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Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls – Ineffective Process Control, Defects in Design of Device, Software or Other Components are…

May.10, 2012

NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls – Ineffective Process Control, Defects in Design of Device, Software or Other Components are the Major Reasons for Recall

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Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls – Ineffective Process Control, Defects in Design of Device, Software or Other Components are the Major Reasons for Recall

Summary
GBI Research report, “Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls – Ineffective Process Control, Defects in Design of Device, Software or Other Components are the Major Reasons for Recall”, provides an in-depth analysis on medical device recalls in the US. The report analyzes the number of medical device recalls in the US by year, recall class, therapeutic area and root cause from 2005–2010. The report includes an in-depth analysis on medical device recalls by the top 10 recall firms, with the number of device recalls by year and by recall class. The report presents information on medical device regulatory systems, with emphasis on regulatory intelligence in the following seven countries: the US, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Japan. The medical equipment approval process, device classification, conformity assessment process and post-market surveillance are explained in the report.

Medical devices play an important role in the healthcare industry. Many technological advances have revolutionized the medical equipment industry. Medical devices include a wide range of products that vary in complexity and application. They range from simple devices, such as tongue depressors and medical thermometers, to complex devices such as artificial hearts.

The medical devices industry is a large and rapidly growing field that is often complicated by legal technicalities. Therefore, it is important to maintain regulatory surveillance on medical devices in order to protect public health by evaluating the safety and effectiveness of medical devices. Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) uses its pre-market review and evaluation programs to ensure the safety and effectiveness of new, high risk and complex devices, and uses its post-market surveillance and assessment methods, scientific research, regulatory enforcement tools and educational programs to maintain the safety and effectiveness of medical devices following approval for use.

According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there were 4,343 medical device recalls from 2005–2010. The number of medical device recalls per annum increased from 578 in 2005 to 928 in 2010.The main reasons for these recalls were problems with device design and process control, which includes developing, conducting, controlling and monitoring production processes to ensure that a device conforms to its specifications; concerns with software design, component design and employee errors; the incorrect labeling of medical devices and the mistaken use of materials and components; as well as medical devices that pose a risk to patient health, devices that violate law, products with sterility failure and maintenance problems, and product repairs and contamination.

Scope

- The basic concepts of medical device recalls, such as device classification and the device recall process by the FDA.- Medical device recalls in the US by year, recall class, number of recalls in different therapeutic areas and root cause. – In-depth analysis of the top 10 recall firms in the US from 2005–2010, by year and by recall class. – The regulatory framework for medical devices in the following seven countries: the US, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Japan.

Reasons to buy

- Analyze the number of recalls by year from 2005–2010.- Analyze the key reasons for recalls, along with the therapy areas and class of recalled devices, in order to strengthen the areas which may lead to quality defects in a company’s product portfolio. – Reinforce quality and manufacturing strategies so as to be complaint with the current regulation requirements. – Develop key strategic initiatives by understanding the key focus areas of the medical device recalls market.- Understand the regulatory frameworks for medical devices in the following countries: the US, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Japan.1 Table of Contents1 Table of Contents 31.1 List of Tables 51.2 List of Figures 62 Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls – Introduction 82.1 GBI Report Guidance 93 Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls – Overview 103.1 FDA Medical Device Recall Process 114 Analysis of Medical Device Recalls from 2005–2010 124.1 Number of Recalls by Year 124.2 Number of Recalls by Class 134.3 Number of Recalls by Therapeutic Area 154.4 Number of Recalls by Root Cause 164.5 Number of Recalls by Top Ten Recall Firms 174.6 Analysis of Top 10 Recall Companies’ Medical Device Recalls 194.6.1 Stryker 194.6.2 Abbott 214.6.3 Medtronic 234.6.4 Siemens 254.6.5 GE 284.6.6 Philips 304.6.7 Boston Scientific 324.6.8 Baxter 364.6.9 Zimmer 384.6.10 Biomet 405 Global Harmonization Task Force 435.1 Scope of GHTF 435.2 Benefits of GHTF 436 Medical Device Safety 446.1 Medical Device Safety and Risk Management 446.1.1 Phases in the Life Span of a Medical Device 457 Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Devices – The US 477.1 Overview of the Medical Equipment Industry 477.2 Regulation System 477.2.1 Medical Equipment Approval Process 487.2.2 Device Classification 487.2.3 Medical Device Review Process 497.2.4 Post-market Approval Process 558 Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Devices- Top Five European Countries 568.1 Europe 568.1.1 Overview of the Medical Equipment Industry 568.1.2 Regulation System 568.2 UK 608.2.1 Regulation System 608.2.2 Post-market Surveillance 618.3 Germany 618.3.1 Regulation System 618.3.2 Post-market Surveillance 628.4 France 628.4.1 Regulation System 628.4.2 Post-market Surveillance 628.5 Spain 638.5.1 Regulation System 638.6 Italy 638.6.1 Regulation System 648.6.2 Post-market Surveillance 649 Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Devices – Japan 659.1 Overview of the Medical Equipment Industry 659.2 Regulation System 669.2.1 Medical Equipment Approval Process 669.2.2 Device Classification 669.2.3 Third Party Certification for Controlled Medical Devices 679.2.4 PMDA Approval for Highly Controlled Medical Devices 689.2.5 Post-market Surveillance 699.2.6 Labeling and Packaging 6910 Appendix 7110.1 Market Definitions 7110.2 Abbreviations 7110.3 Research Methodology 7210.3.1 Coverage 7210.3.2 Analysis of Medical Device Recalls in the US 7210.3.3 Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Devices in the US 7210.3.4 Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Devices in the Top Five European Countries 7210.3.5 Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Devices in Japan 7310.3.6 Expert Panels 7310.4 Contact Us 7310.5 Disclaimer 7310.6 Sources 73

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, Comparison of FDA Recall Classification and Device Classification, 2011 11Table 2: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 12Table 3: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Class, 2005–2010 14Table 4: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, 10 Companies that Initiated the Most Device Recalls, 2005–2010 18Table 5: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Stryker, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 20Table 6: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Abbott, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 22Table 7: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Medtronic, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 25Table 8: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Siemens, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 27Table 9: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, GE, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 29Table 10: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Philips, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 32Table 11: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Boston Scientific, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 35Table 12: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Baxter, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 37Table 13: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Zimmer, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 39Table 14: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Biomet, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 41Table 15: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, Classification of Medical Devices in the UK, 2010 57

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Number of Medical Device Recalls, 2005–2010 12Figure 2: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Medical Device Recalls by Class (%), 2005–2010 13Figure 3: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Class, 2005–2010 14Figure 4: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Medical Device Recalls by Therapeutic Area (%), 2005–2010 15Figure 5: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Medical Device Recalls by Root Cause (%), 2008–2010 16Figure 6: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Recall Share of Top 10 Recall Companies (%), 2005–2010 17Figure 7: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, 10 Companies that Initiated the Most Device Recalls, 2005–2010 18Figure 8: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Stryker, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 19Figure 9: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Stryker, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 20Figure 10: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Abbott, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 21Figure 11: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Abbott, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 22Figure 12: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Medtronic, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 23Figure 13: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Medtronic, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 24Figure 14: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Siemens, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 26Figure 15: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Siemens, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 27Figure 16: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, GE, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 28Figure 17: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, GE, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 29Figure 18: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Philips, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 30Figure 19: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Philips, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 31Figure 20: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Boston Scientific, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 33Figure 21: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Boston Scientific, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 34Figure 22: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Baxter, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 36Figure 23: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Baxter, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 37Figure 24: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Zimmer, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 38Figure 25: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Zimmer, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 39Figure 26: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Biomet, Number of Medical Device Recalls by Year, 2005–2010 40Figure 27: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, US, Biomet, Medical Device Recalls by Recall Class (%), 2005–2010 41Figure 28: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, Phases in the Life Span of a Medical Device, 2011 45Figure 29: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, Medical Equipment Approval Process in the US, 2010 50Figure 30: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, 510(k) Approval Process for Medical Devices in the US, 2010 51Figure 31: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, PMA Approval Process in the US, 2010 54Figure 32: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, EU, Conformity Assessment of Class I Medical Devices, 2010 58Figure 33: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, EU, Conformity Assessment of Class IIa Medical Devices, 2010 59Figure 34: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, EU, Conformity Assessment of Class IIb Medical Devices, 2010 59Figure 35: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, EU, Conformity Assessment of Class III Medical, 2010 60Figure 36: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, Medical Device Classification in Japan, 2010 67Figure 37: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, Approval Process for Controlled Medical Devices in Japan, 2010 68Figure 38: Regulatory Intelligence on Medical Device Recalls, Approval Process for Highly Controlled Medical Devices in Japan, 2010 69

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Iron Ore Mining Market in Asia-Pacific to 2020 – Interplay Between Regional Demand for Steel and Iron Production Shapes the Competitive Landscape

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May.10, 2012

NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Iron Ore Mining Market in Asia-Pacific to 2020 – Interplay Between Regional Demand for Steel and Iron Production Shapes the Competitive Landscape

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Iron Ore Mining Market in Asia-Pacific to 2020 – Interplay Between Regional Demand for Steel and Iron Production Shapes the Competitive Landscape

Summary
GBI Research’s new report, “Iron Ore Mining Market in Asia-Pacific to 2020 – Interplay Between Regional Demand for Steel and Iron Production Shapes the Competitive Landscape” provides key information and analysis of the Asia-Pacific iron ore mining industry that comprises China, Australia, India and Kazakhstan. The report covers the industry’s drivers and restraints, production, reserves, consumption and details of country’s trade (imports and exports. This report is based on data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GBI Research’s team of industry experts.Scope
- Important Drivers and Restraints which are estimated to play a role in transforming the industry during the forecast period from 2012 to 2020.

