GT Advanced Technologies' (GTAT) move to seek bankruptcy protection on October 6 came as a surprise to the IT industry especially because the maker was a major supplier of Apple for sapphire screens. The related supply chain in general, ...
Tags: GTAT, Sapphire Industry
Axalta Coating Systems received Qualicoat Class 2 certification for production of Alesta Super Durable (SD) powder coating in China. Alesta SD is manufactured in Dongguan, the location of one of six powder coating manufacturing plants ...
Tags: Axalta Coating Systems, Qualicoat Class 2 certification, Decoration
UK-based packaging firm Universal Flexible Packaging (UFP) has invested £11m at a new facility that will help them boost their annual turnover from the current £17m to £25m in three years. The firm will be relocating ...
Tags: Flexible Packaging, Packaging
Axalta Coating Systems received Qualicoat Class 2 certification for production of Alesta Super Durable (SD) powder coating in China. Alesta SD is manufactured in Dongguan, the location of one of six powder coating manufacturing plants ...
Tags: Axalta Coating Systems, Qualicoat Class 2 certification, Decoration
A series of iron ore projects may be affected as a result of the low prices the market has seen for the product, according to media reports. Last week, the product reached $83.60/mt in the Chinese spot market, and from the beginning of ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Chinese spot market
Swindon, UK. – Synergy Health, a leading provider of outsourced sterilization and laboratory services to the healthcare industry is pleased to announce that it is investing $30M to expand capacity in its Applied Sterilization ...
Tags: Synergy Health, AST division, Health
Taiwan's leading machine-tool makers are speeding expansion plans to get ready for H2 of this year, which they forecast to be brisker than in H1 due to recovering global economy and increasing demand for automation systems. Chairman of ...
Tags: Machine Tool, automation systems, Tools
UAE-based steelmaker Emirates Steel has announced that it is now focusing on high-margin, high-strength value-added products amid better demand prospects and mega expansion plans in the pipeline within the Middle East region. Emirates ...
Tags: Emirates Steel, products, Mineral
“Clothing is one of the largest purchased categories in online retail and it proves that not all consumers wish to ‘touch and feel’ all clothing items all the time, says the top honcho of a textile, apparel and retail ...
Tags: Online, Apparel, Accessories
Paper and board packaging is the most widely used packaging material in the UK. It has been growing year-on-year since 2009 and in 2013 increased by 1.8% in 2013. Its forecast is healthy too – a growth of 6.3% is expected over the ...
Rigid film solutions manufacturer Klöckner Pentaplast Group has strengthened its production capacity in Europe and South America as part of its €45.6m investment program. The firm invested €6m at Newport/Crumlin facility ...
Tags: Pentaplast, Packaging, Printing
US construction employment expanded in 215 metro areas, declined in 80 and was stagnant in 44 between June 2013 and June 2014, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Wednesday by the Associated General Contractors ...
Tags: employment, expand, Metro Areas
RAK Ceramics released its financial results for the first half of 2014 today. The results revealed a net profit of AED 149.9 Mio for the first six months of 2014 with net profit margins increasing to 9.0% compared to 8.6% for the same ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Ceramics
Alhokair Fashion Retail has unveiled plans to significantly grow the Marks & Spencer store portfolio in Saudi Arabia with a pipeline of 10 new store openings by April 2015. Alhokair will also open M&S’s new flagship store in Baku, ...
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials, fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, announces the opening of its South Korean subsidiary. Lectra has been ...
Tags: Textile