KUALA LUMPUR: It has been more than six months since the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March. The market has been anticipating increasing exports of timber products to Japan as the country rebuilds itself. It was reported that Japan ...
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Global demand for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is forecast to rise 6.3% per year to 5.6m tonnes in 2015, according to a new report from Freedonia. The global market will benefit from the rising use of TPEs in developing countries, as ...
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American PVC prices are moving south in major global markets including Turkey, Italy and Egypt while import prices for this origin were also moving down in China’s PVC market prior to the one week long National holiday in the country ...
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Lextar electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, expects the proportion of its revenues for LED lighting products to increase from 40% currently to 50%, according to company chairman David Su. Lextar has cut into ...
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SEOUL -- South Korean firms' bold investment in television production and upbeat global demand turned Korea into the world's second-largest maker of light-emitting diodes (LED) last year, the government said on Tuesday. Combined sales of ...
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SEOUL -- South Korean firms' bold investment in television production and upbeat global demand turned Korea into the world's second-largest maker of light-emitting diodes (LED) last year, the government said on Tuesday. Combined sales of ...
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World demand for rare earths is forecast to expand 7.1 percent per year to 180,000 metric tons in 2015. In dollar terms, sales are expected to more than triple from $3.0 billion in 2010 to $9.2 billion in 2015. Consumption will be driven by ...
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World demand for rare earths is forecast to expand 7.1 percent per year to 180,000 metric tons in 2015. In dollar terms, sales are expected to more than triple from $3.0 billion in 2010 to $9.2 billion in 2015. Consumption will be driven by ...
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Global demand for timber has increased since the economic downturn, a new study has shown. Figures compiled by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have indicated that consumption of forestry products in Europe, former ...
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World demand for silicones will rise 6.2% to $12.4bn (€ 8.6bn) in 2015, fuelled by the increased penetration of high-value silicone materials into emerging applications, says a new report from Freedonia. According to the World ...
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Global demand for pharmaceutical packaging is forecast to expand 5.5% annually to £ 39bn in 2015, according to a new report from Cleveland-based Freedonia Group. Western Europe, the US and Japan will account for more than 70% of the ...
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Firms that have made an investment in Estonia could be on to a winner, as the timber-rich nation is set to experience spiralling demand for wood. Analysts at Frost & Sullivan have predicted that the need for the material will expand ...
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As more and more people switch to cordless power tools and more energy efficient appliances, the market for hand tools and accessories continues to expand. The global market for hand tools and accessories is estimated to reach US$ 19.4 ...
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U. S. Markets rebound on demand for power tools that the current real estate crisis eased, while the Consumer Project on yourself continue to be motivated. Power tool sales in the United States will also benefit from improved performance, ...
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Global demand for abrasive products is forecast to climb 5.9 percent annually through 2013 to $38.2 billion. Market advances in developing parts of the Asia/ Pacific region, the Africa/Mideast region, Eastern Europe and Latin America will ...
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