Last update: Monday 8 April 2013 [37 news items]
Copper foil maker Co-Tech March revenues hit 9-month low
Apr 8, 15:49
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil saw its March revenues slip 12.3% on month and 33.7% on year to a 9-month low at NT$321 million (US$10.72 million). For the first quarter of 2013,...
Co-Tech looks for return to profitability in 2H13
Mar 14, 22:21
Co-Tech Copper Foil, which supplies copper foil used to manufacture CCLs and PCBs, expects to return to profitability during the second half of 2013.
Copper foil prices up in January
Jan 16, 14:52
Quotes for copper foil have stayed at US$2.80/kg recently compared to US$2.50/kg in the fourth quarter of 2012, thanks to limited capacity ramps by makers, according to industry so...
Co-Tech expects flat shipment growth in 4Q12
Nov 6, 15:08
Taiwan-based copper foil maker Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its shipments to register flat sequential growth in the fourth quarter of 2012. Despite an overall slowdown in end-market...
CCL makers facing difficulties to hike prices
Sep 24, 14:32
Attempts by copper-clad laminate (CCL) makers to pass increased copper foil prices on to their downstream PCB clients in the fourth quarter may turn out to be difficult, since the...
Co-Tech becomes first Taiwan-based maker of FCCL-use copper foil
Aug 15, 01:00
Co-Tech Copper Foil has extended production of electrolytic copper foil to thin foil for use in FCCLs (flexible copper-clad laminates), becoming the first Taiwan-based maker of such...
Aug 7, 01:20
Having fallen over recent months, prices for copper foil stopped falling in August to reflect a rebound in copper prices, according to Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil.
PCB material prices stable in 1Q12
Jan 13, 15:28
PCB material prices, including those for fiber glass fabrics and CCLs (copper-clad laminates) have stabilized recently, due to a low level of inventory at suppliers as well as a rebound...
Co-Tech hikes copper foil prices
Dec 14, 16:50
Taiwan-based copper foil maker Co-Tech Copper Foil has decided to raise quotes for its products by US$0.2-0.3/kg in December as compared to the levels in November, according to the...
Copper foil firms cutting back production
Oct 14, 01:30
Copper foil manufacturers have moved to scale back their output by 30-40% as orders plummet to low levels, according to industry sources. The previous cutback took place in 2008,...
Co-Tech to ramp up capacity for flexible PCBs
Aug 12, 13:56
Co-Tech Copper Foil has revealed plans to add an additional capacity of 150 metric tons of copper foil by the end of 2011. The new capacity will be allocated for the production of...
Quotes for copper foils, fiber glass fabrics to stay flat in July
Jul 4, 15:02
Quotes for copper foils and fiber glass fabrics, key raw materials for the production of PCBs, are expected to remain unchanged in July after a slide of 3-5% on average in June although...
Co-Tech posts 3% drop in 1Q11 profits
Apr 26, 14:04
Affected by higher raw material costs, copper foil supplier Co-Tech saw net profits decline 3% sequentially and 35% on year to NT$67.58 million (US$2.34 million) in the first quarter...
Copper foil prices to continue to rally in March, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 22, 14:18
Prices for copper foil, a raw material for making copper clad laminates (CCL), will be adjusted upward again in March, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited industry...
Co-Tech posts 16% sequential growth in December revenues
Jan 6, 01:25
Copper foil maker Co-Tech saw December 2010 revenues climb 16% sequentially to NT$470 million (US$16 million), as clients began to build up inventory in anticipation of higher copper...
PCB material prices on the rise
Dec 31, 01:00
Prices for fiber glass yarns and fabrics, key materials for making copper clad laminates (CCL), are set to rise by as much as 15% in January 2011, according to industry sources. The...
Co-Tech lowers copper foil quotes by 5% in December 2010
Dec 22, 01:20
With copper prices continuing to trend up, copper foil quotes have increased 5% in December 2010, according to copper foil maker Co-Tech. Copper foil quotes from November 21 to December...
Copper foil prices up another 5%
Dec 10, 01:00
Quotes for copper foil have risen for the fourth consecutive month, up by 5% in December 2010 compared with November, according to industry sources. The upward trend reflects strengthening...
Co-Tech October revenues down 11.5% on-month
Nov 5, 01:45
Copper foil maker Co-Tech has posted revenues of NT$478 million (US$15.8 million) for October 2010, down 11.5% sequentially. But revenues were up 30% from a year ago.
Prices for copper foil up 5% in November
Nov 4, 01:15
Prices for copper foil, a raw material for making copper clad laminates (CCL), have hiked 5% in November 2010 to reflect rising copper costs, according to industry sources. Meanwhile,...
Co-Tech expecting copper foil shipments decline in 4Q10
Oct 18, 14:53
Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its revenues to be lower than expected in the fourth quarter of 2010 due to a decline in shipments of its copper foils in October and unclear order visibility...
Copper foil supply may fall short of demand in the next two years, says Co-Tech president
Sep 28, 01:40
Supply of copper foils will likely fall short of demand in 2011 and 2012, being constrained by major makers' relatively conservative expansion plans, according to Tony Ke, president...
Co-Tech ramping up production of thin copper foils
Sep 24, 12:07
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its production of thin copper foils of below 0.5 oz will account for 62% of its total output in October 2010 compared to 57-58% currently.

