London Metal and Lead Price

London Metal and Lead Price

London Metal across the board again plunged deep frustration Lun Jin Yicheng Ni

January 9 hearing caused by the short-term indices rose too fast too large, the speed of the London metals futures at low tide is also unambiguous. Copper & diving on Wednesday, led by the London metals futures deep frustration across the board, Donald Nickel is close to collapse into.

Copper & closing fell 4.3%, below $ 3,200, and just the day before, the session also briefly above $ 3,500 mark. Lun-Ni stainless steel manufacturer is subject to the impact of weak demand, inventories have continued to increase, fell to around $ 11,000. Other varieties are also recorded more than 2% decline.

The continued surge in copper inventories, has now reached 357,700 tons. LME aluminum inventories increasingly rapid growth momentum, increasing one-day Thursday 23800-2390000 t the top, continue to refresh the 14-year high.

Analysts said that after short-term speculation factors, the market focus back to fundamentals up, but this is no good news, so metal prices fall is a certainty.

LME nickel fell to an intraday low of $ 11,100, to close at $ 11,545, on Wednesday to close at $ 12,300. And its gain this year was more than 16%.

Three-month copper fell 4.3%, to close at $ 3,195, on Wednesday to close at $ 3,340.

Aluminium fell to $ 1,555 for three months on Wednesday to close at $ 1,594.

Three-month closing high of lead as the only basic metals, rose to $ 1,150 from the 1139/1140 U.S. dollars.

Three-month tin dropped to $ 11,400 from the $ 11,625.

Zinc was down $ 45, at $ 1,235.

Lead prices rose, as European drivers to choose a new battery

London, Jan. 8, according to news, cold winter and the recession has forced more and more European motorists who choose to replace the new battery, which lead to weak prices a boost.

Share of global vehicle battery over 40% of lead demand, analysts said the increased use of batteries has helped boost the 60% decline in 2008, lead prices.

According to auto repair station said the surge in demand for batteries.

RAC British car repair company, said its data show that in January this year, go out the battery-related repair services increased by 5% over last year.

RAC manager John Clayton said: "We are now in red alert, everyone could work out maintenance of vehicles."

"Of course most of the battery-related."

Car batteries in the cold of winter use significantly increased.

Battery life of a vehicle in about five to eight years, the average content of 5-25 kg of lead batteries.

UK vehicle recovery and maintenance services company Green Flag, a rescue station operator Richard Colburn said: "We are really very busy at the moment, more than 400 every day this week for help."

"Most of them are caused by extreme cold weather, battery-related failures, the temperature in parts of -9 degrees. We are in December and January a lot of battery replacement."

Lead prices bounce

Lead the market in recent months has been the auto industry to suppress negative data.

This has lead prices from October 2007 reached a record high of USD 3,890 per tonne, plunged about 70%.

But since the New Year began, lead prices have surged 15%.

Barclays Capital analyst Gayle Berry said: "Over the past week or two weeks, China's car Zheyi in replacing the car battery before the holiday season."

"We see the lead prices by supporting ...... Unlike many other metals, lead prices we have seen gains are supported by improved fundamentals."

Kwik Fit auto parts retailers in Europe, a spokesman said, although the upward trend in car sales conclude too early, but the situation is improving.

"A key driver of battery sales are seasonal fluctuations. For example, the battery last week, a substantial increase in sales over last year due to cold."

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Solar panel manufacturers are facing new pressure

Solar panel manufacturers are facing new pressure

Allow some of the manufacturers of solar panels headache for the long-term shortage of silicon raw materials, has gradually begun to relieve; However, market analysts pointed out that the supply of silicon raw materials, the increase will be for the emerging thin film solar panel manufacturers to bring new pressures.

"Since 2010, the supply of silicon raw materials will have improved dramatically." NavigantConsulting analyst PaulaMints in a solar energy seminar held by the IEEE, said: "But this will be a variety of technologies to bring down the average selling price pressure, especially in the field of thin film solar panels. "

Good times and bad silicon raw material shortage, has given way to the chip makers and solar panel makers troubled years; recent shortage began in 2004, the victims are mainly manufacturers of crystalline silicon solar panels. Mints said. Solar panel sales growing rapidly over the past few years, but the shortage of raw materials for silicon solar panels use crystalline technology manufacturers can not supply required by the market; so between 2004 and 2007, silicon solar panels market share from 93 % down to 89% or so.

