Solar power installations are on the rise in North America. In early 2019 the US experienced a 10% increase in direct current due to solar power. This compares to a 5% year over year growth spurt in PV installation in the US in 2018. In Mexico, where the sun shines for longer periods than its […]
The fall in Chinese demand in 2019 had led to a sharp fall in the prices of the upstream solar supply chain namely polysilicon, wafers, and solar cells. This has put a lot of pressure on the players which focus exclusively on those parts of the supply chain. Wacker the German chemicals giant which has […]
The Indian automobile industry is one of the largest industries accounting for a substantial part of the domestic industrial base (almost 50%) and one of the few industries where India has seen some success. The large domestic demand of four-wheelers, two-wheelers, buses, etc. are mostly met from domestic manufacturing plants and India also has a […]
As India grapples with a rising trade deficit against China (more than $58 billion annually), the government has imposed import duties on a range of goods such as electronics, footwear, toys, etc. to stop the surging imports and promote domestic manufacturing. As the Indian economy continues to be in doldrums since consumption demand has fallen across the […]