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IQE's Strong First-Half Revenue Growth Marks Start of Increased Vcsel Wafer Demand for Mass-Market Consumer Applications
Jul 21, 2017Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, for first-half 2017, it expects revenue of about £70m, reflecting increased sales in each of its three primary markets. “All business units have ...
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CPI Sees Its Slowest Pace in 2 Years
Mar 10, 2017China's consumer price index, a key gauge of retail inflation, rose 0.8 percent last month, the slowest growth in two years, due to the distortion caused by the timing of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Analysts said the low consumer ...
Tags: retail inflation, vegetables, food prices
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China Promises Further Cuts to Steel Capacity
Mar 6, 2017Numerical targets to reduce coal and steel production capacity have, for the first time, been set in the annual Chinese government work report. China will reduce steel production capacity this year by around 50 million metric tons and ...
Tags: Steel Capacity, Coal
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China's PPI Records 5-Year High in Nov.
Dec 9, 2016China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, beat market expectations to reach a five-year high in November, official data showed Friday. The reading rose 3.3 percent year on year, the highest ...
Tags: PPI
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China's Oct. Exports Down 3.2%, Imports up 3.2%
Nov 9, 2016China's exports growth narrowed from previous drops in October while imports accelerated growth, however weak global demand might weigh on future trade growth. Exports measured in yuan fell 3.2 percent year on year in October, a slower ...
Tags: trade surplus, exports growth
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Yuan Tumble Unlikely Despite Weakening
Oct 24, 2016Though the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened to a six-year low against the U.S. dollar Friday, analysts said a sharp drop is unlikely despite persistent depreciation pressure. The central parity rate of the yuan retreated ...
Tags: Chinese currency, renminbi
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RMB Records Weakening Streak Against USD
Oct 13, 2016The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened another 160 basis points to 6.7258 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS). It was the weakest level ...
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Character Options Reports Solid Results in Latest Trading Statement
Sep 20, 2016The company revealed that Stretch Armstrong and its major product lines have all performed well. Character Options has announced its latest trading statement, revealing that the board expects to deliver results for the year ended August ...
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DFS Confident of Continued Growth
Aug 15, 2016DFS has reported a continued strong performance in its H2, with revenue up 7% YOY, and also up 7% for the whole financial year. In light of this, the retailer expects to deliver a record performance this year, with results towards the upper ...
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ScS Reports Sustained Momentum
Aug 15, 2016ScS has seen momentum continue since its 9th June trading update, with total LFL sales order intake having increased by 14.8% for the 53 weeks ended 30th July. As a result, the group expects to report profits in line with current market ...
Tags: ScS, EU referendum campaign
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Steel Prices Increased Starting in March of 2016
May 15, 2016China still faces severe steel oversupply, and a recent price surge is only due to temporary market expectations, a senior official said on Thursday. Steel prices increased significantly starting in March and declined mildly in May, as ...
Tags: steel oversupply, steel
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China's Manufacturing Activity Expands Slowly
May 1, 2016China's manufacturing activity expanded for the second month in a row in April but at a slower pace, official data showed on Sunday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 50.1 in April, slightly down from March's 50.2 and below ...
Tags: manufacturing activity, sub-index measuring production
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Verso Launches Sterling Ultra Truejet for Production Inkjet Presses
Apr 18, 2016Digital coated papers producer, Verso has introduced specialized line of digital coated papers for production inkjet presses, expanding the commercial Sterling Ultra line. The new line of product, known as Sterling Ultra TrueJet, ...
Tags: Ultra Truejet, Verso
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Lumileds Only Top-10 Packaged LED Maker Market to Grow Revenue in 2015, Overtaking Samsung Into 3rd
Apr 5, 2016When it comes to pricing and market expectations, 2015 was another tough competitive year for packaged LED vendors, with challenges in both backlighting and lighting, comments Jamie Fox (principal analyst for Lighting and LEDs at IHS ...
Tags: LED market, Packaged Led Maker, Samsung
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PC, Handset Suppliers Worry About Inventories
Mar 19, 2016Suppliers in the PC and handset supply chains have begun to worry about piling up inventories of parts and components as current demand for PC and handset products has been falling short of market expectations, according to industry ...
Tags: PC, Handset, smartphone