The Mints also predicts that the solar industry in 2008 will exceed the semiconductor industry has become the largest silicon raw material applications. The shortage of silicon raw materials using a variety of thin film technology for solar panels manufacturers benefit, because the amount of silicon manufacturing technology required is very small. Such as the U.S. industry FirstSolar just because its cadmium telluride (cadmiumtelluride) technology, jumped in 2007, the world's fifth largest manufacturer of solar panels.

But times change, Mints expected shortage of silicon raw materials began to get relief from this year, or even surplus supply in 2010; this trend will most of the crystalline silicon solar panels will benefit manufacturers. The crystalline silicon solar panels on to suppliers to "moderation", as is currently ranked tenth largest supplier of U.S. solar panel industry SunPower, will each amount of silicon solar cells by about 12 grams Kandao 6 grams.

However, thin film solar panel maker SignetSolar or optimistic about their technology, predicted that the company made in 2020 the overall sales of solar panels 40% of the share. The supply of the company's manufacturing equipment, Applied Materials (AppliedMaterials) is that both silicon and thin film technology will rival in the solar market.

Thin film technology in recent years received a lot of financial support, cropped up dozens of new companies; According to statistics, the U.S. industry and venture capital industry, investment in 2007, the total amount of film technology, 3.5 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NationalRenewableEnergyLaboratory) of the optical center director LawrenceKazmerski said the amount is invested in U.S. government twice the amount of the overall optical field, and he was quite worried about such a huge amount, because not all of these companies can survival.

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Lithium Battery and Hybrid cars

Lithium Battery and Hybrid cars

The New York Mercantile Exchange, August crude oil futures prices for delivery in July 3 145 U.S. dollars a barrel, the highest recorded. In this week, OPEC weekly average oil prices to new highs. In fact, for some time, high oil prices and the resulting series of political and economic and social issues deeply hurt the car manufacturer. In the United States, the three auto makers have cut production of large pickup trucks, SUV, increase energy-saving small cars or crossovers. However, changing the structure of existing products, while car manufacturers have already "obvious": before you have to master the technology of alternative energy vehicles.

"Battery is the core issue." General Motors R & D lab materials laboratory director Mark? Sheet Mubarak said. Have been successful experiences with a certain market hybrid car, the battery technology in deciding the fate of the car key. It is understood that currently includes the Toyota Prius (configuration parameters Gallery) models, including hybrid vehicles use nickel-metal hydride batteries. And the battery technology itself has limitations. Remove the price factors, on the one hand, the decision by the material limits the size of storage capacity, lack of capacity Ni-MH battery life, on the other hand, it can not be extrapolated charging.

Li-ion battery is a high voltage, charge and discharge, long life, fast charging, self-discharge rate, wide operating temperature range, etc., have become the most cars and parts enterprises and the main direction of choice. Data show that, compared to nickel-metal hydride batteries, hybrid electric vehicles using lithium batteries can make the weight decreased by 40% to 50% and the volume reduced by 20% to 30%, energy efficiency has improved to some extent. Optimistic forecast said that in the near future, the vehicle will decrease the cost of lithium batteries to nickel-metal hydride battery 2 / 3.

Chinese stainless steel market on October 9 Nickel-based product pricing plunge

Chinese stainless steel market on October 9 run remains in the doldrums, the market traded good, pessimistic atmosphere filled the air, nickel stainless steel products fell sharply quotes, 200 series, 400 series also showed downward trend.

London Metal Exchange LME nickel 9 October opened at 13,800 U.S. dollars / ton, closing at 13,200 U.S. dollars / ton, 228 tons less inventory, total inventory is 55,032 tons. Shanghai No. 1 electrolytic nickel market on October 9 prices continue to decline, in the 113,000 to 117,000 yuan / ton, the average price of 115,000 yuan / ton, down 7,750 yuan / ton; 1 reported that 115,000 to 117,000 Jinchuan Nickel yuan / ton, the average price of 116,000 yuan / ton, down 7,750 yuan / ton. October 9 nickel price continued to fall, and the amplitude is relatively large, the spread of market pessimism, the overall trend showed sluggish operation. Futures market and the whole face of the recent financial market prices, the central bank, exchange, etc. have "Sword", or cut, or forced to lighten up, or raising margin and so on, in order to stabilize markets and resolve risks. Can be stabilized to some extent market interest rates, commodity prices have weakened in the short term decline in the likelihood. However, if there is no follow-up to the introduction of the economic rescue plan, I do not rule out possible further decline in commodity markets.

