Gildan Activewear reported second-quarter revenues rose 4.9 percent to $548.8 million. Adjusted net earnings were $79.2 million, or 64 cents a share, up 8.9 percent The company had projected net sales for the quarter in excess of U.S. ...
Tags: Sports Apparel, Apparel, Sporting Goods, Recreation
China's biggest lighting manufacturer, NVC Lighting, says it is using its UK base as a springboard to reach into European and Commonwealth markets, as it looks to become as well-known in Europe as Philips or Osram. Chief executive ...
Indulge in a fashion rendezvous this season with ELLE French Fashion Wear's new collection now available at stores across the country. This season is all about drama, color and comfort and being true to its Parisian roots, the line ...
Tags: Fashionwear, Chiffon Outfits
Anglo American said Thursday that it increased output of iron ore and metallurgical coal in the first quarter ended March 31, mainly due to a ramp-up in operations. Iron ore production rose 10% year on year to 11.3 million mt on increased ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Coal Output
ICE Cotton futures gained almost 100 pts this week basis the N4 to settle at 93.25 c/lbs. Thursday was the soon-to-expire K4 contract's First Notice Day, which was preceded by a large drop in OI via EFP and EFS transactions, rumored to be ...
Taiwan-based touchscreen controller IC vendors are expanding their product lines to include other IC parts such as LCD driver ICs, ambient light sensors, fingerprint recognition chips and analog ICs as a means to fend off the adverse ...
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A long-running battle in the global photovoltaic (PV) market between the US and China over anti-dumping and subsidy charges could expand into higher solar costs, with wide-ranging ramifications for the US if punitive tariffs are levied on ...
Panasonic has firmed up plans for assigning headquarters functions to Southeast Asia as early as this summer for consumer electronics operations there. Planning and development of products will be localized, shifting decision-making ...
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China-based handset vendors, including Coolpad, Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, Gionee, K-Touch and TCL, have each accelerated the launch of their 4G LTE smartphones in an attempt to grab market share from international players, notably Samsung ...
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BHP Billiton has lifted its production guidance for Western Australian iron ore to 217 million mt for the 12 months to June 30, up by 5 million mt from its earlier estimate, the Melbourne-based miner said Wednesday. The "relatively ...
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GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) has claimed a leadership position in point-to-point (PtP) wireless backhaul with ...
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Australian miner BHP Billiton has announced its production results for the third quarter and the first nine months ended March 31, 2014, lifting its iron ore production guidance for the financial year 2013-14 by five million mt to 217 ...
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Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu said Monday it has seen a small upturn in stainless demand and is cautiously optimistic about forward prospects. CEO Mika Seitovirta told the company's annual general meeting of ...
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On April 14, Mika Seitovirta, CEO of Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu, stated at the company's annual general meeting that in 2013 the weaker-than-expected market and the remedy requirement set by the European Commission ...
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NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of both indium phosphide (InP) and silica-on-silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks, ...
Tags: NeoPhotonics PICs, Electrical, Electronics