Listed Japanese companies as a whole are expected to maintain profit growth in the fiscal year ending March 2015, but management, concerned by the recent sales tax hike and emerging-market slowdowns, have issued conservative earnings ...
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For first quarter 2014, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $90.8m, up 24% on $73.2m last quarter and 47% on $61.8m a year ago. Growth was driven mainly by ...
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On May 4, 2014, China largest engine maker Weichai Power signed new round of strategic cooperation with China biggest commercial vehicle maker Foton Motors in Foton Daimler heavy truck plant in Huairou, Beijing. According to the ...
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North Amercian chocolate maker Hershey’s is launching Phase II of its HERSHEY LEARN TO GROW program, a move which will extend the program to all cocoa-growing regions in Ghana. The move comes 18 months after the launch of the ...
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Big Sister Foods goes into administration New South Wales-based manufacturer of baked goods Big Sister Foods has collapsed, with receivers PPB Advisory now looking for buyers for the food manufacturer. Big Sister Foods, which has been ...
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For first-quarter 2014, broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has reported revenue of $23.3m, down 35.9% on $36.3m last quarter and 11.8% on $26.4m a year ago. The firm had two ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has introduced a series of LED T8 replacement tubes for commercial lighting users as a replacement for linear fluorescent tubes. Cree claims that the LED T8 Series is ...
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To consumers, Bormioli Rocco, is a top selling brand of tableware glass. To the industry, it is a provider of food and beverage glass - for brands such as Nutella, Ferrero, Molinari Sambuca, Barilla, Amaretto di Saronno - and a major ...
Hindustan Tin Works (HTW), prominent Indian can and end maker, will celebrate the export of its “1 billion ends” at the Metal Packaging Plaza during Interpack. Atit Bhatia, sr. vice-president, HTW, said: “We are a ...
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The emerging Internet of Things (IoT) vision is touted to result in homes, offices and cities becoming gradually interconnected. No single company owns the machine-to-machine (M2M) and the IoT concepts of course; so for this vision to ...
Regal Beloit Corp. reported an 11.5% drop in first-quarter earnings Monday amid lower sales to the natural gas fracturing market.The Beloit-based maker of electric motors, mechanical and electrical motion controls, and power generation ...
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North American baking company Weston Foods, a subsidiary of George Weston, has completed the acquisition of Rubschlager Baking of Chicago, Illinois. Rubschlager, which focuses on a full range of authentic rye breads and a variety of ...
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The market for large-sized liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels is set for a moderate seasonal decline in the first quarter after a busy end-of-year in 2013 that saw record shipments for TV and tablet panels, according to a new report from ...
For first-quarter 2014, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €43.9m, down 14% on €51.1m last quarter but up 9% on €40.2m a year ago. Of total revenue, 73% (€32.1m) came from ...
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British luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) North American division has recalled selected models of the Jaguar XJ, XF and XK vehicles in the US. The recall affects 297 vehicles, which were delivered during 2013-2014 in the US and ...
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