Nov 09
In 2011 the European market for industrial trucks experienced another strong upturn with further recovery in demand. Mainly driven by replacement purchases all types of industrial trucks contributed significantly with growth of forklift trucks exceeding warehouse truck growth. Although the overall picture was positive, the situation was mixed in Europe’s bigger markets. Demand for …
Oct 19
The International Lead and Zinc Study Group held its Fifty-seventh Session in Lisbon, Portugal from 11-12 October 2012. The Session included a meeting of the Study Group’s Statistical and Forecasting Committee to review the current levels of world supply and demand for lead and zinc and the outlook for 2013. Forecasts | Lead Outlook for 2012 …
Sep 25
Frost & Sullivan has just completed a New Mega Trends analysis to provide companies with the tools to not only identify and evaluate these game-changing trends, but also to translate them into market opportunities for everyday business and personal activities. These Mega Trends include: e-Mobility – By 2020, we will have globally over 45 million …
Sep 19
REGIONS: «Wider» Europe, Middle East and Africa COUNTRIES: 72 SEGMENT: Motive and Stand-by markets PRODUCTS: 2V Cells and Mono-blocks POLICY: a) Based on invoicing addresses only (no shipping destinations) b) Collections every 6 months Stand-by Market 2011 by Region – € millions Motive Battery Market 2011 by Product Category – in ‘000 …
Aug 30
The principal consumption of lead is for lead-acid batteries which are used in: vehicles (SLI Batteries), stand-by applications (e.g. UPS, Telecom, Oil & Gas, Emergency Lighting, Renewable Energy), as well as in industrial batteries found in forklift trucks (motive power batteries). Lead is also used in compounds in the glass and plastics industries and for …
