'We want children to love playing with the kit, we want to bring out the budding designer in them and encourage then to unleash their creativity,' says Arckit founder Damien Murtagh. Arckit Go Colours is the latest product developed by ...
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Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has announced plans to cease all production activities at its plant in Penang, ...
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Disguise, the Halloween costume division of Jakks Pacific has detailed the launch of its first run of costumes to be based on the popular LEGO brands. Trick or treaters across the pond will be able to dress as their favourite LEGO Ninjago ...
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China's crude oil output fell 9.9 percent year on year in August, the biggest monthly drop since 2003 as refineries slashed production amid sluggish global oil prices, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday. Imports, on ...
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For every Wheelybug sold from October to December, the company will donate £1 to the People'sTrust for Endangered Species. In a bid to help save Dormice from extinction, Hippychick has promised to donate £1 for every Mouse ...
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China's steel industry improved its profitability in the first seven months, due to rising steel prices, an industry insider said Saturday. Although sales revenues of 373 steel companies fell 11.91 percent to 1.5 trillion yuan (225 ...
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Some China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer makers, in view of high inventory levels due to weak demand, have decreased the utilization of production capacities from 80-100% originally to 50-60%, according to industry ...
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Major Chinese coal miners will be able to temporarily adjust their coal output in either direction between September and December after an agreement with the China Coal Trade and Development Association, industry sources said Friday. The ...
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Grundfos’s earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for the first six months of 2016 increased by 29% on 2015, from DKK637 million to DKK824 million. Half-year 2016 turnover however slipped 2.5% to almost DKK11.6 billion. ...
Despite annual equipment maintenance restraining production volumes, prices on China's polysilicon have tumbled on weak demand, signaling across-the-board price drop in the PV supply chain. The price decline reverses the long-term higher ...
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While Chinese ferrosilicon offers remained high from rising Chinese semi-coke prices, offers heard have moved lower in Japan on thin trade, sources said. The Chinese 75% Si ferrosilicon price assessment was unchanged week on week at ...
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Munich-based Solar Frontier Europe, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – says that its CIS modules have been selected ...
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PV market demand plunged rapidly as expected as it entered in the third quarter, driving significant price decline across the PV supply chain. Prices of solar cells and wafer have reached new low for consecutive weeks. Consequently, ...
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Friday, September 02, 2016: Casual Market Chicago is scheduled to take place from September 20 to 23, at The Merchandise Mart. This year’s show is going to feature three compelling keynote presenters to address a variety of topics ...
GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index has increased by five points this month to -7, with retail transactions enduring post-Brexit decision as motivation to save collapses. All five measures used to calculate the index saw ...
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