Chinese stainless steel market on October 9 extending over the last few trading days of the downward trend, and the decrease in the expansion. Market pessimism filled the air, although the decline in nickel prices has narrowed the previous session, but the 9th London nickel and both the domestic spot price of nickel fell sharply, the stainless steel market under great pressure, especially nickel stainless steel, the more resources, demand poor circumstances, the offer is substantially reduced, Wuxi, Foshan, 300 series stainless steel offer the market fell sharply, part of the specification much more than the previous trading day decline, 304,309 S, 310S spared, sales of 304 products fell 1,000 to 1,700 yuan / ton. A huge sell-off spot market, traders generally expect to sell low-cost, mitigate the latter may again bring down the economic losses. Wuxi Steel 4 mm 304/NO.1 mainstream market transaction prices in the 21,500 yuan / ton, down 1,000 yuan / ton; Foshan 304/2B TISCO 2 mm market transaction price in the mainstream of 22,900 yuan / ton, down 1,000 yuan / ton. 200 lines, the product pricing in the falling nickel, stainless steel pressure to crack down on market downturn, the traders are not optimistic about the market, Foshan market transaction price of 200, Department of confusion again, some traders offer lower. Department of respect across the board 400 is lowered turnover remains at low, decline more obvious, but the rate of decline is not too much. Wuxi market down 430 base price of cold roll, big offer concentrated in the 11,400 yuan / ton, medium and small household purchase is concentrated in the 11,200 yuan / ton to 11,400 yuan / ton, Foshan market, the overall trend of 400 lines down across the board decline in the basic 100 yuan / ton. 11,200 compared to pre-yuan / ton to 11,600 yuan / ton, taking into account the sharp decline in nickel-based stainless steel, or will make further converting 400 series, 400 series outlook is worrisome.

200 line, the Wuxi market mainstream Lianzhong 201/2B plate bending 1.0 mm quoted 14,100 yuan / ton, down 100 yuan / ton, Wuxi market OurGame 201/NO.1 4 mm offer for mainstream flat-panel 14,200 yuan / ton, down 100 yuan / t; Foshan market Lianzhong 201/2B plate bending 1.0 mm quoted 15,600 yuan / ton, Foshan market Lianzhong 201/NO.1 4 ~ 5 mm coil 1.0 mm quoted at 13,600 yuan / ton, down 200 yuan / ton. 300 line, the Wuxi Zhang Pu production 304/2B plate 2.0 mm reported 21,000 yuan / ton, down 800 yuan / ton, Po new capacity 2.0 mm reported 21,000 yuan / ton, down 800 yuan / ton, TISCO 304/NO.1 Flat 5 mm reported 20,600 yuan / ton, down 700 yuan / ton, Zhang Pu reported 20,500 yuan / ton, down 700 yuan / ton, Foshan 304/2B TISCO coil 2.0 mm reported 22,900 yuan / ton, down 1,000 yuan / ton Zhang Pu reported 23,200 yuan / ton, down 1,000 yuan / ton, Jiuquan 304/NO.1 Coil 4 mm reported 22,500 yuan / ton, down 300 yuan / ton, Bao Steel Coil 4 mm reported 304/NO.1 22,800 yuan / ton, down 300 yuan / ton. 400 line, the Wuxi 430/2B TISCO 2.0 mm coil mainstream quoted 11,400 yuan / ton, Po is the new 2.0 mm major purchase 11,400 yuan / ton, down 100 yuan / ton, 430/No.1 Taiyuan Iron and Steel plate 4 mm Mainstream offer for 10,300 yuan / ton, down 200 yuan / ton; Foshan 430/2B TISCO 2.0 mm coil mainstream offer 11,500 yuan / ton; Foshan 430/2B coil 2.0 mm Zhang Pu mainstream offer 11,600 yuan / ton, down 100 yuan / ton.

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Silver Zinc laptop batteries

Silver Zinc laptop batteries

ZPower in a few years ago that people will be able to sell silver-zinc batteries, recently, ZPower company said, and the industry first-line notebook manufacturers have signed a cooperation next year, they can see the silver-zinc battery notebook. ZPower company CEO Dr. Ross E. Dueber will also be present, held recently in Nice, France, Batteries 2008 Conference, will introduce the performance of silver-zinc batteries, environmental and safety advantages.