- Production of iron ore in Asia-Pacific – Historical data 2000 to 2011 is provided and forecast to 2020.

- Consumption demand of iron ore in terms of volume – Historical data 2000 to 2011 is provided and forecast to 2020.

- Export and Import markets for Asia-Pacific iron ore industry categorized by China, Australia, India and Kazakhstan‘s export and import markets.

- Top Active and Planned projects spanning the Asia-Pacific iron ore mining landscape.

- Policy and regulatory framework governing the iron ore mining industry

- Comprehensive profiles of key iron ore mining companies such as BHP Billiton Plc, Rio Tinto Plc, Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel), National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) and others are also discussed.

Reasons to buy
- Gain a strong understanding of the region’s iron ore mining industry

- Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future iron ore industry trends

- Facilitate decision making and strategy formulation on the basis of strong historic and forecast production, consumption and trade data.

- Identify key growth and investment opportunities in the region’s iron ore mining industry

- Position yourself to gain the maximum advantage of the industry’s growth potentia.

1 Table of Contents1 Table of Contents 51.1 List of Tables 81.2 List of Figures 92 Introduction 103 Asia-Pacific, Iron Ore Mining Industry 114 Asia-Pacific, Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers and Restraints 124.1 Asia-Pacific, Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers 124.1.1 Increased Demand from Steel Industry 124.1.2 New Iron Ore Projects and Capacity Expansions in Practice 124.1.3 Enormous Iron Ore Reserves 124.2 Asia-Pacific, Iron Ore Mining Industry – Restraints 134.2.1 Upcoming Reforms in Tax and Other Levy 134.2.2 Illegal Mining 134.2.3 Low Iron Content in China 135 Asia-Pacific, Iron Ore Mining Industry – Production, Reserves and Consumption 145.1 Asia-Pacific, Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Production 145.1.1 Asia-Pacific, Iron Ore Mining Industry – Asia-Pacific Production vs. Global Production 165.1.2 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Production by Country 175.2 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Reserves 185.2.1 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Asia-Pacific Reserves vs. Global Reserves 195.2.2 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Reserves by Country 205.3 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Consumption 215.3.1 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Asia-Pacific Consumption vs. Global Consumption 235.3.2 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Consumption by Country 246 China Iron Ore Mining Industry 256.1 China Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers and Restraints 256.1.1 China Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers 256.1.2 China Iron Ore Mining Industry – Restraints 266.2 China Iron Ore Mining Industry – Production, Reserves, Consumption and Trade 276.2.1 China Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Production 276.2.2 China Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Reserves 306.2.3 China Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Consumption 336.2.4 China Iron Ore Mining Industry – Exports and Imports Scenario 366.3 China Iron Ore Mining Industry – Fiscal Regime 406.3.1 China, Governing Bodies 406.3.2 China, Governing Laws 406.3.3 China, Key Fiscal Terms 417 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry 457.1 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers and Restraints 457.1.1 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers 457.1.2 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry – Restraints 467.2 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry – Production, Reserves, Consumption and Trade 477.2.1 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Production 477.2.2 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Reserves 507.2.3 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Consumption 537.2.4 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry – Exports and Imports Scenario 567.3 Australia Iron Ore Mining Industry – Fiscal Regime 607.3.1 Australia, Governing Bodies 607.3.2 Australia, Governing Laws 627.3.3 Australia, Rights and Obligations 637.3.4 Australia, Fiscal Terms 638 India Iron Ore Mining Industry 668.1 India Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers and Restraints 668.1.1 India Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers 668.1.2 India Iron Ore Mining Industry – Restraints 668.2 India Iron Ore Mining Industry – Production, Reserves, Consumption and Trade 688.2.1 India Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Production 688.2.2 India Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Reserves 718.2.3 India Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Consumption 748.2.4 India Iron Ore Mining Industry – Exports and Imports Scenario 778.3 India Iron Ore Mining Industry – Fiscal Regime 808.3.1 India, Governing Bodies 808.3.2 India, Governing Laws 808.3.3 India, Fiscal Terms 819 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry 849.1 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers and Restraints 849.1.1 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry – Drivers 849.1.2 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry – Restraints 849.2 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry – Production, Reserves, Consumption and Trade 859.2.1 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Production 859.2.2 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Reserves 889.2.3 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry – Total Consumption 909.2.4 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry – Exports and Imports Scenario 939.3 Kazakhstan Iron Ore Mining Industry – Fiscal Regime 969.3.1 Kazakhstan, Governing Bodies 969.3.2 Kazakhstan, Governing Laws 969.3.3 Kazakhstan, Mining Ownership and Licensing Methods 979.3.4 Kazakhstan, Mining Rights and Obligations 989.3.5 Kazakhstan, Key Fiscal Terms 9810 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Top Active and Planned Projects 10210.1 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Top Active Projects 10210.2 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining Industry – Planned Projects 10411 Asia-Pacific Iron Ore Mining, Top Iron Ore Producing Companies 10511.1 BHP Billiton Plc (BHP Billiton) 10511.1.1 BHP Billiton Plc (BHP Billiton), Overview 10511.1.2 BHP Billiton Plc (BHP Billiton), Business Description 10511.1.3 BHP Billiton Plc (BHP Billiton), Iron Ore Projects 10611.2 Rio Tinto Plc (Rio) 10711.2.1 Rio Tinto Plc (Rio), Overview 10711.2.2 Rio Tinto Plc (Rio), Business Description 10711.2.3 Rio Tinto Plc (Rio), Major Iron Ore Projects 10811.3 Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel) 10911.3.1 Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel), Overview 10911.3.2 Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel), Business Description 10911.3.3 Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel), Major Iron Ore Projects 11011.4 National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) 11111.4.1 National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), Overview 11111.4.2 National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), Business Description 11111.4.3 National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), Major Iron Ore Projects 11311.5 Sesa Goa Limited (Sesa Goa) 11411.5.1 Sesa Goa Limited (Sesa Goa), Overview 11411.5.2 Sesa Goa Limited (Sesa Goa), Business Description 11411.5.3 Sesa Goa Limited (Sesa Goa), Major Iron ore Projects 11511.6 Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC) 11611.6.1 Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC), Overview 11611.6.2 Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC), Business Description 11611.6.3 Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC), Iron Ore Projects 11712 Appendix 11812.1 About GBI Research 11812.2 Abbreviations 11812.3 Methodology 11912.3.1 Coverage 11912.3.2 Secondary Research 11912.3.3 Primary Research 11912.3.4 Expert Panel Validation 11912.4 Contact Us 12012.5 Disclaimer 120

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 15Table 2: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Total Reserves (MMt), 2000-2010 18Table 3: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 22Table 4: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 28Table 5: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Total Reserves (MMt), 2000-2010 31Table 6: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 34Table 7: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Exports / Imports (MMt), 2000-2020 37Table 8: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Import from Countries of Origin (MMt), 2010 39Table 9: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Land Use Tax Rates (In CNY and $), 2011 41Table 10: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Stamp Tax (% or CNY), 2011 43Table 11: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Years of Depreciation (Years), 2011 43Table 12: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 48Table 13: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Iron Ore Classification by Grade 50Table 14: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Reserves (MMt), 2001-2010 51Table 15: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 54Table 16: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Exports and Imports (MMt), 2000-2020 58Table 17: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Export to Region and Destination Countries (MMt), 2010 59Table 18: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Western Australia Royalty Rates (%), 2011 64Table 19: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 69Table 20: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Total Reserves (MMt), 2000-2010 72Table 21: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 75Table 22: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Total Exports and Imports (MMt), 2000-2020 78Table 23: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Export to Region and Destination Countries (MMt), 2010 79Table 24: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Dead Rent Rates (INR per hectare), 2011 82Table 25: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Withholding Tax Rates, 2011 82Table 26: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Depreciation Rates (%), 2011 83Table 27: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 86Table 28: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Total Reserves (MMt), 2000-2010 88Table 29: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 91Table 30: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Total Exports and Imports (MMt), 2000-2020 94Table 31: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Export to Region and Destination Countries (MMt), 2010 95Table 32: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Excess Profit Tax Rates (%), 2011 99Table 33: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Transportation Tax Rates (%), 2011 100Table 34: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Depreciation Groups and Rates (%), 2011 100Table 35: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan , Withholding Tax Rates (%), 2011 101Table 36: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Top Active Projects 102Table 37: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Planned Projects 104Table 38: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, BHP Billiton Plc, Major Iron Ore Projects 106Table 39: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Rio Tinto Plc, Major Iron Ore Projects 108Table 40: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation, Major Iron Ore Projects 110Table 41: Iron ore Mining Industry, India, NMDC, Major Iron Ore Projects 113Table 42: Iron ore Mining Industry, India, Sesa Goa Limited, Major Iron Ore Projects 115Table 43: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC, Iron Ore Projects 117

