Copper foil maker Co-Tech May sales rise

Newswatch - Jun 10, 12:01

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil registered a 23.34% sequential rise in May 2013 hitting the highest monthly level in one year.

Fire breaks out at Co-Tech plant in Taiwan

May 28, 19:43

A fire broke out at one of Co-Tech Copper Foil's plants in Yunlin, central Taiwan in the late hours of May 27. The fire was put out in approximately 104 minutes, and no injuries were...

Copper foil maker Co-Tech March revenues hit 9-month low

Apr 8, 15:49

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,...

Co-Tech looks for return to profitability in 2H13

Mar 14, 22:21

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.

Copper foil prices up in January

Jan 16, 14:52

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...

Co-Tech expects flat shipment growth in 4Q12

Nov 6, 15:08

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...

CCL makers facing difficulties to hike prices

Sep 24, 14:32

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...

Co-Tech becomes first Taiwan-based maker of FCCL-use copper foil

Aug 15, 01:00

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...

Copper foil prices rebound

Aug 7, 01:20

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.

Co-Tech hikes copper foil prices

Dec 14, 16:50

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...

Copper foil firms cutting back production

Oct 14, 01:30

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,...

Copper foil makers cut quotes for October; may press down CCL prices

Sep 28, 11:55

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...

Co-Tech to ramp up capacity for flexible PCBs

Aug 12, 13:56

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...

Quotes for copper foils, fiber glass fabrics to stay flat in July

Jul 4, 15:02

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...

PCB material prices fall 3-5% in June

Jun 2, 13:49

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...

Co-Tech posts 3% drop in 1Q11 profits

Apr 26, 14:04

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...

Copper foil prices to continue to rally in March, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 22, 14:18

Prices for copper foil, a raw material for making copper clad laminates (CCL), will be adjusted upward again in March, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited industry...

PCB makers looking to raise quotes

Jan 10, 15:30

Faced with price increases in copper clad laminate (CCL), Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers are now negotiating with clients to raise quotes by at least 5% to maintain reasonable profits,...

Co-Tech posts 16% sequential growth in December revenues

Jan 6, 01:25

Copper foil maker Co-Tech saw December 2010 revenues climb 16% sequentially to NT$470 million (US$16 million), as clients began to build up inventory in anticipation of higher copper...

PCB material prices on the rise

Dec 31, 01:00

Prices for fiber glass yarns and fabrics, key materials for making copper clad laminates (CCL), are set to rise by as much as 15% in January 2011, according to industry sources. The...

Copper foil prices set to continue rising

Dec 29, 01:40

Prices for copper foil, the raw material of copper clad laminates (CCL), will go up by 5-7% in January 2011, according to industry sources. Prices already grew 5% in December.

Co-Tech lowers copper foil quotes by 5% in December 2010

Dec 22, 01:20

With copper prices continuing to trend up, copper foil quotes have increased 5% in December 2010, according to copper foil maker Co-Tech. Copper foil quotes from November 21 to December...

Copper foil prices up another 5%

Dec 10, 01:00

Quotes for copper foil have risen for the fourth consecutive month, up by 5% in December 2010 compared with November, according to industry sources. The upward trend reflects strengthening...

Co-Tech October revenues down 11.5% on-month

Nov 5, 01:45

Copper foil maker Co-Tech has posted revenues of NT$478 million (US$15.8 million) for October 2010, down 11.5% sequentially. But revenues were up 30% from a year ago.

Prices for copper foil up 5% in November

Nov 4, 01:15

Prices for copper foil, a raw material for making copper clad laminates (CCL), have hiked 5% in November 2010 to reflect rising copper costs, according to industry sources. Meanwhile,...

Co-Tech expecting copper foil shipments decline in 4Q10

Oct 18, 14:53

Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its revenues to be lower than expected in the fourth quarter of 2010 due to a decline in shipments of its copper foils in October and unclear order visibility...

CCL makers 4Q10 profit to fall due to copper foil price hike and weak high-season demand

Oct 13, 01:15

Copper clad laminate (CCL) makers could see fourth-quarter 2010 profits contract due to an increase in copper foil quotes, which rose 3-5% in September and another 5% in October....

Copper foil supply may fall short of demand in the next two years, says Co-Tech president

Sep 28, 01:40

Supply of copper foils will likely fall short of demand in 2011 and 2012, being constrained by major makers' relatively conservative expansion plans, according to Tony Ke, president...

Co-Tech to install facilities to produce copper foil for car-use lithium batteries

Jul 9, 11:16

Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil plans to venture into the production of copper foil for car-use lithium batteries and will install needed facilities in the first quarter of 2011,...

Copper foil and CCL prices likely to drop in July

Jul 5, 14:12

Prices of copper foil and copper clad laminates (CCLs) are expected to drift lower in July 2010 due to a decline in copper prices on the international market, according to industry...

Copper foil prices likely to drop in June, say sources

May 18, 14:51

Prices for copper foil, the raw material of copper clad laminates (CCL), are likely to drop 3-4% in June due to recent weakening copper prices, according to industry sources in Tai...

Copper foil maker Co-Tech looks to ship 15,000 tons of copper foils in 2010, says chairman

May 13, 14:57

Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its sales of copper foil to top 15,000 metric tons in 2010, increasing 25% from the 12,000 tons shipped in 2009, according to company chairman...

Co-Tech developing copper foils for electric car batteries

May 11, 16:54

Co-Tech is developing copper foils used in lithium batteries for electric cars, with samples expected to deliver later in the second quarter, according to company chairman Chung-Hsiung...