On April 14, Mika Seitovirta, CEO of Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu, stated at the company's annual general meeting that in 2013 the weaker-than-expected market and the remedy requirement set by the European Commission ...
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Viterra Inc. ("Viterra"), Canada's grain industry leader, is pleased to announce that it is executing on a transformative series of operational improvements and upgrades at its Pacific Terminal at Port Metro Vancouver. The project is ...
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Brazil's JBS plans to raise BRL3bn ($1.36bn) through initial public offering (IPO) of its poultry and processed food division. The company has appointed five investment banks, including Banco Itaú BBA, Banco Santander, BTG Pactual ...
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Columbia Sportswear Company, a global leader in active outdoor apparel, footwear and accessories, introduces their Summer 2014 collection showcasing the revolutionary ‘Omni-Shade technology. This sun-protection technology, integrated ...
NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of both indium phosphide (InP) and silica-on-silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks, ...
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With the aim of boosting petrochemical output and increasing employment, Iran is planning expansion of petrochemical projects in the western provinces of the country, said Mohammad Hassan Peyvandi, deputy executive manager of the National ...
NIKE, Inc. reported financial results for its fiscal 2014 third quarter ended February 28, 2014. Despite the negative impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, earnings per share for the quarter were up 4 percent due to higher revenues ...
At the EDI CON 2014 Electronic Design Innovations Conference in Beijing (8-10 April), Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) ...
Tags: Peregrine CMOS SOI, Electrical, Electronics
American automaker General Motors (GM) is set to invest $449m to upgrade its manufacturing processes at Detroit-Hamtramck assembly and Brownstown battery assembly plants. This move is aimed at the company's next generation of electric ...
The market surge was driven mostly by MOCVD reactor shipments to new Chinese entrants, who benefited from the generous subsidies of the Chinese central and local governments in a bid to stimulate domestic chip production. Financial ...
Turkey's biggest integrated steelmaker Erdemir has stated that the market share of its steel sheet supply to the automotive industry has increased, rising to 36 percent in 2013 through direct sales and distribution channels from 25 percent ...
Tags: steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Patients with spinal cord injuries and other forms of paralysis have reason to be optimistic, thanks to recent advances in the use of spinal-cord stimulator devices to regain some lower limb function. A recently announced study reporting ...
In joint research with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Tokyo-based Solar Frontier - the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules - has ...
Tags: Solar Frontier CIS, Electrical, Electronics, PV Electronics
Multi Packaging Solutions / Chesapeake (MPS/CSK), a leader in print and packaging for the branded consumer, healthcare, and multi-media markets has acquired Integrated Printing Solutions (IPS) and Jet Lithocolor (Jet) to create a ...
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SSM announce their participation to the forthcoming ITMA Asia in Shanghai, China, from June 16th to 20th. The Swiss based SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, the inventor of the electronic yarn traverse system, will continue ...
Tags: Textile, electronic yarn traverse system, Twist Texturing