SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association released a report today titled, “Plastics Market Watch: Plastics in the Fast Lane,” that anticipates an increased use of plastics in automobiles as economic and demographic forces ...
PCB and flexible PCB (FPCB) suppliers are expected to post mixed results for the second quarter of 2015 as orders from the iPhone 6 supply chain are expected to begin to subside and demand from the notebook sector will remain flag, ...
Tags: PCB, flexible PCB
Clariant will participate in Chinaplas 2015, the largest plastics and rubber trade fair in Asia, with its special feature on sustainability-driven products and solutions dedicated to growing needs in the plastic industry for sustainable ...
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Driven by Printwear and Branded Apparel sales, consolidated net sales at clothing retailer Gildan Activewear soared 15.9 per cent year over year in the first fiscal quarter ended April 5, 2015. Consolidated net sales in the first ...
Tags: Gildan Activewear, Printwear, underwear
Driven by currency translation effects that had a positive impact on sales in euro terms, Adidas reported a 17 per cent year over year sales surge in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. In the first quarter of 2015, Adidas Group ...
Tags: Positive Currency, Adidas Sales
Lower capacity utilisation drove down operating earnings by 23 per cent year over year at the fibre division of Eastman Chemical in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “First quarter of 2015 operating earnings dived to $90 ...
On a GAAP basis, operating profit surged 25 per cent to $90 million while earnings per share (EPS) rose higher by 30 per cent to $0.13, both up from the year ago quarter at HanesBrands in the first fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015. ...
Tags: GAAP basis, Hanes
Axalta Coating Systems has planted the first lot of trees to start the “Axalta Forest” in Jiangjiakou City, Hebei Province, setting down the roots for a better environment in China and enabled itself be part of the local ...
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PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) maker Rigidtech Microelectronics is setting up a factory in eastern China with initial monthly capacity of 100,000 PSS and volume production there will begin around the end of 2015, according to the ...
The Foodservice Packaging Association, has responded to comments and reports about the supposed ‘ban of polystyrene foam food containers’ in Oxford. Several publications have reported that Oxford has become the first city in ...
Rust-Oleum launches 11 new game-changing products for exterior wood care category. Rust-Oleum Corporation introduces an enhanced line of deck coatings under the Rust-Oleum Restore brand. The new products simplify the deck refinishing ...
Tags: Deck Coatings, Exterior Wood Care
LED chip maker Tyntek has reported gross margin of 21.8% for the first quarter of 2015, the highest quarterly level in the past 10 years. Tyntek posted consolidated revenues of NT$861 million (US$27.3 million), pre-tax profit of NT$99 ...
Tags: LED chip, Tyntek, communication devices
RPM International Inc. has reported record sales for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended February 28, 2015, but incurred an as-reported loss for the quarter due to a one-time, non-cash net charge for a tax accrual related to the possible ...
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For the second quarter of fiscal 2015 ended February 28, 2015, net income per diluted share slipped 16 per cent year over year at NYSE listed Family Dollar Stores. In the second quarter of fiscal 2015, Family Dollar reported net income ...
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US-based Atlas Holdings has acquired the North American Foam Trays and Absorbent Pads (TAP) businesses of Sealed Air Corporation for an undisclosed amount and launched its new operating company Novipax. Novipax will be operating five ...
Tags: Atlas Holdings, Air Acquisition, Packaging