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 14Figure 2: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Asia-Pacific Production vs. Global Production (%), 2011 16Figure 3: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Total Production by Country (MMt), 2000 – 2020 17Figure 4: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Total Reserves (MMt), 2000-2010 18Figure 5: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Asia-Pacific Reserves vs. Global Reserves (%), 2010 19Figure 6: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Reserves by Country, 2000 – 2010 20Figure 7: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 21Figure 8: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Asia-Pacific Consumption vs. Global Consumption (%), 2011 23Figure 9: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Asia-Pacific, Total Consumption by Country (MMt), 2000 – 2020 24Figure 10: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 27Figure 11: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, China Production vs. Asia-Pacific Production (%), 2011 29Figure 12: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Total Reserves (MMt), 2000-2010 30Figure 13: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, China Reserves vs. Asia-Pacific Reserves (%), 2010 32Figure 14: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 33Figure 15: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, China Consumption vs. Asia-Pacific Consumption (%), 2011 35Figure 16: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Total Imports (MMt), 2000-2020 36Figure 17: Iron Ore Mining Industry, China, Import from Countries of Origin (%), 2010 38Figure 18: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 47Figure 19: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Australia Production vs. Asia-Pacific Production (%), 2011 49Figure 20: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Resources of Western Australia 50Figure 21: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Reserves (MMt), 2001-2010 51Figure 22: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Australia Reserves vs. Asia-Pacific Reserves (%), 2010 52Figure 23: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 53Figure 24: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Australia Consumption vs. Asia-Pacific Consumption (%), 2011 55Figure 25: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Exports (MMt), 2000-2020 56Figure 26: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Total Exports and Imports (MMt), 2000-2020 57Figure 27: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Australia, Export to Destination Countries (%), 2010 59Figure 28: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 68Figure 29: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, India Production vs. Asia-Pacific Production (%), 2011 70Figure 30: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Total Reserves (MMt), 2000-2010 71Figure 31: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, India Reserves vs. Asia-Pacific Reserves (%), 2010 73Figure 32: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 74Figure 33: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, India vs. Asia-Pacific Consumption (%), 2011 76Figure 34: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Total Exports (MMt), 2000-2020 77Figure 35: Iron Ore Mining Industry, India, Export to Destination Countries (%), 2010 79Figure 36: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Total Production (MMt), 2000-2020 85Figure 37: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Production vs. Asia-Pacific Production (%), 2011 87Figure 38: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Total Reserves (MMt), 2000-2010 88Figure 39: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Reserves vs. Asia-Pacific Reserves (%), 2010 89Figure 40: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Total Consumption (MMt), 2000-2020 90Figure 41: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Consumption vs. Asia-Pacific Consumption (%), 2011 92Figure 42: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Total Exports and Imports (MMt), 2000-2020 93Figure 43: Iron Ore Mining Industry, Kazakhstan, Export to Destination Countries (%), 2010 95

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Cards and Payments in Asia-Pacific

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May.10, 2012

NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Cards and Payments in Asia-Pacific

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Synopsis

• This VRL report looks at the key drivers, historic performance and future prospects for cards and payments regionally

• Card trends are projected out to 2015

• The relationship between banks, telco providers (fixed and mobile) as well as banked and unbanked consumers are explored

• The regional imbalance caused by both China and India results in these countries being given specific prominence

Summary

The Asia-Pacific region is becoming more cashless, since card reading instruments have reached saturation point in some countries, including Australia and Singapore, and mobile payment implementations are being introduced across the region. The value of Asian non-cash transactions will have reached over $300 trillion by 2020, a significant uplift on the $91 trillion recorded in 2010. This represents an average annual growth rate of 1.3%. Although this annual growth rate appears low, it will still allow the Asia-Pacific region to capture the world’s largest amount of cashless transactions in 2020. Furthermore, the growth rate of non-cash transactions anticipated for developed regions is much lower. For example, the value of non-cash transactions is expected to reach a total of over $120 trillion in the US by 2020, after recording an average annual growth rate of 0.4%. In addition, the value of non-cash transactions in Europe is projected to reach over $200 trillion in 2020, after recording an average annual growth rate of 0.6%.

Scope

• Gain an overview of the Asia-Pacific cards and payments market, with detailed analysis of 14 countries in this region

• Gauge the opportunities in the most significant segments, including debit/credit cards, e-money and mobile payments

• Prepare for the future of cards and payments with insights into the potential development of the Asia-Pacific region

• Benchmark against case studies of financial and mobile companies from the Asia-Pacific cards and payments market

Reasons To Buy

• This report presents a detailed market overview as well as many country specific features• Growth drivers vary considerably – this report identifies as many as possible• This report details the differences between the more and less developed markets in the region• China and India are prominently examined for their growth potential, as is Australia, perhaps the most mature payment card market in the region

Key Highlights

• The Asian mobile payments market will be the largest in the world by 2015

• Prepaid cards payments are expanding at a faster rate than mobile payments throughout Asia

• Changes to the regional middle classes are important in assuring high mobile payment take up rates, while the large numbers of the ‘unbanked’ are the drivers for prepaid cards

• Mobile payments will be driving a large part of the regional growth for both telecom companies and mobile operators

