China's large toy industry, including its plastics-related toy makers, faces potentially stepped up scrutiny on safety and factory working conditions. The global toy industry's main certification program for ethical manufacturing among ...
Tags: Toy Industry, Safety Checks
According to the related information, the preliminary accounting results of GDP for the first half of 2013 are as follows: Preliminary Accounting Results of GDP for the First Half of 2013 Absolute Value ...
In another example of the consumerization of IT, people have embraced cloud storage and file sharing services like Dropbox both at home and at work, and CIOs better take notice about this trend, according to a Forrester Research report. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, IT
China's apparent oil demand in June surged 11.7% year on year to 40.89 million mt, or an average 9.99 million b/d, according to Platts' estimates Monday, based on the latest preliminary government data. This is the highest growth rate ...
Tags: Chemicals, oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.8% in 2013, according to the Q3 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. The Foundation ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, economy
On July 11, SemiLEDs, a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, issued its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2013, ended May 31, 2013. Revenue for Q3 of 2013 was $3.5 million, a decrease of 62% over the $9.2 ...
It's reported that South African ferrochrome supplier Merafe Resources Company stated that they have reached with the European stainless steel mills ferrochrome contract price for the third quarter at 112.5 cents / lb., falling by 14.5 ...
Tags: steel
Family Dollar Stores reported that for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 ended June 1, 2013, net sales increased 9.0% to $2.57 billion and net income per diluted share for the quarter was $1.05 as compared to $1.06 in the third quarter of ...
Tags: Family Dollar, Apparel
Philips has updated its Ambilight color-illumination system for TVs by integrating it with Hue wireless LED lightbulbs, spreading content-themed light effects around the room. The update – which comes with a new Ambilight+Hue app for ...
Tags: LED, TV, Lights, Lighting, Elevation TV
Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn (right) and Dr. Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz (left) give the Volkswagen Group Award to Pirelli board member Alberto Pirelli. Pirelli & Cie SpA has won the 2013 Volkswagen Group Award, given to the Volkswagen ...
Tags: Auto Parts
In the Eurozone, activity contracted by 0.3% in Q1 2013, falling for the sixth consecutive quarter. However, GDP growth is expected to turn slightly positive in Q2 2013 (+0.1%), with a mild acceleration over the following quarters (+0.2% in ...
Tags: economy, Labor market
Subsea 7 S.A. awarded contracts for three new-build PLSVs Tuesday, Jul 09, 2013 Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC) announced the award of three contracts from Petrobras with a combined value (at the time of contract signature) of ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
German automobile manufacturer Audi has reported 6.4% year over year (yoy) rise in the first half of 2013 to about 780,500 vehicles, compared to the corresponding period of the prior year. The manufacturer sold about 140,300 cars in the ...
Tags: Audi, automobile
It is reported that demand for sapphire ingot becomes larger, even its demand exceeds supply, therefore its price soared in June, the average price rose from $ 3 per millimeter (mm) to $ 3.8 per mm, an growth of 20% just in a few weeks. ...
Tags: LED, LED backlight, Lighting
For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (to end-March), Advanced Photonix Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA (which designs and makes APD, PIN, and FILTRODE photodetectors, HSOR high-speed optical receivers, and T-Ray terahertz instrumentation) has ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics