In a trading statement for first-half 2016, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it expects to deliver a significant increase in revenues and profits compared with first-half 2015 and continues to ...
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China’s LED industry produced 296.3 billion LEDs during first half of 2016, up 19.21% Year-on-Year, reported China Light Industry Internet (CLII). X-axis represents months from January to December 2016, growth rates and ...
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Taiwan’s overall light-vehicle sales increased to 37,878 units in May from 34,953 units in April (photo courtesy of UDN.com).Compared to Taiwan's anemic economic growth, the local light vehicle market has still expanded at solid pace ...
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Adidas announced that its global football (soccer) business is expected to reach new record sales of €2.5 billion in 2016, representing a 13.6 percent gain over €2.2 billion in 2015. Adidas noted that one year after relaunching ...
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Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. reported revenues rose 22 percent in its fourth quarter ended April 30 and earnings that easily topped Wall Street expectations. ADVERTISEMENT >Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2016 Financial Highlights Quarterly net ...
Volkswagen has adopted a new strategy to become a lead in sustainable mobility by bringing out more than 30 new e-vehicles by 2025. In order to achieve these goals, the Board of Management - with the approval of the Supervisory Board - ...
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Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has decided to divide its food and refreshments business into two separate businesses. India's largest consumer goods firm said that the change is in alignment with the category structure of Unilever globally. ...
Spice manufacturer McCormick & Company has acquired Australia-based packaged herbs manufacturer Botanical Food Company in an all-cash deal worth $114m. The acquisition will expand McCormick's existing branded herb portfolio with the ...
At the SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing (DCS 2016) event in Baltimore, MD, USA (17–21 April), Sofradir of Palaiseau near Paris, France, which makes cooled infrared (IR) detectors based on mercury cadmium telluride (MCT/HgCdTe), ...
HanesBrands has agreed to acquire the privately held Italian company Champion Europe, which owns the trademark for the Champion brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, in an all-cash transaction. The purchase price will be 10 times ...
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Specialty foundry TowerJazz (which has fabrication plants at Tower Semiconductor Ltd in Migdal Haemek, Israel, and at its subsidiaries Jazz Semiconductor Inc in Newport Beach, CA, USA and TowerJazz Japan Ltd) has announced its SiGe Terabit ...
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Constantia Flexibles announed that strong sales growth resulted from all business divisions and was achieved primarily by strong volume increases in all regions. Constantia Flexibles, one of the world's leading flexible packaging and ...
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When it comes to pricing and market expectations, 2015 was another tough competitive year for packaged LED vendors, with challenges in both backlighting and lighting, comments Jamie Fox (principal analyst for Lighting and LEDs at IHS ...
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Completing four decades in the home furnishings industry, Surya is proud to announce the celebration of its 40th anniversary. The anniversary festivities will kick off with a special High Point Market celebration, set to take place in ...
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Li Ning Co Ltd posted a profit in 2015 following three consecutive years of losses. The China-based sports giant posted an annual net profit of 14.3 million yuan ($2.2 million), compared with a 781.5 million yuan loss a year ago. ...