Lenovo has posted second-quarter consolidated revenues of US$10.1 billion, decreasing 6% on year, gross margin 15.3%, operating profit US$281 million, up 97%, and net profit US$173 million, up 64%, according to the company. Lenovo shipped ...
AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and manufactures water, air and surface disinfection systems based on UV-C LEDs) has been acquired in a cash deal by UV-C LED maker Nikkiso America Inc of San Diego, CA, USA ...
Atlas Copco’s purchase of Italian manufacturer Varisco has enhanced its position in the pumps business and dewatering applications. We discover what Varisco brings to the group and how the Portable Energy division intends to move ...
Friedrichshafen. ZF Friedrichshafen AG has continued its good business development in the first half of 2016. In the first six months of 2016, sales increased to €17.8 billion and the adjusted operating profit (EBIT) rose to €1.1 ...
Tags: ZF, EBIT margin
US based manufacturer of polypropylene, polyester, metallized, and bio-based films Toray Plastics has been selected to join the HP Indigo Pack Ready community of film providers. HP Indigo Pack Ready is a set of post-print solutions for HP ...
Mazda North American Operations has introduced the all new 2017 Mazda6 with improved driving experience features.. The mid-sized sedan competes with Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, Kia Optima, Toyota Camry, Hyundai Sonata, Subaru Legacy, ...
Tags: G-Vectoring Control, Mazda
Xylem Inc has opened three new dewatering pump rental hubs across Latin America this year. The company has just opened its newest dewatering pump rental facility in Barranquilla, Colombia. Xylem opened a new rental hub in Pará, ...
Tags: Xylem, rental hubs
If you spend St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland, you’ll find a peaceful, quiet, reflective day spent with family. In Chicago, however, St. Patrick’s Day brings a week’s worth of festivities, parades and parties. This time ...
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Advantech Wireless Inc of Montreal, Canada (which manufactures satellite, RF equipment and microwave systems) has launched a new generation of gallium nitride (GaN)-based solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) with a number of improvements to ...
Tags: GaN-based SSPAs, Advantech Wireless, HEMT
White-box tablet shipments were down 15.3% from sequentially to reach only 13.8 million units in the second quarter because the quarter was a slow season for North America and Europe, while demand from emerging markets also remained weak ...
Tags: White-box tablet, ODM
Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions ...
Tags: vicious cycle, food insecurity, UN agencies
Toray Plastics (America) is set to invest around $45m to expand its Front Royal facility in Warren County, Virginia, US. As part of the expansion, the firm will add extrusion capability and a new production line to the facility, helping ...
Tags: Toray Plastics, Terry McAuliffe, polyolefin
Operating profit excluding special items was strong at $97m despite the third quarter being seasonally the weakest due to the summer holiday period in the northern hemisphere and the scheduling of annual maintenance work during the period. ...
Fujifilm North America’s graphic systems division has supplied Flenex FW water-washable plates and Flenex C-Touch 2530 water-wash flexo plate processor to Wisconsin-based Four Lakes Label. Four Lakes Label, which is a division of ...
Ball reported second quarter 2016 net earnings attributable to the corporation of $369m, or $2.54 per diluted share on sales of $2bn, compared to $160m of net earnings attributable to the corporation, or $1.13 per diluted share, on sales of ...
Tags: Rexam, Metal Beverage Packaging