PV Book-to-bill ratio of just 0.33 measured in second quarter of 2012,with SEMI seeing no near-term recovery. Heading south:the global PV equipment market The market for photovoltaics manufacturing equipment continued to decline in ...
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Taiwan government delays power price hike Bryan Chuang,Taipei;Steve Shen,DIGITIMES [Tuesday 18 September 2012]Taiwan's government has decided to delay a planned electricity rate hike originally set to take place on December 10,2012 until ...
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WHEAT:The 2012/13 U.S.wheat balance sheet is unchanged this month;however,small by-class adjustments are made to projected exports and stocks.Projected exports for Hard Red Winter wheat are lowered 25 million bushels with Hard Red Spring ...
Everything Everywhere is set to launch high-speed 4G mobile networking in the UK with download speeds at a maximum of up to 40Mbps. Everything Everywhere – now rebranded "EE" – will launch the service before the end of the ...
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Capacity utilisation of the cement industry declined to 68.29 percent in the first two months of this fiscal year 2012-13, the lowest level seen in a decade as the demand of cement drastically decreased locally and for export purposes. The ...
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Brazil will raise import tariffs on 100 foreign products to help struggling local industries,Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Tuesday,in a move that could amplify concerns over growing protectionism in the world's No.6 economy. This ...
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Anti-dumping duties could be imposed on Chinese solar imports to Europe by the middle of next year. Panel production in Freiburg The European Commission(EC)has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar panels,cells ...
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Taipei,Sept.4,2012--Suffering profit decline in China,Taiwan Cement Co.(TCC)and Asia Cement,two Taiwan-based cement makers,saw plummeting profits in the first half of the year,but,based on confidence in China's market,are still investing in ...
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Global Solar Energy Inc of Tucson,AZ,USA,which makes flexible copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)thin-film photovoltaic cells and modules,has announced an expansion into Japan's growing solar market,establishing local partnerships and ...
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Taiwan’s machinery exports amounted to NT$139.1 billion in the first quarter of this year, a marginal improvement of l.4% from the year before, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Taiwan Association of Machinery ...
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The Wireless Broadband Alliance(WBA)has announced the list of operators set to take part in its next-generation hotspot(NGH)trials later this year. BT,Sky(which owns The Cloud Wi-Fi network)and TalkTalk have signed up as the ...
Virgin Media today announced a new tariff to bring unlimited data to its customers. Named the Premiere tariff, it is akin to the One Plan from 3 and Full Monty from T-Mobile, offering unlimited mobile internet usage, alongside unlimited ...
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Solarbuzz analyst says that high electricity consumption and limited space will see high-efficiency modules dominate market. Copper-plated solar Major new incentives for renewable energy in Japan are likely to favor installations ...
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Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) refer to restrictions that result from prohibitions, conditions, or specific market requirements that make importation or exportation of products difficult and/or costly. NTBs also include unjustified and/or ...
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A Certificate of Origin (often abbreviated to CO or COO) is a document used in international trade. It is a printed form, completed by the exporter or its agent and certified by an issuing body, attesting that the goods in a particular ...
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