Glass brings beauty to us; it is an indispensible material in our life, a senior official of the International Commission on Glass (ICG) said in an exclusive interview with China Daily. China is currently the world leader in float glass ...
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According to the Quarterly Resources and Energy report released by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) on March 20, Australia's iron ore exports in 2013 are forecast to increase by 12 percent year on year to 554 ...
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As sapphire substrate makers brace for a year of consolidation, 2013 could deliver the killer application, reports Compound Semiconductor. Will 2013 be a year of two halves for manufacturers of sapphire substrates? Overcapacity and falling ...
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Reportedly, European engineering steel price have a difficulty to lift while demand sluggish so far and the products included a hot rolled round bar with C45 grade with sizes from 50-150mm diameter for March delivery. Currently, the ...
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The light-emitting diode (LED) industry is entering its third growth cycle, general lighting, according to Yole Développement and EPIC’s report, “Status of the LED Industry.” However, the cost of a packaged LED ...
It is learned that China’s biggest steelmaker Baosteel expects a moderate increase of steel demand in China this year. According to the company’s general manager He Wenbo, the steel sector faced difficulties last year but this ...
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Cars sales have been falling in Western Europe as yet another economic downturn confirms expectations that the region’s recovery from the 2008 financial crisis will be a lengthy process. However, while demand for cars declines, ...
Ugur Dalbeler, chairman of IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, as well as CEO of Turkish steelmaker Colakoglu Metalurji, has said that in 2013 the main problem in the steel industry will ...
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Profits earned by steelmakers in China's Hebei province in 2012 amounted to RMB 85.06/mt ($13.6/mt), far exceeding the average profit of RMB 2.68/mt ($0.43/mt) of medium and large steelmakers in China, as announced by provincial government ...
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Ineos ChlorVinyls plans to close its 149,000 mt/year mercury chlorine cell room at Wilhelmshaven, Germany during the second quarter of 2013, a company source said Tuesday. The previously announced move to reconfigure its 300,000mt/yr ...
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Veeco recently announced that, due to the ongoing accounting review announced on November 15, 2012, the Company is unable to report revenue and earnings information for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. The Company will ...
Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that, due to its ongoing revenue recognition accounting review announced on 15 November, it is currently unable to report revenue and earnings ...
Demand is stable, prices are decent, and struggling end-use sectors seem to be on the rebound, yet the US long product market remains relatively stagnant. Speakers at SteelOrbis' annual Rebar & Wire Rod Conference in Las Vegas on February 4 ...
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On January 31, Shandong Province-based Shandong Iron and Steel Co. issued its anticipated financial results for 2012. Accordingly, Shandong Steel has estimated a net loss of RMB 3.57 billion ($568 million) for 2012, compared to a net ...
(China Glass Network) The year of 2012 is the milestone of China LCD panel industry development with the great results from the investment on depressed market. Due to the overcapacity and depressed economy environment, global LCD panel ...