Efforts to reduce China's steel production overcapacity are forging ahead according to plan, the top economic planner said Wednesday. In a medium-term roundup of the drive, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said, in an ...
Tags: steel production, overcapacity
For fiscal first-quarter 2017 (to 2 July 2016), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC and Hillsboro, OR, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $697.6m, up ...
British papermaker James Cropper is set to introduce new Tailor Made service at the y Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging exhibitions in Olympia, London. The Tailor Made service provides extensive variables, including individual ...
Husky Injection Molding Systems has introduced a latest generation of its HyCAP beverage closure molding machine for improved productivity. The fully integrated HyCAP4 high output system is designed to produce the high quality, light ...
Tags: Husky Injection Molding Systems, built-in intelligence
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
Sun Chemical has agreed to acquire Flint Group’s European publication gravure ink business. Flint Group has decided to divest its European publication gravure business, as part of the long-term strategy to increase focus on its core ...
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For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2016 (to 2 July, a 14 week quarter), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $125.2m, up 24% on $101.1m last ...
Tags: Oclaro, optical communications, DFB
CCL Industries, a specialty label and packaging solutions for global corporations, small businesses and consumers, reported 2016 second quarter results. Sales for the second quarter of 2016 increased 33.1% to $960.2 million, compared to ...
KaMin announced today that it will increase prices for hydrous kaolin clay products for the global paper and packaging industry 6-8% effective 1 October 2016. "This price increase is necessary to ensure our long term sustainability," ...
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The payoff of Taiwanese fastener makers' effort on going upmarket is a major growth drive for the industry's sustainable development (in the photo are the high-strength, quality-approved bolts and fixings for rail construction). Although ...
Tags: Fastener, industrial parts
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) says that, for $76.5m, it has acquired the remaining 34% stake that it did not already own in the filter joint venture it created with ...
GS1 Australia officially launched the new Apparel RFID Implementation Guidelines to provide retailers and suppliers in the Australian apparel, fashion and footwear industry with best practice guidance on RFID implementation based on global ...
Tags: RFID, GTIN, supply chain efficiency
Axalta Coating Systems, a global manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, has acquired the business of Geeraets Autolak, a distributor of Axalta’s Cromax refinish coating products in the Netherlands for nearly 40 years. The ...
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"We are well-equipped to significantly grow Swimways' brands both domestically and internationally through our strong retail relationships and global sales network’, says Spin Master’s Ben Gadbois. Spin Master is set to enter ...
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BMW has reported a 11% increase in its profits for the second quarter of this year due to strong sales of its three car brands. The net profit for the period between April and June end was €1.94bn, compared to €1.74bn for the ...