Table of Contents

Executive

Summary

1 Overview of the Asia-Pacific Payment System1.1 The Asia-Pacific payment system is recording a strong growth in debit cards1.2 Changing long-standing cash-related habits is still difficult in some countries1.3 The future of the Asia-Pacific payment methods is more and more cashless 1.4 EMV contributed to the growth of the Asian card payment methods by increasing the security of transactions1.5 The infrastructure differences across the Asia-Pacific region 1.5.1 Improving payment solutions for the existing customer: the growth of developed Asia-Pacific countries1.5.2 Banking the unbanked: China and India are important in the emerging Asia-Pacific1.6 Consumer confidence fostering spending1.7 The mobile payment method reflects the mobile subscription gap between developed and emerging Asia-Pacific 1.7.1 Catching up with mobile payments: China alone will reduce the gap in the Asia-Pacific region1.7.2 Going mainstream? Making mobile payments work and promoting near field communication 1.8 From high growth margins to saturation prospects: The e-commerce gap between developed and emerging countries in the Asia-Pacific region 2 China’s ambition: from an emerging country to a worldwide leader in the mobile and prepaid card payments 2.1 In accordance with the expanding economy, the Chinese payment methods will expand 2.2 Chinese government stimulating card acceptance through interchange fees policies2.3 China UnionPay’s latest expansion-focused deals2.3.1 China UnionPay and NYCE partner for mutual benefits2.3.2 China UnionPay partners with Elavon 2.3.3 Using China UnionPay online cards to develop Chinese e-commerce 2.4 China’s Five-Year Plan: stimulating online payment trends 2.5 From cash to mobile payments, through cards: the growth of the Chinese mobile payment market 2.5.1 China mobile payments system is expanding2.6 A more transparent prepaid card system is needed in China3 The Indian payment systems moving in line with the country’s social transformation3.1 The Indian cash-based society increasingly adopting the use of debit cards3.1.1 Banking the unbanked population through Aadhaar3.2 The increasing internet use is developing Indian e-commerce3.2.1 Leading companies in the Indian e-commerce business3.3 The unbanked Indian population is the country’s prerequisite for increasing prepaid card adoption3.3.1 India Post driving the future of prepaid cards3.3.2 The Prepaid Indian Forum is undertaking initiatives to develop prepaid card use3.3.3 Combining efforts to reduce the unbanked: ITZ Cash Card, DCB and Visa launching India’s first multipurpose prepaid card3.4 The potential of mobile payments exists, although it is a long way to full maturity 3.4.1 The infrastructure challenge3.4.2 Mobile solutions for the unbanked population3.4.3 The future of Indian mobile payment3.5 Indian mobile banking services are far more developed than mobile payment service 3.5.1 Extending mobile banking services to the unbanked: internet mobile payment service4 The expansion of e-money and the very early development of mobile payments: Indonesia4.1 The Indonesian banking industry 4.1.1 The forthcoming card chip implementation bringing costs to Indonesian banks4.1.2 The “blocking the fraudster account” measure to fight card fraud4.1.3 New credit card rules to protect banks from bad debts4.2 The wide expansion of e-money4.2.1 Rising authorities’ concerns around the issuance of e-money4.2.2 Telkomsel is the leading non-bank company in the Indonesian e-money business4.2.3 Bank Negara Indonesia and Bank Mandiri are seeking more e-money customers4.3 Solid foundations for the mobile payment market are being built4.4 Despite its strong foundations, it is too early for mobile payments to become fully adopted5 The Hong Kong payment system is seeking growth drivers5.1 The Hong Kong prominence of credit cards5.2 Consolidating outstanding debts as a driving factor5.3 Banks setting high credit card APRs to discourage credit card debts5.4 The dual currency market as a credit card magnet5.4.1 Bank of China and China UnionPay provide dual currency cards5.4.2 Initiatives in dual currency payment methods5.4.3 Dual currency credit cards are a gold mine5.5 Other drivers of the Hong Kong payment system 6 The mature Australian payment card market6.1 Credit cards widely used for high-value transactions6.2 Four banks dominate the Australian credit card market6.2.1 Commonwealth Bank of Australia as the leading credit card issuer6.2.2 WestPac6.2.3 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group 6.2.4 National Australia Bank6.2.5 Citigroup6.2.6 ING Direct6.3 Australian consumer preferences are changing from credit cards to debit cards 6.4 Contactless payments is far from being fully implemented6.5 Despite their high penetration rate, mobile payments are not popular among Australians 6.5.1 CBA confirms its role of leading promoter of technological payment devices7 More cashless than ever: Japan7.1 A competitive prepaid cards market7.2 Japan has the most mature mobile payment system7.3 Despite its competitiveness, the Japanese mobile market is open to opportunities: a few case studies7.3.1 From telecom leader to credit issuer: The case of DoCoMo7.3.2 Deploying NFC technologies to gain market share: KDDI7.3.3 Following EMobile’s initatives: opportunities for new entrants8 Predominantly based on credit cards, with a rising prepaid payment methods and established mobile payment infrastructural settings: South Korea8.1 The developed South Korean card payment system 8.2 The increasing number of South Korean prepaid cards 8.3 The South Korean mobile market8.3.1 The development of smartphones is facilitating the expansion of the South Korean mobile payment systems8.3.3 Future Competition Challenges: The LTE race 9 Overcoming the dependence on cash: Malaysia 9.1 Central bank regulations will reduce credit card usage9.2 The new ways of banking in Malaysia: internet and mobile banking 10 Seeking profitability in a saturated card market: Singapore11 Thailand has a highly cash-based payment system11.1 Developing the payment card market through central bank regulations11.2 EFTPOS terminals as the driver of the Thai card market12 An Asia-Pacific to be exploited12.1 Taiwan12.2 The Philippines

List of Tables

List of Figures

Figure 1 : Debit cards are far more popular and increasing at a faster rate than credit cards (million), 2006-2015Figure 2 : Global EMV coverage and adoption rate, 3Q 2011Figure 3 : Mobile subscribers in China by operator (million), November 2011Figure 4 : Consumer confidence index of countries in the Asia-Pacific, 3Q 2011Figure 5 : South Korea and Japan are leading countries for mobile broadband penetration. Active mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants Figure 6 : The exponential growth of Chinese mobile payment users (million), 2009-F2014Figure 7 : Asia-Pacific share of global mobile payment users (million), 2009-F2014 Figure 8 : The global NFC mobile marketing allianceFigure 9 : Chinese consumer spending across urban districts is rising, while spending in rural districts is declining, 2005-F2015 Figure 10 : China Union Pay overtaking Visa as the leading worldwide credit card scheme (% market share) Figure 11 : Chinese internet users and internet penetration rate, 2006-F2015 Figure 12 : The growth of Chinese e-commerce by new internet users and e-shoppers (million), 2005-F2015 Figure 13 : Online transactions in China, 2005-2013Figure 14 : Chinese mobile payment market size, 2009-F2013Figure 15 : China’s SIMpassFigure 16 : China’s prepaid card market value, 2008-E2011Figure 17 : Convenience is the most attractive characteristic of prepaid cardsFigure 18 : The Chinese multipurpose prepaid market still growing (CYN billion) Figure 19 : India’s middle class exponential growth, 2011-F2030Figure 20 : The decline of cheques and rise of debit cards, 2008-2010Figure 21 : Indian internet users (million), 2008-F2012 Figure 22 : Share of the Indian e-commerce revenues by industry ($ million), 2009-F2012Figure 23 : Ogone’s territorial coverageFigure 24 : Indian prepaid card growth projections Figure 25 : Indian prepaid card issued by leading companies (thousand), 2011Figure 26 : The increasing trend of remittances in India, 2005-E2011Figure 27 : ITZ Cash Card/DCB/Visa Freedom prepaid cardFigure 28 : Total and active mobile connections (million), 2006-2011Figure 29 : Reducing foreign direct investment in the Indian telecom services ($ billion), 2009-2011Figure 30 : Number of mobile service users by bank (million), 2010Figure 31 : Number debit and credit cards in Indonesia, 2007-2011Figure 32 : The leading non-bank companies offering e-money services, 2Q 2011 Figure 33 : Bank Mandiri e-toll cardFigure 34 : Bank Mandiri’s e-money cards accounted for the largest proportion of Indonesian e-money transactions, 2011Figure 35 : Indonesia‘s increasing internet users (million), 2007-2011Figure 36 : Indonesian mobile subscriber penetration rate (million), 2008-E2011Figure 37 : The rising popularity of smartphone and 3G-enabled mobiles (million), 2010-F2014Figure 38 : China UnionPay and China Construction Bank dual-currency credit cardFigure 39 : Transactions value by method of payment (A$ billion and annual growth rate), 2010Figure 40 : The Australian contactless pioneer: CBA Prepaid Travel Money CardFigure 41 : Australian credit card market share, 2011Figure 42 : Debit cards are becoming increasingly popular in Australia, 2007-2010Figure 43 : Average value of contactless payments (A$), 2010Figure 44 : Mobiles are still used for applications rather than online banking and purchases (percentage of respondents), 2010Figure 45 : The Commbank Kaching applicationFigure 46 : Edy is the leading prepaid issuer in Japan, 2010Figure 47 : The growth of credit and prepaid e-money transactions (¥ trillion) Figure 48 : DoCoMo the leading mobile provider in Japan, 2011Figure 49 : The three leading Japanese mobile operators will retain their market share in 2012. Number of mobile subscribers (million), 2009-F2012Figure 50 : Retail and convenience stores are popular mobile payment locations (million mobile payment customers), 2010-2011Figure 51 : DoCoMo credit card receivables, 2009-2011Figure 52 : Growth in the number of EMobile customers in Japan (million), 2007-2011Figure 53 : EBITDA margin for EMobile in Japan, March 2007-March 2011Figure 54 : The share of cashless payment instruments in South Korea, 2010 Figure 55 : South Korean credit card and debit card transaction values (KRW trillion), 2006-2010Figure 56 : The Korean Pass CardFigure 57 : The South Korean T-MoneyFigure 58 : The growth of the mobile payment in South Korea (KRW billion), 2005-2011Figure 59 : The rapid growth of South Korean smartphone users (thousand), Oct 2009-Sep 2011Figure 60 : Internet banking has become highly popular in Malaysia, 2005-2011Figure 61 : Malaysian mobile banking subscribers, 2005-2011 Figure 62 : Market share of card payment instruments in Singapore, 2010Figure 63 : The growth of ATM and EFTPOS terminals in Thailand, 2004-F2012Figure 64 : Number of prepaid cards in Thailand (million), 2006-2011

Companies mentioned

China UnionPayPeople’s Bank of ChinaNational Financial SwitchHDFC BankTelkomselCommonwealth Bank of AustraliaDoCoMoM-Pesa

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Global and China Consumer Electronics Casing and Structural Parts Industry Report, 2011-2012

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May.10, 2012

NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

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The report highlights the following aspects:

the status quo and outlook of consumer electronics marketmobile phone casing and structural parts market and industry patternlaptop, tablet PC casing and structural parts market and industry pattern 27 mobile phone casing and structural parts manufacturers 9 laptop, tablet PC casing and structural parts manufactures digital camera and TV casing and structural parts market digital camera and TV structural parts manufacturers In the 3G era, mobile phones are highly homogenized. A mobile phone increasingly functions as a PC. The CPU of mobile phone, particularly of smart phone is monopolized by Qualcomm. There are two competitors, INTEL and AMD, in the PC CPU market. But Qualcomm enjoys monopolistic superiority in mobile phone CPU market in the 4G era. Now it’s difficult for mobile phone to be differentiated just with the conventional software and hardware. Therefore, the difference can be shown by display screen and casing.

