“I have to believe that we are on the verge of some major breakthroughs, in large part because of the versatility and tunability of LED lighting.” So said the National Lighting Bureau’s outgoing chair, Howard P. Lewis ...
Tags: LED lighting, Lights
Sika has reported record sales in every region and also says that all relevant growth targets for full-year 2014 have been exceeded. An above-average increase in net profit is expected for the business year 2014. In the fourth quarter of ...
Tags: emerging markets, Construction
MeadWestvaco Corporation has announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to fully separate its Specialty Chemicals business from the rest of the company. The separation is expected to be executed by means of a tax-free spinoff ...
The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) held its first shareholders’ meeting last week in Hanoi city. This was the first meeting after the company successfully issued its initial public offering (IPO) in September ...
Tags: revenue targets, profit margins, Textile
Mixed bag of results in toy giant's YTD financial results with net sales down domestically but international increase. Toys R Us Inc. is ‘pleased with its efforts to strengthen and transform’ its business as year-to-date ...
Tags: Mixed bag, pricing strategy, Toys
Epistar Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC ) held Board of Directors’ meetings today and approved a sale of TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL) shares. Epistar will acquire all shares of TSMC SSL held by TSMC and ...
Pantaloons Fashion & Retail, part of Kumarmangalam Birla led Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, will raise Rs 1,000 crore through issue of non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis. In a BSE filing, it said, "The Board of Directors has ...
Tags: shareholders, postal ballot, Apparel
The board of directors of Hsinchu-based Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, the world’s biggest silicon wafer foundry) has approved the sale of its stake in TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL). Taiwan’s Epistar Corp ...
Tags: LED lighting products, Electrical
Posted in Medical Device Business by Brian Buntz on January 8, 2015 Pete Nicholas, who co-founded Boston Scientific with John Abele in 1979, has announced that he intends to resign from the firm’s board of directors in 2017. ...
RadTech, the non-profit trade association for UV+EB technologies, has announced its board of directors for 2015. Peter Weissman of Quaker Chemical Corp. has assumed the RadTech presidency while Lisa Fine of Joules Angstrom UV Printing ...
Serge Piolat, co-owner of French producer of technical spun yarns - Schappe, has taken oath as the new president of EURATEX for a two year term and succeeds Alberto Paccanelli. Serge Piolat has extensive international experience in the ...
Tags: clothing manufacturing, Apparel
The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (MassBike) board of directors has named Richard Fries to serve as its new executive director after an extensive search and interview process. His appointment comes as new investments in infrastructure and ...
International Spirits is planning to follow a new strategic plan, in a move to establish itself as the first African American-owned alcoholic beverage operation in the US. As part of the new strategy, the company will support the growth ...
Tags: alcoholic beverage, rum, tequila products, Agriculture
RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA and fellow RF component maker TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA have completed their merger to form Qorvo Inc, a provider of what is claimed to be the industry’s broadest ...
Tags: gallium arsenide, gallium nitride, bulk acoustic wave, Electrical
Chennai based apparel retailer, Indian Terrain Fashions Ltd said it proposes to raise Rs 75 crore through issue of securities or qualified institutions placements (QIP’s). In a filing with BSE, the retailer which retails the Indian ...
Tags: apparel, Terrain Fashions