For fiscal second-quarter 2015 (ended 28 December 2014), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $413.2m, down 3.4% on $427.7m last quarter but similar to $415.1m a year ago and in the upper half of the target range of $400-420m ...
Tags: LED Demand, LED Lighting Offsets, Electrical
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has officially voted to uphold the findings that China and Taiwan PV manufacturers have been dumping their products. The tariffs against PV imports will follow the Depart of Commerce's (DOC) ...
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad urged U.S. technology companies to invest in India to boost the local electronics manufacturing industry, The Hindu Business Line reported. U.S. President Barack Obama arrived here for the second time. ...
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its 39th store in California and 604th store nationwide on Friday, Feb. 6 at Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa, CA (1975 Cleveland Avenue). Dick's three-day grand opening celebration will run through ...
Tags: Dry T-Shirt, Sporting Goods
Brookfield Engineering Laboratories has released its new 2015 full-color catalog with complete details on all product lines. The 2015 Catalog introduces the new DV1 Viscometer, Brookfield’s lowest-cost, continuous sensing digital ...
Tags: digital viscometer, Construction
k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA (which supplies instrumentation and software for surface science and thin-film technology applications) says that it is supplying thin-film metrology tools to the photovoltaic industry in an effort ...
Tags: Thin-Film Metrology Tools, Solar Panel Production, Electrical
A new regulation by the UK government will ban cigarette branding and force tobacco firms to implement standardised packaging of all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco for retail sale. The move by the government is in line with ...
Tags: Tobacco Products, retail sale, Agriculture
Belgian brewing major Anheuser-Busch is planning to cease operations at its bottling line in Newark, New Jersey, the US. This comes in line with the company's strategy to optimize capabilities of its brewery system to meet consumer and ...
Tags: bottling line, brewery system, Agriculture
Frozen bakery products manufacturer Vandemoortele will acquire Lanterna-Agritech (LAG), a producer of frozen focaccia and bread in Italy. The acquisition will enable Vandemoortele to boost its bakery products business in Italy, as well ...
Tags: frozen focaccia, bread, Agriculture
Outdoor Tech and Smith announced a new partnership for co-branded drop-in audio systems for all Smith adult snowsports helmets. Sold separately, the rugged and minimal design of the audio kits quickly and easily install into the earpad ...
The Government of Oman is planning to set up a dairy firm, which will see an investment of around OMR100m ($258.8m). The investment is in line with the government's strategy to achieve self-sufficiency in dairy production, reports ...
Tags: Dairy Firm, investment funds, private investors, Agriculture
After 10 years at the helm of Amcor, Ken MacKenzie has decided to retire from the position of managing director and chief executive officer, Amcor chairman, Graeme Liebelt announced on 22 January. “I believe after 10 years in the ...
UK-based Stock Spirits Group anticipates its full year results for 2014 to conclude around the lower end of its forecast, due to decline in sales volume in Poland. The company reported that sales in Poland has decreased during third ...
Tags: vodka, vodka-based flavored liqueurs, wines, Agriculture
Atlantic Packaging Products and StandFast Packaging have created a sheet feeder joint venture (JV) in Carol Stream, Illinois. Called BlackHawk Corrugated, the JV is expected to commence operations in late 2015 and support the region ...
Tags: packaging markets, box plants, Agriculture
In an unaudited trading update for 2014, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it expects full-year revenue to be about £112m (down 11.7% on £126.8m in 2013, but in line with expectations). ...