American Pacific Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary AMPAC Fine Chemicals LLC (AFC) and Proteaf Technologies have entered into a joint development agreement in support of fine chemicals manufacturing. Proteaf will supply ...
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Finance segments experienced some growth, driven by emerging markets, but the capital markets and commercial banking remained cautious, according to the latest study by the Financial Services Competence Center at Roland Berger Strategy ...
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It is expected to witness steady growth owing to the robust development of the shipbuilding and offshore engineering industries in the region. Moreover, ships are subject to harsh environments and the constant need for their maintenance and ...
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The global outsourcing market will reach $288bn in value this year, according to analyst group Gartner. The figure represents a modest increase of 2.8 per cent - 5.1 per cent in "constant currency" - compared to 2012. "Nearly all ITO ...
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A team of six recent college graduates has come up with an innovative way to prevent functional finish chemistries from entering the environment by using tons of US Army textiles destined for landfills to make high end bags. Led by the ...
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Infosys posted strong revenue growth in the second quarter as demand picked up in key markets including the U.S. However, the Indian outsourcer's net profit grew only 0.5 percent year on year as the company increased salaries for staff in ...
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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a medical device company, has invested $4.5m (€3.5m) in a syringe production plant in Ireland. The company has made the investment on new equipment to boost the production of insulin pen needles, ...
According to Xiaojuan Shi, technology industry analyst from Morgan Stanley Securities, Osram announced that it will re-focus on LED solid-state lighting in order to achieve long-term goals of smart lighting. OSRAM's outsourcing order is ...
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Accenture has launched a new business service, known as Accelerated R&D Services, to accelerate drug development from discovery to approval to market. Focused on delivering streamlined and integrated research and development (R&D) ...
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Thousands of workers will vote on industrial action at Australia's largest transport and logistics operator after the Fair Work Commission today approved the Transport Workers' Union (TWU) application for a Protected Action Ballot across ...
The Cabinet Office has admitted that, despite its increased focus on G-Cloud and SMBs for outsourced projects, it still has "some pretty shoddy tech" - also in spite of acquiring "great people" in comparison to how it worked in the past. ...
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Metso and UPM will continue their mill maintenance outsourcing agreement at the UPM Plattling mill in Bavaria, Germany, as part of an agreement. The agreement covers three paper production lines and their maintenance operations. Metso ...
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Swiss cocoa and chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has completed the acquisition of the cocoa ingredients business of Singapore-based Petra Foods for $860m. This acquisition makes Barry Callebaut the world's leading cocoa and ...
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The biannual Smart Conference and Expo has come to a close for another time, and delivered a strong and improved conference program. With both the number of presentations and visitors up on the previous conference, it offered something for ...
The Senate is expected to vote next week on an immigration bill, and it is likely to pass after one last fight to give U.S. workers hiring preference over foreigners with H-1B visas. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sherrod Brown ...
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