After experiencing a boon in 2010, the weak LED market reaction in 2011 did not allow the global LED manufacturing production to grow as expected. Capacity utilization reached a low due to the fast capacity expansion and slower market ...
Tags: LED market, china LED
Taiwan makers of light-emitting diode (LED) products are unlikely to see a recovery in 2013 LED equipment spending due to a lack of investments and an alarming sector-wide cash crunch, warns one industry analyst. Maxim analyst Aaron ...
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(will be not improved. From the all, the global economy will get warm and loose monetary environment will bring back in the near future.China Glass Network) Since it was listed on Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, the glass futures attracted ...
Trend magazine reported that Austria's group Voestalpine is considering a plan to build a USD 1 billion plant in the United States that would convert iron ore into concentrate used in steelmaking. Trend said the plant was envisioned for a ...
Tags: iron ore, concentrate, steelmaking, coastal city, steel sector
China is expected to witness 723 million tonnes of crude steel output this year, only a 3% YoY, lowest growth rate since 2000 Mr Zhang Changfu secretary general of the China Iron and Steel Association, at an annual meeting about China's ...
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As a consequence of the overcapacity that still exists in the European glass industry, the NSG Group has informed the employee representatives concerned that one of its UK float lines, “CH2” Float Line in Cowley Hill, will be ...
Tags: Float Capacity, Float Capacity Reduction, glass, European glass industry
IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)) has cut its forecast for 2012 GaN MOCVD shipments to 281, according to the second quarter 2012 MOCVD update of its GaN LED Quarterly Supply and Demand report. IMS Research Analyst ...
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Standard & Poor's analyst Rafaela Vitoria said that demand for steel in Latin America is likely to increase 3-5% in 2013 on the back of GDP growth. Ms Vitoria told the S&P Global Metals & Mining 2013 Outlook that "A gradual ...
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Reuters reported that it is unwise for governments to intervene to avoid the closure of steel plants in the euro zone's oversupplied market. The chief executive of Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine said that in the last few weeks both the ...
Tags: steel plants, steel production, Eurofer
MOCVD, lithography, plasma etching, PECVD & PVD tools to experience turbulent investment cycles in the coming years GEARING UP FOR THE NEXT INVESTMENT CYCLE The packaged LED market still presents significant opportunities for growth ...
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China’s manufacturing expanded for the first time in 13 months in November according to a closely watched index of purchasing managers released but troubles in the aluminum industry the most widely used metal in transportation, ...
In half-year results published this morning, for the six months to 31 October, the group posted a 62% year-on-year rise in revenue to £1.67bn, while pre-tax profit rose 62.5% to £106.1m. The increase was driven by the ...
Tags: SCA Packaging, plastic packaging, packaging
NAND and DRAM growth rates will help to double the semiconductor and total IC markets through 2016 The average annual growth rate of semiconductor market is expected to more than double growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ...
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Mr Chi Jingdong vice secretary general of the China Iron and Steel of Association has said that exports have eased the pressure from the overcapacity issue in the Chinese steel industry, where capacity exceeds domestic consumption. He made ...
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People Daily Online reported that demand for steel in China is expected to rise 4.1% in 2013, as the nation's economic growth gets back on track. The 2013 China Steel Demand Forecast also predicted a decline in iron ore prices due to ...
Tags: 2013 China Steel Demand, demand for steel, Crude steel output