The market for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) was $611.3m in 2014 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.99% from 2015 to $2105.3m in 2020, according to the report ‘VCSEL Market: ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2016 (ended 1 November 2015), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $321.1m, up 8% on $297m a year ago and up 2.3% on $314m last ...
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Charter NEX Films, a producer of high-performance polyethylene films, has completed the acquisition of Optimum Plastics, Inc. in an all-cash transaction for an undisclosed amount. Charter NEX supplies flexible packaging converters with a ...
Bravo Sports Corp., global leader in the recreational and sporting goods markets, announces the acquisition of Pro-Tec, the original action sports protective gear brand founded in 1973. Bravo Sports Corp. has acquired protective gear ...
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The UK fishermen will now be able to apply for a share in the €243m new European Maritime and Fisheries Funding (EMFF) to mold their businesses according to the modified Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which intends to aid their ...
Paper and packaging firm WestRock has agreed to acquire Cenveo Packaging in a $105m deal. Based in Connecticut, the US, Cenveo Packaging operates six facilities across North America where it produces folded carton, shrink sleeve and ...
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Plastic totes maker Newell Rubbermaid announced it was buying consumer and sporting goods maker Jarden in a cash and stock deal worth about $13.2 billion. The deal brings together two companies with numerous familiar consumer brands under ...
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Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has appointed Arjang J. (AJ) Roshan as president & CEO, effective 15 February. He replaces Jacques L’Ecuyer, who co-founded the firm in 2000 and ...
Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, says that it is defending its rights in an investigation by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) instituted on 18 ...
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Nestlé UK & Ireland announced it has reached its target to source 100 per cent certified sustainable cocoa for its chocolate confectionery and biscuits becoming the first major confectionery company in the UK and Ireland to do so. ...
Healthy Food Ingredients (HFI) has acquired Minnesota-based purple-coloured corn maker Suntava Corporation. The acquisition will mean that the Suntava team will function as a unit of Healthy Foods Ingredients, which produces ...
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Scandinavian dairy cooperative Arla Foods has introduced its new Strategy 2020, which charts out the company’s growth plan in eight global dairy categories and six market regions around the globe. Under the new strategy, the ...
The latest report from LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, finds that the global average price of 40W LED replacement light bulbs fell 3.4% monthly to US$10.8 in November, while the 60W counterparts saw a 3% drop to US$14.6. LEDinside ...
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Diodes Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today introduced the BCR420U and BCR421U. These ...
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Osram announced by raising the share of semiconductor sales from the global general lighting market could help it reduce the total cost of producing chips for LEDs at its new factory to be opened in Malaysia, reported Bloomberg. The LED ...
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