Oct 20
With sales on the rise for the second consecutive year, the worldwide industrial lift truck market is revved up. According to ITA’s worldwide industrial truck figures, shipments were up 132% in 2010. Last year, shipments were up around the globe. Asia experienced the biggest jump, with a 152% increase in shipments. The region went from a 23% …
Oct 18
In 2010, the photovoltaic industry production more than doubled and reached a world-wide production volume of 23.5 GWp of photovoltaic modules. Yearly growth rates over the last decade were in average more than 40%, which makes photovoltaics one of the fastest growing industries at present. Business analysts predict that investments in PV technology could double from € 35-40 …
Oct 17
In almost all European countries the industrial truck market (2010) could significantly recover from the impact of the economic crisis. All types of industrial trucks contributed significantly to the recovery, whereby forklift trucks showed a stronger growth than warehouse trucks, compensating also for the bigger declines seen in 2009. Considering the bigger national markets individually, the strongest increase in …
Oct 15
The global market for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) continues to recover swiftly from the economic downturn, as revenues in Q4 2010 were 10.8% higher than the same period in 2009. Data from IMS Research’s continuing analysis of the market shows that the second half of 2010 grew twice as fast as the first, helping to push the total …
Oct 01
The product that has the largest share of the electric storage device market The lead-acid battery has been playing an important role in the automobile and motorcycle industries for a long time. In recent years, the lead-acid battery’s applications can be seen in the markets of Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems (UPS), UPS used in communication …
