The global apparent steel demand for 2014 will increase by two percent to 1.56 billion metric tons, following a growth of 3.8 percent in 2013, according to the short range outlook presented at the 48th annual meeting of the World Steel ...
Tags: Steel Demand, Chinese Demand
In the January-August period of this year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip shipments decreased by 3.9 percent on year-on-year basis to 4.23 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. 81 percent of ...
When Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. was founded in 1986, it was a relatively small and unknown company. Through continually striving to create trade exhibitions that generate business for the exhibitors and visitors alike, the company ...
Tags: Footprints
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) installations added during the fourth quarter of 2014 are forecast to exceed 19.5GW, pushing global cumulative PV deployment toward the 200GW mark. The amount of solar PV deployed in the fourth quarter is ...
Tags: solar photovoltaic, PV industry
Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK), Russia's largest coal producing corporation, has announced that it produced 68.6 million mt of coal in the January-September period this year, compared to 68.9 million mt in the same period last year. ...
Tags: Coal Energy, coal
Net sales for the fourth fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2013 at NASDAQ-listed Costco Wholesale Corporation totalled to $34.75 billion, up 9% from $31.77 billion in fiscal year ending August 31, 2013. Net sales for the full fiscal year ...
U.S. jewelry and watch sales rose 4.3 percent year on year in July, according to preliminary government calculations, representing the strongest monthly gain so far this year. Earlier this month, and beginning with June's provisional sales ...
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According to the data provided by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), in August this year Japanese automobile production (including passenger cars, trucks and buses) totaled 634,747 units, decreasing by 45,840 units or ...
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A tiny ray of blue that revolutionized the lighting industry continues to tantalize investors looking to capitalize on the rise of new technology. On Tuesday, the Nobel Prize was awarded to three scientists for their invention of a blue ...
Tags: blue-light LED, LED
Takaharu Fushimi has returned to the U.S. to assume his post as CEO of Yokohama Corp. of North America. Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC) announced the return of Takaharu Fushimi to the United States to assume the post of chief executive ...
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Resistors, switches and sensors aren’t sexy, especially against the bright lights and flashy dance shows competing for attention at this week’s Ceatec show in Japan. But if you want to see the future of electronics, the ...
Tags: Component Makers, Gadgets, Electronics
For Chinese solar manufacturers, the fourth quarter is the most important time for solar photovoltaic installations. It is then that Chinese vendors speed up deployment to meet the central government’s annual targets. The Chinese ...
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Economists at the World Trade Organization (WTO) have downwardly revised their world trade growth estimate for 2015 to 4 percent from the previous estimate of 5.3 percent. For 2014 also, the WTO has reduced its world trade growth ...
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Twin textile trade shows Yarnex- India International Yarn Exhibition and TexIndia- Textile Sourcing Fair which was held in Tirupur earlier this month witnessed a 25 percent increase in visitor numbers, who came from India as well as foreign ...
Mazda is planning to unveil its next-generation vehicle technologies at CEATEC JAPAN 2014 which is designed to enhance the driving experience. The technologies include a new headlamp which will feature LED array glare-free high beam ...
Tags: Mazda, Vehicle Technologies, Accessories