following year. And hence, as Vitrum opens ...
Tags: Vitrum, Construction
Europe’s thriving subcompact SUV segment has become a sales bonanza for brands such as Opel, Peugeot and Renault, but Asian rivals are now primed for a slice of the pie. Hyundai, Kia and Toyota are readying a range of new entries to ...
Tags: Small SUVs, subcompact
The global solid-state lighting (SSL) market is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.7% from 2013 to $56.79bn in 2018, according to a new market research report 'Solid State Lighting Market by Types (LED, OLED, and ...
Tags: SSL LEDs, Electrical, Electronics, lighting
China-based chip maker San'an Optoelectronics Co Ltd is projected to take the lead in gallium nitride (GaN) LED wafer capacity by the end of 2014, overtaking current leader Epistar Corp of Taiwan, according to market research firm IHS Inc. ...
Tags: LEDs, Electrical, Electronics, Optoelectronics
China-based die vendor Sanan is projected to take the lead in GaN LED wafer capacity by the end of 2014, overtaking current leader Epistar of Taiwan, according to IHS. While Epistar is forecast to continue its spot at the pinnacle in 2013 ...
Tags: GaN LED Wafer, Lighting
According to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in November this year Ukraine's crude steel production is expected to decrease by 4.8 percent compared to September to 2.560 million mt. According to Metallurgprom's ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Crude Steel
The latest forecast from the International Sleep Products Assn. envisions modest mattress growth this year, but sees stronger growth in the next two years. ISPA's October U.S. Market Forecast, issued by the group's Statistics Committee, ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, mattress
US trucking is "on the cusp" of a capacity crunch, according to American Trucking Associations vice president and chief economist Bob Costello. Costello told the popular All Eyes on the Economy panel that eventually demand for freight ...
Tags: trucking, Transportation
In spite of the PC market continued weakness, the world's largest chip maker Intel performance still had a better than expected in Q3 of 2013. But on Tuesday (October 15) released by Intel in the current quarter, is also the fourth quarter ...
ACT Research president Kenneth Vieth may have summed up the US economic forecast best at ATA's All Eyes on the Economy session when he said "We came through the Great Recession and we are now in the Great Okay." Vieth was referring to ...
Tags: Transportation, trucking