Bridgestone has announced that it will invest $164m over a period of five years to expand its passenger tire manufacturing plant in Wilson, North Carolina. The company wants to improve the plant's global competitive position by installing ...
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Ciao Bella, maker of artisan gelato and sorbetto, has launched onto the shelves of a number of new retailers in key markets as part of the brand's expansion plan. This new distribution allows the company to increase its national footprint ...
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Revenue dips 2.6 per cent in its Q4 2015 results, with foreign exchange rates making a negative impact to the tune of $169 million. Toys R Us has seen revenue slip 2.6 per cent in its Q4 2015 results, with foreign exchange rates making a ...
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China's consumer prices increased 2.3 percent in February from one year earlier, up from January's 1.8 percent, official data showed Thursday. The inflation rate, the highest since July 2014, beat expectations as economists from the ...
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The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) exceeded US$6.4 billion in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2015, an increase of 3.2% on year and a healthy increase of 5.1% on quarter. For full-year 2015, the market increased 1.9% over ...
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The global chip-on-board (COB) LED market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.51% during 2016-2020, according to a report by market research firm TechNavio. Key COB LED vendors are listed as Citizen Electronics, Cree, ...
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Researchers in Korea have been developing improved non-alloyed contacts for gallium arsenide (GaAs) complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) [Seung-Hwan Kim et al, IEEE Electron Device ...
Future radar imaging systems and 5G communication systems will generate improved resolution and provide higher data-transmission rates when operated at higher frequencies, but at the cost of increased power consumption. To reduce power ...
For fourth-quarter 2015, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $2.45m, more than halving from ...
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Essentra, a supplier of plastic, fiber, foam and packaging components, is planning a six-fold expansion of its facility in Newport, UK. The move, which is expected to create 170 additional jobs, follows the company's announcement in last ...
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing ,one of the containerboard manufacturers in China, announced its annual results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the Group recorded a total sales volume of 5.44 million tons, a ...
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has agreed to sell SABMiller’s Chinese beer business to China Resources Beer Holdings for $1.6bn, in an effort to gain regulatory approval for its pending acquisition of SABMiller. The Chinese ...
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UAE-based Delta Food Industries has opened Dh40m ($10.89m) dairy plant in the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone). The new manufacturing plant will produce evaporated milk and cream. Delta Food Industries founder and ...
According to the latest market research study released by Technavio, the flexible packaging market in China is expected to reach $12bn by 2020, growing at a CAGR of almost 8% during the forecast period. This research report titled ...
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South Africa has renewed imports of US chicken, beef and pork products, bringing an end to a 15-year trade dispute with the country. The South African government concluded months of discussions over 'the three meats' with the US, under ...
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