Mobile phone manufacturers attach high importance to casing. Take Samsung for example, it is scheduled to launch mobile phones with ceramic case. Another case is Apple, which is set to unveil mobile phones with liquid metal case. Although these new technologies have yet been full-blown and there is little chance for commercialization within three to five years, the move indicates that mobile phone manufacturers have shifted their concerns from software and hardware to display screen and casing.

The three new mobile phone casing technologies have attracted attention: the first refers to NCVM (Non Conductive Vacuum Metallization); the second Insert Molding, and the third Unibody. However, a cleaning room and continuous magnetron sputtering equipment are required in the application of NCVM, which cause the high cost, and long term manufacturing engineering to be explored. In this sense, such a super giant like Foxconn would prefer to partner with Ways Technical in NCVM application.

Insert Molding technology stems from Galaxy SII developed by Samsung. The technology combines the virtues of plastic case and metal structure. Plastic case features low cost, while the metal structure can enhance the overall intensity of the mobile phone. Since the smart phone has very big screen (some are even 5 inches), the technology is a compromise that remedies the defeats of plastic case (poor intensity) and metal case (high cost).

Unibody is derived from iPad. At present, only HTC mobile phone is equipped with this technology featuring the highest cost. There are only two manufacturers, Taiwan-based Catcher and Foxconn Tech, can massively supply mobile phone case with Unibody technology. Considering the possible inadequate capacity of mobile phone case with Unibody technology, Apple gave up its plan to employ the design. However, Catcher increased 3,000 units of CNC to improve the capacity in 2012. And it is estimated that the new-generation iPhone will employ the Unibody technology.

In laptop and tablet PC, Apple made a success as a pioneer to apply Unibody technology. Foxconn Tech is the major iPad casing provider for Apple. And the case of Apple MacBook Air is equipped with the laptop case with the highest cost of over USD100, equivalent to 5-7 times of ordinary laptop case. Catcher is the major case provider for MacBook Air. Although Catcher suffered short-term business suspension due to the air pollution incident in Suzhou, the company quickly transferred its capacity from Suzhou to Suqian to avoid loss on business performance.

It is unlikely for Ultrabook to employ expensive case as Apple does. But for light and thin features, metal case is a must. Thus, Ultrabook employs stamping technology in cover, and the rest part is made of plastics. There are a few manufacturers utilizing glass fiber which can be only used in bottom. The price of ultrabook is much more than the mainstream price of laptop. Consequently, Ultrabook is doomed to be confined within high-end market, with the market share no more than 15%.

Tablet PC faces cut-throat competition in price. All the manufactures except Apple are trying every means to cut down the cost. And most manufacturers adopt traditional plastic case plus glass front cover. But unfortunately, the sales volume is not high.

1 Consumer Electronics Market1.1 Laptop Computer Market1.2 Tablet PC Market1.3 China Laptop Computer Market Size1.4 Notebook (Laptop) Computer ODM/OEM 1.5 DSC Market1.6 Mobile Phone Market1.7 Smartphone Market

2. Casing and Structural Parts Market of Consumer Electronics

2.1 Case and Structure Material of Mobile Phone

2.2 NCVM and Insert Molding

2.3 Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Market

2.4 Relations between Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers and Mobile Phone Brands

2.4.1 Nokia

2.4.2 Motorola

2.4.3 Samsung

2.4.4 Sony Communication

2.4.5 LG

2.4.6 RIM

2.4.7 Apple

2.4.8 HTC

2.4.9 TCL

2.4.10 ZTE

2.4.11 Huawei

2.4.12 Lenovo Mobile

2.5 Market Trend of Laptop Casing and Structural Parts

2.6 Industry Pattern of Laptop Casing and Structural Parts

2.7 Relations between Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers and Laptop Brands

2.8 Casing and Structural Parts of Tablet PC and Ultrabook

2.9 Relations between Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers and Tablet PC Brands

2.10 DSC Casing and Structural Parts Market and Industry

2.11 Casing and Structural Parts of TV

2.11.1 Brief Introduction

2.11.2 Industry Overview

3 Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Companies3.1 WELLMEI3.2 GEMS PLASTIC 3.3 XinKaiYuan Precision Mould3.4 Good Mark Precision Industrial (Shenzhen)3.5 FOSUNNY3.6 HAOFU3.7 FUYU Corporation3.8 BYD Electronics3.9 NYPRO3.10 YUSUNG TELECOM3.11 JIN WON Electronics3.12 Chicheng3.13 P&TEL3.14 KH-VATEC3.15 Nolato3.16 HI-P3.17 FOXCONN TECH3.18 Perlos (Liteon Mobile)3.19 COXON3.20 Intops3.21 Foxconn International Holding3.22 Ways Technical3.23 JANUS (Dongguan) Precision Components3.24 Mobase3.25 SILITECH3.26 Shinyang3.27 Jabil Greenpoint

