The 3D printing industry continues to grow from strength to strength. According to the latest market report 3D Printing 2015-2025: Technologies, Markets, Players, published by IDTechEx, Cambridge, UK, this industry is set to boom from $1bn ...
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For third-quarter 2015, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $140.7m, up 51% on $93.3m a year ago although up only 7% on $131.4m last quarter (which was the ...
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The Wilkins Group is investing over $3m into a brand new state of the art factory on the island of Sri Lanka. The Wilkins Group bought the land overseas back in 2013, and work began on the two-acre site at the back end of last year, with ...
Tags: Wilkins Group, LEED certification
Asahi Kasei completed its acquisition of Polypore International. On February 23, 2015, Asahi Kasei announced a definitive merger agreement to acquire Polypore through a US subsidiary. This acquisition was completed on August 26, 2015, US ...
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A recently released report from Transparency Market Research (TMR) forecasts that the global epoxy resins market will develop at a CAGR of 6.9 percent from 2014 to 2020. TMR, a market intelligence firm based in the U.S., states that by ...
Tags: Paints, Coatings, Resins Market
For fiscal 2015 (ended 27 June), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $341.3m, down 12.7% on fiscal 2014's $390.9m. This is due to a 25% ...
Tags: laser product, telecom products
LLC has developed Safkote, a line of food-based coatings that are composed exclusively of (“generally regarded as safe”) components. The water-based coatings can be applied to paper on existing roll coaters at high speeds and ...
KRS Technologies has introduced Safkote, a product lineup of food-based coatings that can be applied to paper to make them grease-resistant. Derived from generally regarded as safe (GRAS) components, the coating is compliant with the ...
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3M Innovative Properties and 3M Korea have filed a case against LMS in the Seoul Central District Court, accusing the latter of infringing the patents for stacked prism film products. 3M has complained that LMS light management film ...
Tags: Patent Infringement, 3M
PepsiCo Foods Canada will receive $3m in investment from the government of Ontario to revamp its manufacturing plant in Cambridge. The investment will be used to upgrade the food processing facility to meet world-class food safety ...
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Control systems maker Motiv Power Systems has opened a new manufacturing plant in Hayward, California, and recireceived $8.1m in grant from California Energy Commission (CEC) to commercialize its all-electric powertrain. With an annual ...
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Catalyst Paper is investing nearly $16m in the Rumford pulp and paper mill in Maine, US, as for its upgrade and maintenance. Around $11m will be spent on maintenance projects including the upgrade of the mill's Recovery Boiler C. The ...
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AR Packaging will invest €3m in the newly acquired plants at Krakow in Poland and Graz in Austria. With the investment at the two facilities, the German company is expecting to strengthen its foothold in the European packaging ...
For its fiscal third-quarter 2015 (ended 28 March), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $83m, down 13% on $95.4m a year ago and down 4% on ...
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Work to convert existing Cargill Blair manufacturing facility to produce next-generation stevia sweeteners has commenced, under a partnership between Evolva and Cargill. Evolva will continue with the option to acquire a 45% stake in the ...
Tags: Evolva, Stevia Sweeteners