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Monday 8 April 2013
Copper foil maker Co-Tech March revenues hit 9-month low
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,...
Thursday 14 March 2013
Co-Tech looks for return to profitability in 2H13
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.
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Copper foil prices up in January
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...
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Co-Tech expects flat shipment growth in 4Q12
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...
Monday 24 September 2012
CCL makers facing difficulties to hike prices
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...
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Co-Tech becomes first Taiwan-based maker of FCCL-use copper foil
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...
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Copper foil prices rebound
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.
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Co-Tech hikes copper foil prices
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...
Friday 14 October 2011
Copper foil firms cutting back production
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,...
Wednesday 28 September 2011
Copper foil makers cut quotes for October; may press down CCL prices
In line with declining global copper prices, quotes for copper foils from Taiwan makers will drop by 3% on average sequentially in October, the third month in a row that the makers...
Friday 12 August 2011
Co-Tech to ramp up capacity for flexible PCBs
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...
Monday 1 August 2011
CCL prices to rise in August
Copper clad laminates (CCL) producers are set to raise their quotes for August by at least 5% to reflect the rise in raw materials, according to industry sources.
Monday 4 July 2011
Quotes for copper foils, fiber glass fabrics to stay flat in July
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...
Thursday 2 June 2011
PCB material prices fall 3-5% in June
Quotes for copper foils and fiber glass fabrics, key raw materials for the production of PCBs, have slid by 3-5% on average in June 2011 amid weakening demand and falling global commodity...
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Co-Tech posts 3% drop in 1Q11 profits
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...