4 Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Companies

4.1 JUTENG

4.2 Huan Hsin

4.3 Catcher

4.4 Waffer

4.5 Shengmei

4.6 Zhanyun(Quanta Computer)

4.7 Pegatron

4.8 Chia chang

4.9 Dragon Tech Precision

4.10 NISHOKU

5 DSC Casing and Structural Parts Companies5.1 Yorkey-optical5.2 Nidec Copal5.3 AVY Precision

6 TV Casing and Structural Parts Companies

6.1 Guangzhou Echom

6.3 Taoshi Mould Group

6.4 Qingdao Haier Home Appliance Technology & Equipment Research Institute

6.5 Dongguan Konka Mould Plastic

6.6 Qingdao Hisense Mould

Selected Charts

Laptop Shipment and Growth Rate Worldwide, 2007-2013Shipment of Leading Laptop Manufacturers Worldwide, 2010-2011Market Share of Leading Laptop Manufacturers Worldwide, 2010Q4-2012Q1Shipment of Netbook, iPad and Tablet PC, 2008-2012Laptop Shipment in China, 2003-2011Market Share of Major Laptop Manufacturers in China by Shipment, 2009-2011Supply Relation between Worldwide Laptop Brands and Foundries, 2010Supply Relation between Worldwide Laptop Brands and Foundries, 2011DSC Shipment, 2004-2011Market Share of DSC Brands Worldwide, 2009-2011Worldwide Camera Phone Distribution by Pixel, 2007-2013Auto-focus Camera Phone Shipment, 2007-2013Global Mobile Phone Shipment, 2007-2014Global Mobile Phone Shipment by Quarter and Annual Growth, 2009Q1-2011Q4CDMA/WCDMA Mobile Phone Shipment Worldwide by Region, 2010-2012Smartphone Shipment of Major Mobile Phone Manufacturers Worldwide, 2010-2011Smartphone Operating System Market Occupancy, 2011Worldwide Smartphone Market Penetration Rate by Region, 2008-2015Characteristics of Mobile Phone Casing MaterialsMarket Size of Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts, 2005-2013Revenue of Major Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Manufacturers Worldwide, 2009-2011Market Share of Major Metal Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Manufacturers Worldwide, 2011Mobile Phone Shipment and Growth Rate of Nokia, 2003-2011Mobile Phone Output of Nokia by Region, 2010-2011Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Nokia by Proportion, 2011Mobile Phone Revenue and Operating Margin of Motorola by Quarter, 2010Q1-2011Q4Mobile Phone Output of Motorola by Region, 2010-2011Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Motorola by Proportion, 2011Mobile Phone Shipment and Annual Growth of Samsung, 2001-2011Mobile Phone Output of Samsung by Region, 2010-2011Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Samsung by Proportion, 2011Mobile Phone Shipment and Average Selling Price of Sony Ericsson, 2010Q1-2011Q4Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Sony by Proportion, 2011Mobile Phone Shipment and Annual Growth of LG, 2002-2011Mobile Phone Output of LG by Region, 2010-2011Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of LG by Proportion, 2011Revenue, Gross Margin and Operating Margin of RIM, FY2004-FY2012Q3Mobile Phone Shipment of RIM, FY2009Q4-FY2012Q3Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of RIM by Proportion, 2011Revenue and Net Profit Margin of Apple, FY2004-FY2011iPhone Shipment of Apple, 2008Q1-2011Q4Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Apple by Proportion, 2011Revenue and Gross Margin of HTC, 2003-2011Shipment and Average Price of HTC, 2004-2011Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of HTC by Proportion, 2011Mobile Phone Shipment of TCL, 2006-2011Mobile Phone Shipment of TCL by Region, 2006-2010Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of TCL by Proportion, 2011Revenue and Gross Margin of ZTE Communication, 2006-2011Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of ZTE by Proportion, 2011Mobile Phone Shipment and Growth Rate of Huawei, 2006-2011Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Huawei by Proportion, 2011Mobile Phone Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Lenovo by Proportion, 2011Market Size of Laptop Casing and Structural Parts, 2005-2012Market Share of Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Manufacturers Worldwide, 2010Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of HP by Proportion, 2011Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Acer by Proportion, 2011Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Dell by Proportion, 2011Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Toshiba by Proportion, 2011Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Asus by Proportion, 2011Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Lenovo by Proportion, 2011Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Apple by Proportion, 2011Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Sony by Proportion, 2010Laptop Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers of Samsung by Proportion, 2011iPad Casing Suppliers of Apple Galaxy Tab Casing Suppliers of SamsungDSC Casing and Structural Parts Market Size, 2004-2011Market Share of Major DSC Casing and Structural Parts Manufacturers, 2008 vs.2009Market Share of Major DSC Casing and Structural Parts Manufacturers Worldwide, 2010Work Flow of TV Casing and Structural PartsCompetitiveness of Major TV Casing and Structural Parts Suppliers in China, 2008Selected Financial Data of WELLMEI, 2008Major Customers of Huijing Technology Selected Financial Data of GEMS Plastic Industrial, 2008-2011Selected Financial Data of XinKaiYuan Precision Mould, 2008Equipments of Good Mark Precision Industrial (Shenzhen)Selected Financial Data of Good Mark Precision Industrial (Shenzhen) by Subsidiary, 2008Selected Financial Data of FOSUNNY, 2008Electronic Mould Chamber Equipments of FOSUNNYElectronic Injection Molding Machine Equipments of FOSUNNYSelected Financial Data of HAOFU, 2008Revenue, Gross Margin and PBT of FUYU Corporation, 2004-2011Revenue of FUYU Corporation by Region, 2006-2011Revenue and Gross Margin of BYD, 2004-2011Revenue of BYD by Business, 2006-2011Revenue of BYD by Region, 2006-2011Revenue of BYD by Customer, 2009-2011Financial Data of China-Based Branch under NYPRO, 2008Revenue and Net Income of YUSUNG, 2004-2011Revenue and Net Income of JINWON, 2004-2011Equipments of JIN WON ElectronicsAssociated Companies of ChichengRevenue and Operating Margin of Chicheng, 2004-2012Monthly Revenue of Chicheng, Mar.2010-Mar.2012Customer Distribution of Chicheng, 2008-2011Financial Data of Chicheng’s Subsidiary in Chinese Mainland, 2010Revenue and Operating Margin of P&TEL, 2004-2012Revenue and Operating Margin of KH-VATEC, 2002-2012Quarterly Revenue of KH-VATEC by Business, 2007Q1-2012Q4Revenue of KH-VATEC by Customer, 2006-2013Revenue and Operating Margin of KH-VATEC, 2010Q1-2011Q4Revenue and EBITDA of Nolato, 2001-2011Revenue of Noalto by Division, 2005-2011Revenue and EBITDA of NALATO from Telecom Division, 2007-2011Revenue and EBITDA of NALATO from Telecom Division, 2010Q4-2011Q4Revenue and Gross Margin of HI-P, 2001-2011Revenue of HI-P by Region, 2007-2011Financial Data of China-Based Subsidiary under HI-P, 2008Revenue and Operating Margin of Foxconn Tech, 2004-2012Monthly Revenue of Foxconn Tech, Mar.2010-Mar.2012Revenue and Operating Margin of Foxconn Tech’s Subsidiary in Mainland China, 2008-2010Revenue and Operating Margin of Lite-On Mobile , 2005-2011Revenue, Gross Margin and Operating Margin of Lite-On Mobile, 2007Q1-2010Q3Revenue, Gross Margin and Operating Margin of Lite-On Mobile, 2010Q1-2011Q4Global Presence of Lite-On Mobile Revenue of Lite-On Mobile ‘s Subsidiary in Mainland China, 2008/2011Revenue and Operating Margin of COXON, 2006-2012Revenue of COXON, Mar.2010-Mar.2012Revenue and Operating Margin of INTOPS, 2000-2012Selected Financial Data of China-Based Subsidiary under INTOPS, 2008Revenue and Operating Margin of FIH, 2004-2011Revenue of FIH by Region, 2007-2011Gross Margin of FIH by Region, 2007-2011Revenue of FIH by Customer, 2010-2011Revenue and Operating Margin of Ways Technical, 2006-2012Monthly Revenue and Growth Rate of Ways Technical, Mar.2010-Mar.2012Associated Companies of Ways TechnicalRevenue of Ways Technical by Customer, 2010-2011Organization of JANUS (Dongguan) Precision ComponentsRevenue and Gross Margin of JANUS (Dongguan) Precision Components, 2007-2012Revenue and Operating Margin of JANUS (Dongguan) Precision Components, 2007-2012Capacity of JANUS (Dongguan) Precision Components, 2007-2012Customer Distribution of JANUS (Dongguan) Precision Components, 2009Customer Structure of JANUS (Dongguan) Precision Components, 2010-2011Mobase Structure Revenue and Operating Profit of Mobase, 2007-2013Revenue and Operating Margin of Silitech Technology Corp., 2006-2012Revenue of Silitech Technology Corp., Mar.2010-Mar.2012Financial Data of Silitech Technology Corp.’s Subsidiaries in Mainland China, 2010 Revenue and Operating Profit of Silitech Technology Corp., 2003-2012Revenue and Operating Margin of Jabil, FY2005-FY2011Revenue of Jabil by Application, FY2007-FY2010Revenue and EBIT of JUTENG, 2004-2011Revenue and Gross Margin of JUTENG, 2006-2011Organization of JUTENGCustomer Distribution of JUTENG, 2009-2011Revenue and PBT of Huan Hsin, 2003-2011Revenue of Huan Hsin by Product, 2009-2011Revenue and Operating Margin of Catcher, 2001-2012Monthly Revenue of Catcher, Mar.2010-Mar.2012Revenue of Catcher by Customer, 2011-2012Financial Data of Catcher’s Subsidiaries in Mainland China, 2010 Revenue and Gross Margin of Waffer, 2000-2011Revenue and Gross Margin of QUANTA, 2001-2011Revenue and Growth Rate of QUANTA, Dec.2009-Dec.2011Laptop Shipment and Growth Rate of QUANTA, 2004-2011Revenue of QUANTA by Region, 2008-2011Revenue of QUANTA by Product, 2007-2011Revenue and Operating Margin of Pegatron, 2008-2011Revenue of Pegatron by Application, 2010Q1-2011Q4Revenue and Operating Margin of Chia Chang, 2008-2012Monthly Revenue of Chia Chang?Mar.2010-Mar.2012Downstream Application of Chia Chang by Revenue, 2010Q3-2011Q2Downstream Application of Chia Chang by Shipment, 2010Q3-2011Q2Revenue of Chia Chang by Product, 2010Q3-2011Q2Shipment of Chia Chang by Product, 2010Q3-2011Q2Revenue and EBITDA of NISHOKU, 2008-2012Quarterly Revenue and Gross Margin of NISHOKU, 2010Q1-2011Q4Monthly Revenue of NISHOKU, Mar.2010-Mar.2012Revenue of NISHOKU by Application, 2010-2011Revenue and EBIT Margin of Yorkey-optical, 2002-2011Product Structure of Yorkey-optical, 2006-2011Revenue and Operating Margin of Copal, FY2004-FY2012Revenue of Nidec Copal by Application, FY2010-FY2011Revenue and Gross Margin of AVY Precision Technology, 2006-2010Associate Companies of AVY Precision TechnologyRevenue and Operating Margin of Guangzhou Echom Sci.&Tech., 2007-2012Revenue of Guangzhou Echom Sci.&Tech., 2009Q1-2010Q35 Top Customers of Guangzhou Echom Sci.&Tech., 2007-2009Equipment of Taoshi Mould Group

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AT&T making big investment in home monitoring

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May.07, 2012

By Sinead Carew | NEWS.GNOM.ES –

NEW YORK (NEWS.GNOM.ES) – AT&T Inc is making a big investment in a nationwide wireless home monitoring service that could potentially add $1 billion to its annual revenue as part of the No. 2 U.S. mobile operator’s ongoing effort to expand beyond cell phones.

