LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and LED packaging service provider Lextar Electronics has received LED lighting orders with shipments scheduled through June 2015 and aims to ship more than 40 million LED light bulbs in 2015, according to ...
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 ...
On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
Tags: Glass Industry, Recycling
Canada-based specialty label and packaging solutions provider CCL Industries will be investing in a new plant to produce aluminum slugs used in the impact extrusion process to make aerosol cans, tubes and bottles for consumer packaged goods ...
Tags: CCL Industries, aluminum slugs
The Volvo FH and Volvo FH16 are now available in a version with an extra-low roof, designed specifically for mining operations with high demands on productivity, and for applications with a crane operating above the cab roof. "Certain ...
Tags: Low Sleeper Cab, Volvo
In late 2013, LEDinside team forecasted major company restructure market trends will continue throughout the year. The trend has been consistent in 2014, as more lighting manufacturers take necessary restructure measures to remain ...
Tags: LED component, LED light
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
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
On December 18, Shacman general manager, Zhou yinchao posted the 2015 sales target reach to 103,000 units. General Zhou pointed out that in 2015, the heavy truck market capacity is expected to reach 730000 units, of which the tractor ...
Canadian establishment Maple Leaf Foods has announced plans to close its plant in Winnipeg on 31 December. The Winnipeg plant, which is one of three previously identified for closure next year, will be the sixth closure under a ...
Tags: commercial requirements, financial targets, Agriculture
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
Yorkshire-based PFF Packaging has acquired Thermopak which specialises in manufacturing moulded trays and carriers for the food industry for an undisclosed amount. PFF group will now control Thermopak's 65,000 ft2 manufacturing facility ...
North American automaker FCA US has announced plans to invest additional $266m in its Kokomo Transmission Plant in Indiana to increase capacity of the fuel-efficient TorqueFlite transmission. This decision follows the increased sales of ...
Tags: floor space, tooling, Auto
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that Rupert Stadler, chairman of the board of management at AUDI AG, will deliver a preshow keynote address at the 2015 International CES AsiaTM. The inaugural event will run ...
Tags: 2015 CES, preshow keynote address, Consumer Electronics