Though the construction and building industry was one of the hardest hit by the recession, the industry is making a strong comeback today. The number of construction jobs and projects in the US and overseas is on the rise, which means ...
Global packaging company Sonoco has announced its intention to enter into consultation with the workforce regarding the closure of the Carrickmacross packaging plant in County Monaghan, Ireland, in November 2013. The plant, which ...
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CNC lathe machines are computer controlled machines that perform variety of functions like grilling, cutting, drilling etc. with high precision and perfection. In this competitive environment every customer wants a product that is ...
Euratex held its General Assembly the 29th May in Brussels in presence of industrialists, Textile and Clothing (T&C) experts and EU officials under the theme “Textile and Clothing Industry in a changing economic environment”. ...
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The 2013 DHL Export Barometer reveals the continuing hurdles of a strong Australian dollar and a plunging business outlook from the mining sector have impacted exporters’ profitability outlook but not their confidence. Exporter ...
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A carton doesnaEUR(TM)t just carry a product. It also carries the brand identity of the manufacturer. Oftentimes, it is the carton that acts as the salesperson for a product sitting on the shelf with hundreds of other competing products. ...
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Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that in the first quarter of the current year it achieved consolidated sales of €799 million, down 11 percent compared to the ...
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Unilever’s ice cream sales in Europe have been hit by the poor Spring weather, it has emerged as the consumer goods giant announced its first quarter (Q1) results today (April 25). Unilever has relaunched Cornetto in Europe The ...
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Large Scale Solar UK will be the first and only dedicated large scale conference of its kind this year. The event will explore the current renaissance of large scale solar in the UK, its potential investment opportunities and what can be ...
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Nokia's sales of smartphones running Windows Phone continued to grow in the first quarter, and its net loss shrank year on year, even as overall revenue declined. The company reported first-quarter sales of a!5.85 billion (US$7.63 ...
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Yingli Solar from China became the largest global supplier of solar modules in 2012 based on annual merchant shipments, while previous leader and besieged fellow China-based producer Suntech Power dropped to fifth place, according to latest ...
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Spending on LED fab manufacturing equipment will decline 9.2% in 2013 as the industry faces weak long-term demand and consolidates manufacturing capacity. According to the SEMI LED/Opto Fab Forecast, spending on LED fab manufacturing ...
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Yole Développement announced today its new report “UV LEDs: Technology & Application Trends” which presents UV LED new applications and associated market metrics for the period 2012-2020, and a deep analysis of UV LED ...
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Due to UV curing, UV LEDs should become a $270m business by 2017, and could hit $300m if new applications boom, according to a report ‘UV LEDs: Technology & Application Trends’ from market research firm Yole Développement ...
Christian Paradis, minister of industry, announced new measures the federal government is taking to increase competition in the wireless sector to provide Canadians “with more choices and access to the latest technology at better ...
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