World cotton production in 2013/14 is forecast at 116.4 million bales, 1.6 million bales below last month’s projection, which is mainly the result of forecast reductions for China and the United States. Prices favored alternative ...
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Though still unsubstantiated, a low-cost iPhone is now widely seen as a possible product announcement in early September, along with a new high-end phone. And it’s finally possible to create a coherent explanation of why such a move ...
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Abrisa Technologies provides front surface mirrors or first surface mirrors for a broad scope of optics applications. These mirrors have a long product life, superior durability, and can be cleaned easily. Front surface mirrors have ...
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The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $74.65 billion during the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 6 percent from the first quarter when sales were $70.45 billion. ...
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Chile's Grupo CAP will complete in the coming months the launch of two major projects that will significantly increase the volume of sales of the subsidiary CAP Mining, surpassing its current output of 12-18 million metric tons. The ...
A trial of nine SSL streetlights in Kansas City, MO that commenced in 2011 under the auspices of the MSSLC reveals that LEDs best HPS performance even if efficacy or lumen output trails the incumbent technology. The US Department of ...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 13 billion yen on net sales of 269.7 billion yen for the first half of its fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. Operating income was 19.1 billion yen, down 4.2% compared to the year-ago period. ...
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Cotton exports from the African nation of Mozambique were about 65 percent lower than the initial projection during the first three months of 2013, according to the data released by the Mozambican Cotton Institute (IAM). During the ...
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In a trading update for first-half 201, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says it expects first-half performance to be ahead of market expectations, with revenue approaching £63m, EBITDA (earnings ...
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GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that its environmentally friendly LED lighting products are being used in many applications around the world and providing users ...
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Sometimes polymer gets a bad press, but it remains an incredibly versatile material that we would find very difficult to live without. The word 'polymer' is often used as a synonym for plastic, but it also includes other synthetic and ...
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Microsoft's Business Division (MBD), the company's biggest money maker for 10 out of the last 11 quarters thanks to its Office cash cow, was not immune to the historic decline in PC sales, Microsoft acknowledged Thursday. MBD recorded ...
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Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.8% in 2013, according to the Q3 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. The Foundation ...
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Analysts remain skeptical that Microsoft's relaunch of Windows 8 and the free upgrade to Windows 8.1 will translate into increased PC and tablet sales in the second half of the year. "[Windows 8.1] is unlikely to have a major impact [on] ...
China is on track to buy the largest quantities of wheat in nine years after storms this year have caused heavy damage to domestic crops, Financial Times reported, citing forecasts made by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday. ...
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