AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter of 2012 were NT$99.4 billion (US$3.42 billion), down 3.3% from the previous quarter. Gross profit was US$97 million, with a gross margin of 2.8% while ...
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released three new resources designed to assist U.S. apparel and footwear companies as they navigate mounting social responsibility reporting requirements and other important social ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has agreed to acquire the Kopin Wireless compound semiconductor epiwafer manufacturing division of Kopin Corp of Taunton, MA, USA (including its leased manufacturing ...
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IQE has agreed to acquire the compound semiconductor epiwafer manufacturing business of Kopin for$75m in cash. The Taiwan-based business manufactures heterojunction bipolar transistor materials which are used in power amplifiers,many of ...
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UK-based Smithers Pira, in association with Packaging Digest and Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, has announced that the UN, IDEO, the World Wildlife Fund and International Paper will provide the keynote addresses at Sustainability ...
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Rapidly declining pricing, softening demand and a still uncertain global economy are creating challenges for manufacturers at all stages of the optical industry supply chain, according to the Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound ...
Tags: opto market, optical industry, LEDs, optoelectronic devices
China Knowledge reported that Beijing Benz Automotive Co Ltd a joint venture established by Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co and German auto giant Daimler AG,has said its auto sales exceeded 100,000 units this year,18 time more than ...
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Smithers Pira announced the 2nd annual U.S. version of Digital Print for Packaging 2013, which will take place Wednesday, June 5 - Thursday, June 6 in Atlanta, GA. "The word that we heard from 2012 attendees was ‘finally a U.S. ...
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Big push in frontend manufacturing to China in the last two years
Tags: LED Supply Chain
LED utilization rates are picking up again, with utilization in Taiwan now back up to 70 to 90 percent of capacity. Companies expect to be back to close to 100 percent in a month or two, driven by TV backlight demand, reports Yole ...
A logical step toward long-term sustainability of the fashion industry, the new Higg Index was announced by clothing and footwear firms including Nike, Marks & Spencer, Levi Strauss, Walmart, Adidas, VF Corp, Arvind Mills, Li & Fung, TAL ...
Tags: eco-index, environmental impact, environmental and social impacts
Those who are familiar with my work know that I like it when investment ideas remind me of prior decisions that have worked out well.Corning(GLW)reminds me of other cyclical stocks that have done well once earnings estimates first start to ...
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Commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland has booked a drop in full-year profits as record corn prices hit earnings in the fourth quarter. In the three months to the end of June, net profit fell 25% to US$284m, while operating profits slid ...
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Plastic packaging company Quinn Plastics & Packaging said it has acquired a Kiefel KMD 85 thermoformer in an effort to become a major player in rigid food packaging. The machine is the first major investment by the company into packaging ...
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The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) announces a new designation for its leading international trade event, IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo 2013 and the new Advanced Textiles Conference & Trade Show, to be held at the Orange ...
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