INVISTA has promoted Kevin Robles to senior vice president of global operations. In this role, Robles will assume operational responsibility for the company's 34 nylon, spandex, polyester and specialty chemical manufacturing facilities in ...
China-based integrated solar makers have considered measures to cope with the impact of US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs, and some of them plan to sell solar cell production equipment to Taiwan-based makers, according to industry ...
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Timken Co the bearings maker that trades at the lowest earnings multiple among its peers, is costing shareholders the chance to recoup USD 1.3 billion in market value lost this year by not spinning off its steel unit. Ralph Whitworth's ...
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Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, an Indian market leader for bar and rod products in the steel market, is looking at entering the Sri Lankan steel market. RINL, which is backed by the Government of India, has a 35% market share in bar and rods ...
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Matt Albright, Product Manager, The Lincoln Electric Company Today's manufacturers face a daunting challenge: running a production line that not only delivers quality product on time and on budget but also meets various demands for energy ...
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WAC Lighting President Shelley Wald has announced that the Vela Organic LED Chandelier and Wall Sconce have won a Product Innovation Award from Architectural Products magazine. The awards recognize outstanding products and applications in ...
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New Hampton Metal Fab, a third generation, family-owned business, has always held the needs of their customers and employees to the same high standards. When they built an 8,500 sq ft addition on a northeastern Iowa metal fabrication ...
Those who are familiar with my work know that I like it when investment ideas remind me of prior decisions that have worked out well.Corning(GLW)reminds me of other cyclical stocks that have done well once earnings estimates first start to ...
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Many manufacturing facilities have opted to follow the path toward a 5S workplace organizational and housekeeping methodology as part of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing processes. 5S is a system to reduce waste and optimize ...
Getting a Grip on a Slippery Situation General Cable is a leader in the development, production, and distribution of aluminum, copper, and fiber-optic wire and cable products for energy, industrial, specialty, and communications ...
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Nestle is to invest AED500m (US$136m) in the construction of a manufacturing facility in Dubai. The 175,000 sq ft facility, which will produce nutrition, culinary and coffee products, will be located in the Dubai World Central. Nestle ...
The paint and coatings industry has put a tremendous emphasis on the Chinese market where the largest international paint manufacturers all have built major operations and continue to invest there. Chinese paints and coatings ...
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German snack firm Intersnack has agreed to acquire UK-based United Biscuits' (UB) snacks division, KP Snacks, from its private equity owners Blackstone and PAI Partners. This move is a part of the Intersnack's strategy to strengthen its ...
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Sofradir of Paris, France, which makes cooled infrared detectors based on mercury cadmium telluride (MCT/HgCdTe) for military, space and commercial applications, has agreed to acquire the infrared (IR) detector technology development and ...
Tags: Sofradir, infrared detectors, IR detectors, Sagem, InSb, QWIP
The US International Trade Commission(ITC)announced the result of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on November 7,2012.China-made solar cells will be subject to 14.78-15.97%anti-subsidy tariffs ...
Tags: ITC, China based solar firms, anti-subsidy tariffs, solar cells