It is planning a service called “Digital Life” to monitor homes for everything from water damage to burglaries and to let customers remotely do things like adjust temperature or unlock doors, using an Internet connection.

The service, of which AT&T will start trials this year, involves sensors and cameras linked to a central home system that connects wirelessly to AT&T monitoring centers, said Glenn Lurie, the AT&T executive spearheading the project.

Lurie said, in an interview with NEWS.GNOM.ES ahead of the CTIA wireless show in New Orleans, where AT&T will announce the plan Monday, that AT&T is hiring “lots of people” to support the service.

He did not want to set a specific revenue target for the business but said he sees it as one of AT&T’s largest revenue growth opportunities, “if not the largest,” with “very significant” incremental growth” in 2013.

“When you’re a company like AT&T … you look at opportunities that are billion-dollar opportunities,” Lurie said. “Obviously to grow our business at any level, when you’re a $130 billion plus company, you have to look for significant opportunities. We view this as a significant opportunity.”

Lurie, who has already grown AT&T’s emerging-device services into a $1 billion business, said the industry is ripe for growth, as only 20 percent of U.S. homes have security systems.

AT&T is building monitoring centers and seeking state approvals to offer security services, as well as creating partnerships with new types of third-party specialists.

While home security is a departure from wireless, Recon Analytics analyst Roger Entner said it is a good step, as AT&T has already done well connecting devices as varied as pill boxes, electricity meters and e-readers.

“I don’t think they have a choice but to look for other revenue streams,” said Entner who says traditional wireless is on a “strong but predictable” trajectory. “If you want to change that, you have to add to it through additional services.”

Lurie said AT&T may expand the service to support small businesses and senior citizens who want to live in their own homes even when they need close health monitoring.

“Our goal is to bring something people have never seen before,” Lurie said.

(Reporting By Sinead Carew; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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Exclusive: Icahn sells LightSquared debt, creditors extend talks: sources

Filed Under: Insurance News

May.06, 2012

By Sinead Carew and Matthew Goldstein | NEWS.GNOM.ES –

NEW YORK (NEWS.GNOM.ES) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold his $250 million debt holdings in Philip Falcone‘s telecom start-up LightSquared while Falcone continues to negotiate with creditors to try to avoid a debt default, according to sources familiar with the matter.

News of Icahn’s debt sale comes as remaining creditors agreed to a second week long extension until May 14 of their talks with Falcone about reducing his firm, Harbinger Capital Partners‘ 96 percent equity stake in LightSquared.

One hedge fund representative said some constructive progress has been made in talks that began in earnest between LightSquared and its creditors two weeks ago over a potential default on $1.6 billion of LightSquared debt.

Meanwhile Icahn, who was seen as one of the leaders in pushing for Falcone to reduce his role in LightSquared, appears to have made a big profit on the sale, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The investor on Thursday sold his debt for about 60 cents on the dollar after buying the position when it was trading in the low 40 cents range only months before, several people familiar with the matter said.

Two sources familiar with the matter said that the buyer of Icahn’s debt was Sound Point Capital, a small investment firm led by Stephen Ketchum, who formed the company in 2009.

Ketchum, who was previously head of media investment banking at Banc of America, was not immediately available for comment. Nor was a representative for Icahn. A spokesman for Harbinger was not immediately available to comment on the extension.

UNCERTAIN FUTURE

LightSquared’s future was thrown into doubt in February after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it would revoke the start-up’s permission to use its spectrum licenses to build a high-speed wireless network because tests had shown that it would risk interfering with Global Positioning Systems.

These systems support crucial services such as aviation safety and military systems as well as devices used in industries such as construction and agriculture.

The fate of LightSquared, whose business model was dependent on being able to build a wireless network, is an important concern for investors in Falcone’s $3.8 billion hedge fund Harbinger, which has sunk some 60 percent of its money into the telecom startup.

After the FCC action, LightSquared debt holders, including Icahn and hedge fund manager David Tepper, had initially threatened to declare a default on the $1.6 billion in loans if they could not reach an agreement by April 30.

Last week, the creditors already extended that deadline once until May 7 before extending it again.

Last year, Harbinger posted a 47 percent decline in value, largely because of a write-down on the value of the LightSquared investment.

LightSquared’s predicament is also being closely watched by the telecommunications industry, which says it is crying out for access to additional wireless airwaves to support high-speed data services.

(Editing by Maureen Bavdek and Marguerita Choy)

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Comcast to sell “substantial portion” of stake in A&E

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May.06, 2012

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NEW YORK (NEWS.GNOM.ES) – Comcast Corp‘s NBCUniversal business exercised an option to sell “a substantial portion” of its stake in A&E Television Networks to joint-venture partners, a filing from the media company showed.

Comcast, which owns almost 16 percent of A&E, exercised the option on March 26 and expects the deal to close in the second half of 2012, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week.

“The parties are still discussing how much of the stake will be sold,” The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Citigroup analyst Jason Bazinet estimated the stake’s value at about $2 billion, the newspaper said citing a research report.

A&E, home to channels such as The History Channel and Lifetime, fell into Comcast’s hands when it bought NBCUniversal from General Electric last year.

(Reporting By Dhanya Skariachan; Editing by Maureen Bavdek)

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The World "Connects the Dots" Between Extreme Weather & Climate Change

Filed Under: Insurance News

May.05, 2012

NEW YORK, May 5, 2012 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ – Striking images and video are streaming in from over 1,000 events in more than 100 countries where people are “connecting the dots” between climate change and extreme weather. The events are part of a global effort called “Climate Impacts Day,” organized by the international climate campaign 350.org.

(Photo: http://photos.NEWS.GNOM.ES.com/prnh/20120505/SF01713 )

The events are powerful evidence of how the string of weather disasters over the last year is increasing public concern about global warming. Photos that have already come in include:

In New Mexico, firefighters standing in the remains of the Santa Fe Forest, which was burned last summer during the state’s worst wildfire in history.
In Pakistan, a group of women holding dots in front of the makeshift shelter that became their home after the devastating floods in 2010 that displaced over 20 million people.
In Lebanon, over 1,000 students making their dots the wheels of a giant bicycle to protest air pollution and request more bike-lanes to combat the problem.
In Vermont, citizens unfurling a “dot” banner at the site of a covered bridge that was swept away in the devastating flooding brought on by Hurricane Irene last August.

Over the next 12 hours, climbers will unveil giant dots on melting glaciers, divers will carry dots underwater to bleached coral reefs, and more hi-res photos and videos will stream into the ClimateDots.org website that is serving as a virtual hub for Climate Impacts Day.

“We just celebrated Earth Day. May 5 is more like Broken Earth Day, a worldwide witness to the destruction global warming is already causing,” said Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, the global climate campaign that is coordinating the events. “People everywhere are saying the same thing: our tragedy is not some isolated trauma, it’s part of a pattern.”

Seven in ten Americans now believe that “global warming is affecting the weather,” according to a recent poll conducted by Yale University. Over 80% of Americans have personally experienced an extreme weather or natural disaster in the last year.

“Most people in the country are looking at everything that’s happened; it just seems to be one disaster after another after another,” Anthony A. Leiserowitz of Yale University, one of the researchers who commissioned the new poll, told the New York Times. “People are starting to connect the dots.”

“No one wants pity—they want the recognition that these tragedies are part of a pattern, and they want swift action to stop that pattern from getting worse,” said McKibben. “Our only hope is to kick fossil fuel, and as these images make clear we better do it fast.”

More Info:

A complete list of highlighted events around the world can be found on the ClimateDots.org website. Photos and videos from all of the events will also be collected on the website and made available for use by the press and public.

Hi-res video and photos from the events will also be made available for press at ClimateDots.org.

SOURCE 350.org

http://350.org

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Alliance Distributors Holding Inc. Reports March 31, 2012 Financial Results

Filed Under: Car Insurance, Insurance News, Insurance Tips

May.03, 2012

NEW YORK, May 3, 2012 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — Alliance Distributors Holding Inc. (Pink Sheets: ADTR), a distributor of interactive video games and gaming products, today announced its financial results for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2012.

Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased 4% to $15.3 million from $16.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased to $77,000, compared to $7,000 for the comparable period in 2011.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2012, net sales were $46.4 million, essentially flat with the comparable period in 2011. Net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 increased to $483,000, compared to $277,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2011.

Jay Gelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Net income grew year over year despite a slight decline in revenue in the third quarter compared to last year’s third quarter. The video game industry continues to experience double digit revenue declines in 2012.

“Our Metaversal Studio unit continues to work towards profitability by developing new games and improving on our existing offerings, including the release during the quarter of a Tattoo Kit for our popular Shave me!® app.”

About Alliance Distributors Holding Inc.

