New plating technologies, new alloys, new investments and alliances brighten up the connectors strip industry in Asia. The Asian manufacturers of copper and copper alloys strips for connectors are giving signs of a certain vitality. In the last few months, one of the main players, Mitsubishi Shindoh,...
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The first issue of our monthly newsletter, monitoring the changes in the competitive scenario of the global semi-finished copper industry, is now available! Last January 12, Cu2 Consulting released the No.1 / 2015 of its newsletter monitoring the main changes taking place in the competitive scenario...
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Drops in 2013 for both the European Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Industries According to the latest Reports published in June and July 2014, respectively, by ESTIF - the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation - and by EPIA - the European Photovoltaic Industry Association -, the year...
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The most interesting changes in the competitive scenario occurred recently in Europe. After several years of stability, the European copper semis industry has recently registered some changes that are partially modifying the sector’s competitive balance. The chronic overcapacity prevailing on the European markets, coupled with a weaker recovery...
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Smartphone sales to keep on expanding in the emerging economies, while market is close to saturation in the developed world According to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Devices Tracker published by the analyst group IDC (International Data Corporation), in 2014 the demand for smart connected...
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New passenger car registrations up by +6.9% in January-May 2014; Ford and Samsung partner to develop new products for hybrid cars After dropping by more than -16% between 2013 and 2008, new passenger car registrations in Europe have returned to growth during 2014. According to the recent...
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