Many Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been mulling relocating some of their production capacities abroad to evade US anti-dumping tariffs at an average rate of 19.50%, but they should carefully evaluate the ...
Tags: Solar Cell, Moving Production Abroad, Lights
Pasty maker Warrens Bakery has secured funding from Santander UK to rebrand and expand its retail activities in the West Country and beyond. The £1.6m funding from Santander's Breakthrough Programme will be used in the refurbishment ...
Tags: cakes, scones, sweet bakery products, Agriculture
InnerWorkings, a marketing execution firm, has been named US marketing partner of Edrington, the international maker of iconic Scotch whiskies and other premium spirits. Under the long-term multi-year agreement, InnerWorkings will produce ...
Tags: branded materials, point-of-sale displays, Agriculture
In 2014, Volkswagen Group's global sales was 10,137,000, up 4.2% on 9,731,000 of 2013. It includes the sales of heavy-duty commercial vehicle: Germann and SCANIA brands. VW's sales breaks 10 million units for the first time. And ...
Tags: Volkswagen, SCANIA, vehicles
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has warned that its results could be impacted by strong Swiss franc. The chocolate maker said that as 99% of Barry Callebaut's business is done outside of Switzerland, it had minimal operational ...
Tags: food companies, cocoa bean, Agriculture
ÏD Group, French designer and maker of children’s wear, has selected Centric 8 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software by Centric, leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software for retail, apparel, footwear, ...
Tags: product development, sourcing, business planning, Textile
Chinese electric auto maker BYD is planning to introduce plug-in hybrid SUVs in 2015 to meet demand for larger vehicles. The company has already started taking orders for 300,000-yuan ($48,000) Tang SUV, a plug-in vehicle and it is also ...
Tags: Tang SUV, plug-in SUV models, Auto
Somnus, maker of luxury box spring beds, is returning to imm cologne for the 4th year running. This show is an important exhibition in the Somnus export strategy as the company continues to grow its sales of English-style handmade beds in ...
The NPD and BTHA kick off Toy Fair 2015 with news of a 4.4 per cent increase in toy sales for last year. The British toy market achieved a 4.4 per cent increase in 2014, reaching £3 billion at retail and enjoying its best result ...
Tags: toy market, toy sales, Toys
Mercedes-Benz has commenced production of its Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake at the company’s plant in Kecskemét, Hungary. CLA Shooting Brake will be the second model to be exclusively manufactured at the three year old ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake, CLA-Class vehicles, Auto
General Motors has received 108 more claims seeking compensation of injury and deaths related to faulty ignition switch. The company previously set up a compensation program worth $400m for the same, and till now it has received a ...
Tags: compensation program, ignition switch, Auto
In an unaudited trading update for 2014, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it expects full-year revenue to be about £112m (down 11.7% on £126.8m in 2013, but in line with expectations). ...
Tin Man Brewing has selected 16 oz. cans from global beverage can maker Rexam to offer four of its core beer varieties. The four craft beers that are now available in Rexam cans are: Circuit Bohemian Pilsner, Alloy American Pale Ale, ...
Tags: cans, craft beers, Agriculture
Automotive locking system maker Kiekert has introduced an LED door latch with unique safety, security and product-branding features. The industry first technology has an LED warning light built into the latch which helps other drivers and ...
Tags: LED Door Latch, LED warning light, Auto
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has concluded the renegotiation of a long-term supply contract with an existing tier-1 customer for the supply of wafer products used in wireless applications. The new ...
Tags: wireless applications, long-term customer relationship, Electrical