Alliance Distributors Holding Inc. (www.alliancedistributors.com), which does business as Alliance Distributors, is a full-service wholesale videogame distributor, specializing in gaming products and accessories for all key manufacturers and 3rd party publishers. Alliance Distributors offers support on: PS3, PSP, PS2, X-Box 360, Wii, DS and GBA SP, peripherals and software titles. Alliance develops downloadable and social content video games through Metaversal Studios (www.metaversalstudios.com), which it wholly-owns.

Safe Harbor

Certain statements contained in this press release contain forward-looking statements including without limitation, statements concerning our operations, economic performance, and financial condition. The words “estimate,” “believe,” “expect,” “should” and “anticipate” and other similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements, which are based largely on our current expectations, involve risks and uncertainty. Actual results, events and circumstances (including future performance, results and trends) could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors, risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, risks associated with technological change, competitive factors and general economic conditions, including the related impact on discretionary consumer spending, changes in marketing and distribution strategies by manufacturers, continued shortages of new platform systems, timely development and release of video game products we produce, potential cost overruns in our development of video games, ability to protect our intellectual property rights, potential claims that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of others, market acceptance of games we develop, ability to realize anticipated benefits of acquisitions, potential undiscovered liabilities of companies that we acquire, changes in our business or growth strategy, the emergence of new or growing competitors, various other competitive and technological factors. There can be no assurance that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this release will occur. The Company has no duty and undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTORS HOLDING INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

	Three Months ended		Nine Months ended
	March 31,		March 31,
	2012	2011	2012	2011

NET SALES	$15,332	$15,968	$46,440	$46,594

COST OF GOODS SOLD	13,566	14,075	40,782	40,683

GROSS PROFIT	1,766	1,893	5,658	5,911

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES	1,545	1,747	4,554	5,070

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	221	146	1,104	841

Interest expense	100	140	298	385

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR
INCOME TAXES	121	6	806	456

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	44	(1)	323	179

NET INCOME	$ 77	$ 7	$ 483	$ 277

Net income per share:
Basic and diluted	$ -	$ -	$ 0.01	$ 0.01

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic and Diluted	44,157	52,883	44,157	52,883

Certain 2011 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 presentation

ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTORS HOLDING INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2012 and 2011
(unaudited, in thousands)

	March 31,
	2012	2011
ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and equivalents	$ 333	$ 516
Accounts receivable-net	6,664	8,115
Inventory	8,175	8,735
Advances to suppliers	191	171
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	61	177
Deferred income taxes	225	291

Total current assets	15,649	18,005

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT – NET	110	187

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	213	231

OTHER ASSETS	76	71

TOTAL	$16,048	$18,494


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Notes payable – bank	$ 6,102	$ 9,236
Accounts payable	4,920	4,364
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	315	351

Total current liabilities	11,337	13,951

DEFERRED LEASE OBLIGATIONS	-	5


STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	4,711	4,538

TOTAL	$16,048	$18,494

COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING	44,157	52,883

ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTORS HOLDING INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011
(unaudited, in thousands)

	2012	2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 483	$ 277
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	67	180
Provision for doubtful accounts	10	15
Equity compensation expense	13	27
Deferred income taxes	60	(60)
Other	28	5
Changes in operating assets and liabilities-net	(1,809)	(4,887)

Net cash used in operating activities	(1,148)	(4,443)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	(20)	(37)

Net cash used in investing activities	(20)	(37)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from note payable, net of repayments – bank	513	4,105
Payment of long-term obligations	-	(15)

Net cash provided by financing activities	513	4,090

DECREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	(655)	(390)

CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	988	906

CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$ 333	$ 516

SOURCE Alliance Distributors Holding Inc.

http://www.alliancedistributors.com

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Analysis: U.S. mortgage funds emerge even as housing stays weak

Filed Under: Insurance News

Apr.30, 2012

By Katya Wachtel | NEWS.GNOM.ES –

NEW YORK (NEWS.GNOM.ES) – The U.S. housing market may still be in the doldrums, but funds that are betting on big gains in mortgage-related investments are a hot ticket this year on Wall Street.

A number of hedge funds, asset managers and investment banks have launched vehicles dedicated to investing in the mortgage sector, often in securities backed by those loans, and sometimes focused on scooping up bargain-priced mortgages themselves.

The near-zero interest rate environment has investors starving for yield and mortgage-related investments are seen as an attractive asset class with upside potential if the housing market picks up.

And even if home sales and prices don’t recover, mortgage-backed securities, still perform well as they provide higher yields relative to Treasuries and are appealing against a stable rate policy. A substantial risk would occur if interest rates rose abruptly and the U.S. economy weakened substantially, resulting in a spike in mortgage defaults.

Magnetar Capital Management, Neuberger Berman, Morgan Stanley , Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Stark Investments have all rolled out mortgage funds since the beginning of the year.

Other large investment managers have also been ratcheting up their mortgage exposure, including DoubleLine Capital and PIMCO.

This is not a return to the heady days of the subprime mortgage boom when banks were furiously competing to create sophisticated securities that ultimately imploded and led to the financial crisis. Rather, investors are showing an appetite for high-quality mortgage securities that have been beaten down and are now seen as having value as the housing market begins to find a bottom.

“There has definitely been a pick-up in investor interest in the asset class and the amount of interest has caused managers to want to come to market with a product because they know there is an appetite for it,” said Michael Roth, co-founder of Stark, a $2.4 billion hedge fund.

“Where does the yield-hungry investor go to whet their appetite? Investors were waiting to see if they could get yield in other places and found it was not happening.”

These new funds are investing mainly in mortgage securities and the home loans themselves. In some portfolios, there’s also distressed residential loans and real estate properties.

Last year during the equity market tumult, mortgage-focused funds performed strongly – up 9.2 percent – while the average hedge fund was down 5 percent, according to eVestment|HFN, which tracks hedge fund flows and performance.

Average home prices across the country were back to late 2002 levels in February, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas, issued on Tuesday. However, there were some signs that prices may be stabilizing, with a 0.2 percent gain on a seasonally adjusted basis that month.

Wisconsin-based hedge fund Stark launched its Stark Mortgage Opportunities fund in the first quarter and has already raised $100 million with a target of $300 million, according to a source familiar with the portfolio. The Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System committed up to $40 million in Stark’s new vehicle.

The mortgage fund, which will invest in the gamut of mortgage-backed securities, was created in large part as a response to investors looking to put money to work in that asset class. Stark raised a fund in 2011 for a short-term trade against subprime bonds. Stark co-founder Roth decline to comment on his new fund.

Magnetar Capital Management, a $9 billion hedge fund known for earning big money by shorting tranches of subprime securities it sponsored during the housing bubble, also launched a new MBS-focused fund in March.

The Magnetar Mortgage Securities Fund, which was created in response to investor demand according to a person familiar with the firm, had raised over $100 million as of March 13, according to a regulatory filing.

Hedge funds are not the only ones pouncing on mortgage assets.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management launched not one, but two separate funds dedicated to mortgage-related investments during the first quarter.

Goldman Sachs began raising funds for a U.S. Housing Recovery Fund, which will invest in non-agency mortgage-backed securities, including the subprime bonds that burned many money managers during the financial crisis.

Neuberger Berman recently launched its Preservation Residential Mortgage Fund, which will invest in distressed residential assets, from loans to real estate, including distressed residential mortgage loan workouts.

“On an absolute basis, both distressed MBS and home loans are still cheap relative to any other high yield sector,” said Terrence Glomski, a managing director at Neuberger Berman, which manages $193 billion in assets, who declined to comment on the new fund.

SUBPRIME SEDUCES AGAIN

On the other end of the credit spectrum, even so-called subprime mortgage bonds are attracting interest.

“There is no shortage of money to be put to work in the distressed loan space,” said Frank Pallotta, Executive Vice President of Loan Value Group, who works with hedge fund investors focused on consumer mortgages.

Subprime mortgage bonds, a historically volatile class of securities, rallied in the first quarter of 2012. The Markit ABX.HE.AAA.06-1 tradable credit default swap index rose about 3.3 percent in the first three months of the year, after falling 3 percent in the second half of 2011. That Markit index references a basket of 20 subprime RMBS with an original rating of AAA that were issued to market in the second half of 2005.

Faisal Syed, who launched global credit-focused Pamli Capital Management in 2011 after five years with Highbridge Capital Management, scooped up battered non-agency U.S. mortgage bonds in the second half of last year when the European sovereign debt crisis erupted.

“As the non-agency mortgage market came under stress in mid-2011, we found that certain securities became attractively priced with loss-adjusted yields higher than those of risky corporate or sovereign credit,” said Syed. “These yields can be achieved with no improvement in housing. However, if the housing market begins to improve, we can see significant upside.”

(Edited by Jennifer Ablan and Andre Grenon)

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