The SMS group has noticed a reluctance among its customers to place orders. It is estimated that order intake in the year coming to a close will total EUR 3.2 billion, putting it below 2011's EUR 3.42 billion. Sales in 2012 are anticipated ...
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11 Oct 2012 The high-reliability semiconductor and imaging component manufacturer is expanding in Asia,but restructuring in the UK. e2v Technologies,the UK company that makes a range of semiconductor components including high-end ...
Salzgitter announced that Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG) is raising its heavy plate prices by EUR 30 per tonne for all new product sales. It said "The necessary price increase reflects the rising costs of raw materials and the resulting ...
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EV Group has completed its expanded cleanroom IV facility at its corporate headquarters in Austria, which doubled its cleanroom space for process development and pilot production services. As part of the company's long-term growth ...
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EV Group (EVG) a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, announced the completion of its newly expanded cleanroom IV facility at its corporate headquarters in ...
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Significant reduction of Oerlikon's exposure to the textile industry from 53 % to 33 % of total sales Remaining Textile Segment to focus on the manmade fiber business Transaction based on an enterprise value of around CHF 650 million ...
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German carmaker Audi has recorded 13.7% rise in vehicle sales in May 2012 to 128,900 cars, when compared to the corresponding month a year ago. Audi achieved 12.1% rise in its sales during the initial five months of 2012 to 600,200 cars ...
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The Oerlikon Group reported a solid increase in order intake of 7 % and a sales growth of 2 % for the third quarter 2012. The Q3 EBIT margin was sustained at the same level as in Q1 (excluding one-time effects) and Q2 2012. With 11.6 % it ...
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Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire Invensys Rail, the rail automation business of Invensys for approximately EUR 2.2 billion. At the same time, the company plans to divest its baggage handling, postal and parcel sorting ...
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Overall, capacity utilization of spinning mills and margins continued to be stable and on a profitable level. However, downstream buying behaviour remained volatile. Financing for projects is becoming increasingly difficult, especially in ...
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EV Group (EVG) of St Florian, Austria, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system), nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, has completed its newly expanded cleanroom IV facility. ...
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21.11.2012 − Unlike particleboard and MDF markets, which are experiencing pressure at present, Central European sales markets for OSB have continued to fare well in the past few weeks. The recovery in demand seen in the third quarter ...
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21.11.2012 − Italian wood processing machinery and tool manufacturers enjoyed better order intake from foreign clients in the third quarter of 2012 compared with last year’s high level. However, the Italian domestic market faced ...
Central European particleboard markets turned out to be much weaker than expected in September and October. Particleboard manufacturers’ order intake had gradually improved during September. However, this improvement in demand was ...
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HMS Group issued the following statement regarding orders received during Q3 2012. Highlights In Q3 2012, order intake under management accounts more than doubled, up 149% YoY and amounted to Rub 10.9 bn (USD 356 mn [1]) versus Rub 4.4 bn ...
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