Compared with lithium-ion batteries, silver-zinc battery life and safety has great advantages. The same capacity, the use of silver-zinc battery notebook battery life can be increased by 40%, if a laptop equipped with a lithium-iron battery can run 2 hours, then the same capacity silver-zinc battery life can be 3 hours. The use of one year period, silver-zinc battery life will not be degraded, while the lithium-ion battery life will reduce about 30%. After one year, silver-zinc battery life degradation is consistent with the lithium-ion batteries.

On the other hand, silver-zinc battery is within the basic framework of the composite polymer zinc anode and silver cathode composition, and also contains water, so the fire does not occur. The silver-zinc batteries are not included within the lithium-ion, all do not need to prevent overheating of the thermal management circuit.

In the green environmental protection, ZPower said, 95% of the components can be recycled, and can also be used to make new batteries, the quality of recycled parts will not be any discounts.

ZPower companies want to replace silver-zinc battery lithium-ion battery, but the current problem is the industry of the silver-zinc batteries also holding off, because the lithium-ion batteries it is also good, although the lithium-ion battery caught fire after the incident, but This did not prevent the industry is to continue to use lithium-ion batteries. In addition, the price of silver-zinc battery, a factor that hinder its development, in order to do the price is very low, on the requirements for production and technical progress, the current silver-zinc battery has not been completed to achieve.

ZPower Which company did not disclose the notebook manufacturers will use silver-zinc battery, may have to wait until next year we will know.

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Panasonic wants to take over Sanyo

Panasonic wants to take over Sanyo

The goal is clear: Panasonic will be the second largest electronics company in the world. What set the company for it on the table must be, is not known to run the negotiations with the takeover candidates but Sanyo.

The boards of directors of both companies agreed to open talks with the goal of a capital and business alliance that makes Sanyo Electric to a subsidiary of Panasonic. Panasonic striving for a majority stake, as the presidents of both companies announcing today. This arises in terms of sales after General Electric (GE) from the USA's second largest electronics company in the world. In Japan, Panasonic will have overtaken the previous number one Hitachi.

Sanyo is the world's largest manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for personal computers and mobile phones, as well as strong in solar cells. Through an acquisition, Panasonic would secure a significant market share for rechargeable batteries and position itself at the same time in the fast-growing market for solar cells. This Panasonic would be a significant competitor for German solar manufacturers such as Q-Cells. It would be the first full merger between two major Japanese electronics companies.

In a joint statement on the planned alliance, it was said that the possible fields of cooperation of mutual technological assistance are one of rechargeable batteries. Panasonic's global distribution network could also be used to Sanyo to expand solar energy and business. Sanyo's business, according to media independence will be preserved in the alliance.

Towards the end of the year they would inform on the progress of work on a capital and business alliance, or earlier if necessary, shared with the two Osaka-based company. Panasonic will soon lead negotiations with Sanyo's three largest shareholders on a sale of preferred stock held at Sanyo. These are the two Japanese financial houses Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Group and the U.S. financial group Goldman Sachs They invested 2006 300 billion yen (2.4 billion euros) in Sanyo and both received preference shares with which they currently hold some 70 percent of Sanyo.

Panasonic and Sanyo together expect for the current fiscal year sales of about 11.2 trillion yen, more than the 10.9 trillion yen of the previous industry leader in Japan, Hitachi. Sanyo was regarded for years as concern for the Japanese electronics industry.

This contributed in addition to the earnings weakness accounting manipulation and management deficiencies. Under the new Group President Seiichiro Sano Sanyo had in the past fiscal year 2007/2008, finally managed a turnaround in earnings.

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With fire on the Torah

With fire on the Torah

Pillaging of stores, attacks on women and burglaries in private homes in parts of Israel to ensure fear and uncertainty. Behind the attacks are self-appointed guardians of public morals from the ranks of strictly Orthodox Jews.

The aim of the fanatics is to any address, in their eyes unchaste behavior. Even if the police according to their own data do not run out of organized attacks, says "the Justice Department already" Sittsamkeitspatrouillen.

"It started six months ago. About 15 men came into the shop and screamed <This business Seelen> burns. They threw the goods on the floor and "threatened customers, says Aaron Gold, who works in an electronics store in Jerusalem. One Friday night, just before the start of the Sabbath, "she broke in through a window, scattered gasoline and ignited it," he says.

