Kodak plans patent auction amid Apple row 14 Jun 2012 Apple opposes Kodak's plan to auction off more than 1000 patents relating to digital image capture,transmission and processing. Kodak cameras Bankrupt imaging giant Eastman Kodak is ...
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Investors burned as Konarka enters liquidation 07 Jun 2012 Organic PV company demonstrates that$200?million and a Nobel prize are no guarantee of commercial success. Roll-to-roll production Konarka Technologies,the heavily financed ...
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Hanergy to buy CIGS PV manufacturer Solibro 06 Jun 2012 Chinese renewable energy company to acquire the industry-leading thin-film PV unit belonging to embattled Q-Cells. Solibro's"Q.SMART"CIGS modules Q-Cells,the major German ...
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Digitimes Research:US PV inverter sector thrives Sophia Chen,DIGITIMES Research,Taipei[Thursday 31 May 2012]Compared to the solar supply chain in other countries,the US solar industry has been thriving in sectors such as ...
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The global food industry has seen a raft of M&A activity this week with Flowers Food's purchase of Lepage Bakeries, Olam's acquisition of Usina Açucareira Passos, and Booker's deal to buy the local cash-and-carry assets of German ...
Hanwha SolarOne,a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots,wafers and solar cells and modules,reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31,2012. The firm stated that first-quarter 2012 ...
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China anti-dumping investigation against US,South Korea polysilicon suppliers would hurt local downstream players Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 25 May 2012]Mainly due to the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs by the US ...
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Market research by the SPECTARIS industry association confirms"unbridled"growth of home-grown industry. Swarovski Optic by Mike Hatcher in Frankfurt,Germany The 1000 or so companies that make up Germany's photonics industry increased ...
>. Soltecture,the Berlin-based developer of thin-film solar modules formerly known as Sulfurcell,is the latest German photovoltaics company to go bust in the ongoing industry shake-out. Prompted by the wider problems of manufacturing ...
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Stanley Black & Decker announced first quarter 2012 financial results. -- 1Q'12 Revenues Increased 12% To $2.7 Billion; Organic Revenues Up 3% -- 1Q'12 Diluted GAAP EPS, Including M&A Charges, Was $0.72 -- Excluding M&A Charges, 1Q'12 ...
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Milacron, the only US-based broad-line manufacturer of primary plastics equipment, will get a new private-equity owner, in news announced just before NPE2012 which runs April 1-5 in Orlando, Florida. Avenue Capital Group will sell the ...
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Chinese timber firm Sino-Forest has filed a US$4bn defamation lawsuit against Muddy Waters, the research and investment firm which released a report last year accusing it of fraud. The news follows Sino-Forest’s announcement last week ...
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On 3 January,the Danish manufacturer of furniture and furniture components BOD Furniture was placed into receivership by the responsible court in Holstebro.BOD had already submitted an application to this effect on 22 December 2011.BOD ...
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This week Solon became the first publicly traded solar-power company to file for bankruptcy in Germany. Despite cost-cutting and a round of last-minute negotiations, the Berlin-based photovoltaic equipment maker can't make its deadline to ...
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Here’s a message from people who sell injection molding machines: The joy is back. Sales have increased for two years in a row, after a steady 10-year decline. That should continue in 2012. The U. S. Injection press market is nearing ...
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