All Press Releases
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2/7/12 4:08 pm ESTENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analysis, announced today that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jerre Stead will present an overview of the company at the 2012 Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at approximately 2:00 p.m. EST. A live webcast and replay of the IHS presentation will be available, and can be accessed at http://investor.ihs.com for 90more...English
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2/6/12 3:26 pm EST
Despite strong long-term growth prospects, the worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter space dipped slightly in 2011 as two big solar markets stalled or cut tariffs, even though overall losses in the industry were mitigated somewhat by growth in other parts of the world. Shipments of PV inverters last year fell to the equivalent of 23.4 gigawatts (GW), down 1 percent from 23.6 GW in 2010, according to an IHS iSuppli PV Inverter Market Tracker report from information and analysis providermore...English -
2/6/12 2:26 pm EST
After five straight months of steep declines, prices for large-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panels stabilized in December 2011 because of better-than expected sales and decreased production, according to an IHS iSuppli LCD PriceTrak report from information and analysis provider IHS. (NYSE: IHS). Global pricing for average large-sized LCD panels decreased by just 0.1 percent in December—a negligible rate of decline. This slight reduction indicates market pricing is steadying out comparedmore...English -
2/6/12 10:00 am EST
Health, safety, quality and environmental issues will have major impact on current and future use of oil field chemicals
Driven in large part by the rapid expansion of shale oil and gas drilling and production in North America, the world market for oil field specialty chemicals reached nearly $16 billion in 2010, with the U.S. and Canada accounting for more than $8 billion or 52 percent, according to a new IHS Chemical global market study from IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analysis. According to the IHS Chemical 2012 Oil Field Chemicals Report (formerly from SRI Consultingmore...English -
2/2/12 10:03 am EST
Will address the world’s premiere energy conference in Houston March 5-9, 2012
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson will be a keynote speaker at the 31st annual IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA) executive conference, CERAWeek 2012, Energy and the Economy: Quest for Growth March 5-9 in Houston. Recognized as the world’s premiere energy conference, CERAWeek 2012 is chaired by IHS CERA Chairman and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin and will convene an internationalmore...English -
2/1/12 12:06 pm EST
In an ironic twist, the terrible disasters that struck Japan and Thailand in 2011 actually helped to expand the market for automotive microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensors and actuators, as car electronic systems makers sought to expand their supply chains to mitigate the risk of supply shortages. Automotive MEMS revenue in 2011 amounted to $2.2 billion, up 16 percent from $1.9 billion in 2010, according to an forthcoming IHS iSuppli MEMS & Sensors report from information and analysis firmmore...English -
2/1/12 12:05 pm EST
Propelled by the red-hot appeal of items like Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad, the wireless communications sphere surpassed computers to lead all segments in semiconductor-related spending among the world’s leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in 2011. Global spending by the world’s top OEMs on microchips for wireless products amounted to $58.6 billion in 2011, up 14.5 percent from $51.2 billion in 2010, according to an IHS iSuppli Semiconductor Spend Analysis report from informationmore...English -
1/31/12 8:21 pm EST
The wireless technology known as 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) is expected to claim the lion’s share of wireless infrastructure capital spending next year as mobile carriers definitively migrate to that next-generation standard. Global capital spending on LTE technology is projected to reach $24.3 billion in 2013, nearly triple the $8.7 billion of 2012, according to an IHS iSuppli Wireless Communications topical report from information and analysis provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). LTE infrastructuremore...English -
1/31/12 8:13 pm EST
With global economic prospects remaining uncertain and semiconductor inventory not moving quickly enough to stimulate new production, the worldwide chip market is expected to suffer a slow year in 2012 marked by sluggish growth. Semiconductor industry revenue in 2012 is expected to reach $323.2 billion, up a slight 3.3 percent from last year’s revenue of $312.8 billion, according to an IHS iSuppli Global Manufacturing Market Tracker report from information and analysis provider IHS (NYSE: IHSmore...English -
1/26/12 1:03 pm ESTENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analysis, is strengthening its commitment to corporate social responsibility by establishing a new Corporate Sustainability goal in 2012. This goal joins the company’s four other long-standing goals upon which it focuses its efforts and measures its success. “Our emphasis on Corporate Sustainability will help ensure that we are structured for long-term success in amore...English