Since then, a large sign hanging behind the cash register: "All products in this store are under rabbinical supervision. After bidding the rabbis here MP4Player not be sold. "For MP4Player could be used to download pornography from the Internet, the fear of some strenglaugier Orthodox. "These breaches of ethics and morality are threatening our community. When does it need fire to stop them, then it "fire," says the 38-year-old Elchanan Blau.

Shops that sell in the opinion of conservative fanatics provocative clothing were trashed and sprayed the products with bleach. Recently men broke into the apartment one of a 31-year-old Jerusalemerin, beat them and threatened them with death. The woman had left the ultra-Orthodox wing after her divorce, but refused to leave their ancestral home in a predominantly inhabited by Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. According to the indictment, the attackers were given for the attack, a fee equivalent to 1600.

In the town of Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem, in which the attacks were particularly violent, young women have been several times attacked with pepper spray or stones because they were traveling in male company, or because she wore a red blouse. Red Tops are considered taboo - the color excites attention, so the reasoning.

In Beit Shemesh, many walls are sprayed with signs that ask women to dress themselves appropriately. Appropriate means in this case covers the neck, long-sleeved blouses and long skirts. "The eyes and ears are everywhere, similar to what one hears from countries like Iran," says the Israeli-American novelist Naomi Ragen.

Many strictly Orthodox Jews are alarmed about the violence. Nevertheless, the rabbis were not against the violent "guardians of public morals." Often, they even enjoy their connivance, as saying members of the Orthodox community.

The violence of recent months has intensified the already existing gap between the 600,000 orthodox Jews and the secular majority, dominated the country even further. Although numerically in the minority, have called Haredim a relatively great influence in society.

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The fabric top is well insulated against the cold and ambient noise. Pushing a button it can be in a little over 20 seconds to open or close completely automatically. This is also at low speed to 30 km / h. The roof is largely sealed - in the car wash, it was only on the A-pillar a few drops of water on the inside. The rear window is glass, and consequently also heated.

In the open drive-round visibility is of course very well. If the roof is closed, the summary remains then only to the front really well - even the not very uncommon for a convertible. The substance-C-pillar is so wide that you can see quickly, especially when turning times a cyclist. And even when parking you need a good feel for the dimensions of his Saab - one suspects more where it begins and ends than it actually sees. The optional parking sensors are useful so spent. The security standard is - as it is for a Swedish car is - even at high Convertible: In terms of occupant protection in the EuroNCAP has cleared it for promptly crash five out of five stars.

A strength of the current Saab 9-3 is without doubt the 1.9-liter TTID diesel under the hood. Two series-connected turbos ensure correct performance. The reading is already impressive on paper: 132 kW/180PS and 400Nm of torque allow us to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in 9.1 seconds and a top speed of 220 km / h.

min, in practice, and subjective impression is even better: Starting at 1400 rpm, the Saab is going strong and exerts its power evenly throughout the rev band. Even reaching 180 km / h it takes more gas to tire at no. In the motor cultivated and quiet - only when cold, take him a while acoustically aware true than diesel.

The surcharge six-speed automatic in our test car worked accurately and well coordinated with the twin-turbo diesel together - no audible dissonance, no switching holes. The consumption is officially good with 6.4 liters of diesel for a car of this class in order. And in everyday life you will come at half defensive driving barely above 7.0 liters fuel consumption per 100 km. Who the fun potential to offer him the motor and the circuit as an option, but every now and then exploit that is easily hunt sometimes even ten liters of diesel per 100 km through the atomizer.

In terms of (sports) is one gear even at such pace researchers are concentrating on the safe side - because the electronics intervene relatively early on de-escalating. The suspension is sporty tight, without refusing comfort. The Saab is like a skid on the road, only occasionally too rough bumps on to the passengers. Then it quickly becomes clear: the rigidity of the body is very good - even on bad roads open and not even shake the side mirror.

The equipment, the Saab Aero mitliefert is standard for this segment is quite lush - in view of the base price of just over 40,000 but also appropriate.

Two-zone climate control and bi-xenon lights, fog lamps and alloy wheels, sports suspension and cruise control are among the Aero to establish. 6-speed automatic (2200), light curve (1350), rear parking sensors (430) or Navi (as of 2730 euro) but also in extra Saab.

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