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China to Lower The Prices of Both Gas and Diese
Apr 30, 2019China will lower the retail prices of both gas and diesel by 85 yuan (12.3 U.S. dollars) per tonne from Wednesday due to falling international prices, according to the country's top economic planner. It will be the second oil price cut ...
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The Demand of Solar PV Weaker Than Expected
Mar 25, 2017The overall solar PV demand was weaker than expected during the first quarter of 2017, so it is unsure if the downward price trend could be reverse in April, found EnergyTrend. Polysilicon’s price started decreasing last week and ...
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All-in-One PC Shipments to Increase in 2017
Feb 13, 2017Because of weak demand for all-in-one PCs, worldwide all-in-one ((AIO) PC shipments fell 4.8% on year to total only 12.11 million units in 2016, the third consecutive year of on-year declines. However, the shipment volume is expected to ...
Tags: All-in-One PC, PC
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PV Market Witnesses Stagnation in Prices
Feb 11, 2017Although the Lunar New Year holiday has ended, employees in China will have to wait until the Lantern Festival to return to work. In addition, power plant installation has been suspended in China during the Lunar New Year holiday, leading ...
Tags: PV Market, Solar Cell
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Chinese Forklift Market Matures in 2016
Jan 6, 2017Global forklift market has continued to grow since 2013 with sales exceeding 1 million units for the first time in 2014 and reaching 1.064 million units in 2015 (up 3.5% year on year), largely driven by the growth in U.S. and European ...
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Cargill Reports Fiscal 2017 First-Quarter Results
Oct 11, 2016Cargill reported financial results for the fiscal 2017 first quarter ended 31 August, 2016. Key measures include: Adjusted operating earnings rose 35 percent to $827 million in the first quarter, compared with $611 million in the ...
Tags: Cargill, fiscal results
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China Solar Poly-Si Wafer Makers Lower Capacity
Sep 15, 2016Some China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer makers, in view of high inventory levels due to weak demand, have decreased the utilization of production capacities from 80-100% originally to 50-60%, according to industry ...
Tags: silicon wafer, PV
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Lower Polysilicon Prices Trigger Price Drop
Sep 12, 2016Despite annual equipment maintenance restraining production volumes, prices on China's polysilicon have tumbled on weak demand, signaling across-the-board price drop in the PV supply chain. The price decline reverses the long-term higher ...
Tags: polysilicon, OV
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Aixtron's Increased Orders in Q2 Herald Recovery in Second-Half 2016
Aug 19, 2016For first-half 2016, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €55.5m, down 31% on first-half 2015's €80.7m, reflecting the ongoing weak demand environment in the firm's ...
Tags: Aixtron SE, MOCVD, GaN
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High Module Stock Level Drives Down Cell Prices
Aug 15, 2016Cell makers couldn't tolerate current wafer prices, leading to lower multi-Si wafer prices. Although multi-Si wafer prices remained at US$ 0.70/pc in Taiwan, some makers have started to lower utilization rate because the price is lower than ...
Tags: High Module, Multi-Si cell
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Business Confidence Rebounds Post-Election
Aug 8, 2016Business expectations for sales, profits and employment have bounced back for the three-month period to 31 December 2016, according to Dun & Bradstreet’s July Australian Business Expectations Survey. The surprising turn of events ...
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A-Share Firms' Forecasts Positive
Aug 1, 2016Corporate financial results for the first half of this year are nigh, and more than 60 percent of some 1,800 A-share listed companies have said they expect positive growth. Agriculture, biopharmaceutical, food and beverage are among the ...
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China's Manufacturing PMI Slightly Down
Aug 1, 2016China's manufacturing sector posted a slight drop in July due to the flood season and weak demand, official data showed on Monday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 49.9 in July, slightly lower than June's 50, according to ...
Tags: Manufacturing PMI, PMI
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Rubicon's Revenue Halves In Q4 Due Weak Demand And Delayed Ramp-up At PSS Wafer Customer
Mar 9, 2016For fourth-quarter 2015, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $2.45m, more than halving from ...
Tags: Rubicon, Sapphire substrates
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LED Makers Step Into Automotive Lighting
Mar 7, 2016LED device maker Lite-On Technology, LED lighting maker Laster Tech as well as LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Epistar and Genesis Photonics have stepped into automotive LED lighting, according to industry sources. Lite-On Technology, ...