American packaging company Sonoco has agreed to acquire Germany-based Weidenhammer Packaging for an amount of approximately $383m (€286m). Sonoco president and chief executive officer M Jack Sanders believes the acquisition will help ...
Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) (Nasdaq: MPWR), a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and Avnet Memec, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) company and leading global technology distributor, ...
Ford’s European sales rose 6.6 percent in the first half of 2014 on the strength of new vehicle launches and an uptick in industry-wide sales. Ford's sales volume in its 20 traditional markets in Europe totalled 605,400 vehicles in ...
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European semiconductor sales amounted US$ 3.125 billion in May 2014, an increase of 10.1% versus the same month one year ago, the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics WSTS reported on July 3. European semiconductor sales for the first 5 ...
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French dairy major Danone is planning to shut down three of its plants in Europe, a move which will eliminate 325 jobs. The decision comes amid declining fresh dairy sales in the continent. Although, European sales volumes are now ...
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Global online fashion destination ASOS plc announces trading statement for the three months ended 31 May 2014. Three months to 31 May 2014 highlights -Retail sales +25% year on year (UK +43%, International +17%) -International ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported net sales of $796 million for its first quarter of 2014, a decrease of $65 million compared with the same period a year ago. Operating profit for the quarter was $81 million, which is $16 million lower than ...
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Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. says it will establish an overseas subsidiary in Germany on May 1, 2014.It will be called Toyo Tire Deutschland GmbH (TTD). Previously, all tire sales for the German and Austrian markets were handled by the ...
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Nesscap Energy Inc. a global leader in research, development and manufacturing of ultracapacitor products, reported its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2013. Revenue for the twelve-month period increased 51% to US $16.6 ...
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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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European coatings companies have been hoping that this year would bring a revival in their domestic markets as the European Union economies, particularly those in the eurozone, started to show signs of recovery around mid-2013. But the ...
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"ROHS of European Union " harmful material limit use instruction ROHS of European Union ( harmful material limit use instruction ) have put into effect in July 1,2006, beginning from this day, all electronic electrics in European sales must ...
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Black Diamond Equipment named Olav Neitzer as its new brand and sales director in Europe, where it has changed its management structure in a bid to accelerate the process of bringing its innovations in climbing, skiing and mountain sports ...
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The Semiconductor Industry Association trumpeted that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.28bn for January, an increase of 8.8% from January 2013 when sales were $24.15bn, marking the industry’s highest-ever January sales ...
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RS Components (RS) has signed a global authorised distributor agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor. The agreement strengthens an existing collaboration between the two companies to deliver a portfolio of discrete semiconductor devices and ...