Co-Tech to install facilities to produce copper foil for car-use lithium batteries
Jul 9, 11:16
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil plans to venture into the production of copper foil for car-use lithium batteries and will install needed facilities in the first quarter of 2011,...
Copper foil and CCL prices likely to drop in July
Jul 5, 14:12
Prices of copper foil and copper clad laminates (CCLs) are expected to drift lower in July 2010 due to a decline in copper prices on the international market, according to industry...
Copper foil maker Co-Tech looks to ship 15,000 tons of copper foils in 2010, says chairman
May 13, 14:57
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its sales of copper foil to top 15,000 metric tons in 2010, increasing 25% from the 12,000 tons shipped in 2009, according to company chairman...
Co-Tech developing copper foils for electric car batteries
May 11, 16:54
Co-Tech is developing copper foils used in lithium batteries for electric cars, with samples expected to deliver later in the second quarter, according to company chairman Chung-Hsiung...
Co-Tech may raise copper foil prices in March 2010 on strong demand
Mar 3, 16:47
Copper foil supplier Co-Tech is running at high utilization rates and has received orders for April 2010. The company said it may raise quotes for copper foil in March. The average...
Jan 12, 12:13
Some PCB material suppliers have raised their prices while others are likely to follow suit soon, which is expected to impact PCB makers' profits in the first quarter of 2010, according...

CCL prices to rise after Lunar New Year
Jan 6, 14:30
The price of copper-clad laminates (CCLs) is likely to be raised after the Lunar New Year holidays as the average copper price has exceeded US$7,300 per ton and PCB demand remains...
Copper foil prices likely to be raised by 2-3% in August
Jul 28, 11:55
Taiwan copper foil makers have said they may raise prices by 2-3% in August as the average copper price has hit another record of US$5,500 per ton. Taiwan copper-clad laminate (CCL)...

Copper foil supplier Co-Tech to see profits in 2009 with stabilized ASP
Jun 12, 16:46
Taiwan-based copper foil supplier Co-Tech expects to swing to profits in 2009 since the price of copper foil has stabilized. The company aims to maintain 2008 shipments of 13,000...

Taiwan maker Co-Tech hikes May quotes for copper foil by 5-10%
Apr 21, 17:04
Taiwan-based copper foil supplier Co-Tech has notified copper-clad laminate (CCL) customers that it will raise product prices in May by 5-10% and may further increase prices in June...
PCB material suppliers TGI and Co-tech cutting productions
Dec 26, 17:02
PCB material suppliers are suffering, as their product average selling prices (ASPs) are falling along with declining raw material prices. Glass fabric maker Taiwan Glass Industrial...
CCL makers 4Q08 profitability to be crippled by oversupply and price drops
Nov 28, 17:11
Copper clad laminate (CCLs) suppliers Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC), Hwa Woei Laminate, Uniplus Electronics and Elite Material (EMC) are coming under strong pressure from oversupply...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
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Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 7h 38min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 7h 50min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 8h 36min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 9h 2min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 9h 14min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 9h 18min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 9h 19min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 9h 22min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 10h 4min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 11h 4min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 7h 50min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 7h 58min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 19min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 8h 29min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 40min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 8h 41min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 8h 42min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 9h 14min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 10h 17min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 10h 17min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 11h 13min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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