Hewlett-Packard's board of directors has received a major infusion of software know-how, with the addition of former Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie . Ozzie is one of three new board members HP announced Monday, along with ...
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Japanese Toray Industries has acquired 20% stake in US based carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) auto parts manufacturer Plasan Carbon Composite (PCC). The move is part of the Japanese firm's plan to expand its automotive carbon fiber ...
The SGS Group delivered a resilient first semester revenue growth of 7.2% (constant currency basis) to CHF 2.9 billion despite challenging market conditions for some of the Group’s business sectors and the winding down of Life Science ...
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Finsbury Food Group is stepping up investment in its core UK bakery division as it slashes debt and announces strong profits in an annual pre-close financial statement. Duffy: sale of 'free-from' business has proven 'hugely beneficial ...
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Seadrill Limited ("Seadrill" or "the Company") has entered into turnkey contracts to build four new ultra-deepwater drillships. Two drillships will be built at the DSME yard and the other two at the Samsung yard, in South Korea. The project ...
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SkyeTek, Inc., the leader in embedded RFID reader modules, announced its plans to launch its inventory and asset management software platform, MetaFi. "I'm excited to have this software suite, to offer a solution to our current customers ...
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PPG Industries chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch has been tabbed as the recipient of The ICIS Kavaler Award in recognition of outstanding achievement, according to a PPG release. The award, which is sponsored by the Chemists' Club, will ...
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Senior executives of Philips Lighting Division recently expressed in a new LED lighting conference that Philips will strengthen strategy for Korean LED lighting market. South Korean government held a positive attitude towards the ...
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Mallard Creek Polymers, (MCP) continues to expand the markets for the company’s extensive product line of Acrylic Polymer Emulsions. The most recent success comes from Performance Coatings R&D and sales personnel focus on new ...
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According to the latest '2013 Global Sapphire Substrate Market Report' published by the LEDinside research department of market research institute TrendForce, sapphire substrate manufacturers are optimistic about the emerging demand for ...
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IDG News Service - In yet another mobile acquisition, Yahoo has acquired Qwiki, a New York City company that makes an app for turning photos and videos into short, edited movies. The Qwiki app takes pictures and videos that people already ...
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Canada-based mining company Altius Minerals Corporation (Altius) has announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2013. As a result of the ongoing decline in market-based valuations of mineral-related assets, Altius ...
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It’s reported that America Metal market (AMM) award Best Mergers and Acquisitions to AK Steel. The company’s vertically integrated in iron ore and metallurgical coal requirements in 2015 will achieve greater control over ...
Dialog Semiconductor Plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, audio and short-range wireless technologies, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire iWatt Inc. ("iWatt"), a leading ...
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – has closed its underwritten ...
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