China-based makers' solar product shipments to Europe have been falling due to the ongoing trade dispute, but their shipments to the US, Japan and the domestic market have been rising. Due to orders related to China's Golden Sun ...
Tags: solar industry, Lighting
The economic recession has had a dismal effect on men's and boys' apparel wholesalers; however, revenue will rebound as the economy recovers. The Great Recession had a dismal effect on the US economy, including the Men's and Boys' Apparel ...
Tags: Apparel Wholesalers, Apparel
In Q4 2012, activity in the Eurozone contracted by 0.6% (-0.1% in the previous quarter). The decrease in exports put a drag on GDP growth while domestic demand remained on a negative trend. However, in the first quarter of 2013, the ...
Companies in Vietnam sold 7.55Mt of cement in the first quarter of 2013, a 15% rise year-on-year compared to 2013 according to the Ministry of Construction. This occurred despite a year-on-year fall of 30% to 2Mt in March 2013. The country ...
Tags: cement production, cement
Indian textile and garment manufacturers are eyeing on emerging markets, including South America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Africa, for exports. According to industry representatives, Indian textile sector witnessed a negative ...
Tags: Textile
According to data released by the Chilean construction chamber (CChC), China’s rebar shipments totaled 52,644 tons in February, falling by 11.4% from a month ago while rising by 15% year on year. Industry sources said that the drop ...
Tags: Mineral, Rebar Shipments
Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), noted in August 2012 that the firm had changed its position in relation to investments in solar cell maker Motech, shifting from strategic purposes to ...
Tags: solar industry, solar
On April 1, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced that Turkey's gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of last year grew by 7.4 percent to TRY 364.2 billion ($201 billion) in current prices and by 1.4 percent in ...
Tags: economy, Turkey, Statistical Institute
Russia's export of ESPO Blend crude loading from Kozmino port is fixed at 19 cargoes in May, the highest monthly figure since exports of the grade began in December 2009 and up from 17 in April. The increase is in line with the completion ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil
For the first time First Solar became the world's largest solar EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractor in 2012, with more than 500MW of projects completed - an increase of 50% over 2011, according to IMS Research. The ...
Tags: First Solar, Solar, solar projects
Saudi Arabian customs officials have foiled an attempt to smuggle 3.255 million kg (equivalent to 27,300 barrels) of refined oil products out of the eastern port of Dammam, capital of the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province, the official ...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Foils, Oil Products
Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) is a commodity product and used as feedstock in polyester industries and PET bottle industry. As such, the market for MEG generally moves in line with the polyester industry, especially in China where the need ...
The Peruvian polyvinyl chloride market flipped into backwardation for April as buyers took long positions in anticipation of lengthening supply in second-quarter 2013, sources said Thursday. "Consumers are buying only the minimum amount ...
Tags: PVC Dips, Seasonal Demand, Peruvian
The time spread for gasoil swaps in Singapore narrowed 15 cents/barrel day on day to a seven-week low of plus 3 cents/b for April/May Wednesday, because of low regional gasoil demand and concerns over increased exports from China and India, ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
China's solar incentive reportedly may face a significant cut under new energy subsidy policies in order to encourage market mechanism in the industry. The subsidy for standalone solar PV systems for self-use has been generally expected ...
Tags: solar incentives, energy, energy market