Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics will invest NT$10.0 billion (US$317 million) to expand its LED packaging capacity by 25% from the level at the end of 2014 in 2015-2017, according to company chairman Robert Yeh. Everlight may further ...
Boston Power, a provider of next generation electric vehicle battery design and production, has secured USD $290 million in local government financial support for the expansion of its two facilities in China. The company's Liyang facility ...
GT Advanced Technologies has announced that following the bankruptcy court's recent approval of its settlement agreement with Apple, GT is now pursuing ASF furnace opportunities for sapphire cover glass applications across the broader ...
French investment group Wendel Group has agreed to acquire Austria-based Constantia Flexibles where the latter has been valued at €2.3bn ($2.8bn). As a part of the transaction, Wendel intends to support Constantia Flexibles over ...
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology is likely to adopt sapphire for protective covers of Xiaomi 5, its 5.7-inch flagship model that will be showcased at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, Taiwan-based supply chain makers cited ...
Tags: Xiaomi, industry sources, Lights
The worldwide automotive-use LED market (combination of before market and after market) is projected to reach US$2.5 billion by 2018, with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9% from 2014-2018. In particular the automotive LED value ...
Tags: LED Market, LED lightings, Lights
For many LED makers, 2014 has been a challenging year, with performance in the first and second halves of the year very polarized for many, notes Roger Chu, research director of LEDinside (a research division of TrendForce). Lighting market ...
Tags: LED Makers, Entry Level, Electrical
Stevia manufacturers are making moves to target the dairy sector, with global stevia producer PureCircle launching a product aimed specifically at this category. PureCircle is a leading global producer of “high-purity” stevia ...
Tags: Dairy Sector, Agriculture
The market for olive oil is the fastest growing in the oil and fats market in the UK, and has the potential to appeal to those aged 55 and over due to its age-aligned benefits, according to market research organisation Canadean. Older ...
Tags: olive oil, Agriculture
The increase in the availability of electric vehicles has the potential to disrupt the fuel retail operations of supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles, according to market research organisation IBISWorld. Fuel retailers such as ...
Tags: electric vehicles, Agriculture
Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
The retail industry in India is one of the fastest-growing in the world and could see a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10 per cent over 2012-2020, growing from US$ 500 million to $1 trillion in that time frame, says a recent report ...
SME fund Enact has made a six-figure investment in flexible packaging company Excelsior which specialises in high quality gravure print for the food, confectionery and medical sectors. Enact's investment is aimed at helping Excelsior to ...
Tags: food, confectionery, medical sectors, Agriculture
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that the smart watch footprint at the 2015 International CES® will more than double in size from the 2014 CES. The Smart Watch Marketplace will return for a second year and ...
Home to the latest technology ideas and innovations, the Eureka Park Marketplace at the 2015 International CES® will expand by more than 50 percent over the 2014 event and feature exhibits from 300 startups. Owned and produced by the ...