Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and test services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the manufacture of LEDs, expects its capex for 2015 to exceed NT$1.5 billion (US$47.8 million). The capex will be ...
The global leader in induction cap sealing was exhibiting at the Empack show in February, co-located with Packaging Innovations, for the fifth consecutive year. Visitors were able to see some of Enercon’s Super Seal range, which ...
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The imports of textiles and clothing by South Korea crossed the US$ 14 billion mark last year, narrowing the industry’s surplus further. In 2014, South Korea’s textile and clothing exports grew by 8.4 per cent year-on-year ...
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For full-year 2014, specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has reported revenue of $508.2m, up 10.7% on $459m for 2013. 5N Plus provides purified metals such as bismuth, gallium, ...
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In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 which had 14 weeks, net sales at kids apparel retailer, Carter’s, Inc rose 12.9 per cent from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 which had 13 weeks. Carter’s said, consolidated net sales ...
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On back of improved comparable store sales, US based retailer and NYSE listed, Kohl’s Corporation posted better than expected results in the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, driven ...
ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung - or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research - Baden-Württemberg) of Stuttgart, Germany has boosted the efficiency of cadmium-free copper indium gallium diselenide ...
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Global smartphone revenue grew 20% year-on-year to a record $115bn in fourth-quarter 2014 as unit sales rose 19% to almost 346 million (totalling over 1.2bn in full-year 2014), according to market research firm GfK. In Q4/2014, all ...
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Researchers from Germany and the UK claim record long wavelengths of 7μmfor interband cascade lasers (ICLs) based on indium arsenide (InAs) heterostructures [Matthias Dallner et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol106, p041108, 2015]. Devices with ...
Toy sales in the sector’s five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) grew by 4% in 2014, according to market research company the NPD Group. Toy Industries of Europe’s (TIE) Director General, ...
Chinese consumers spent lavishly on travel, movies and gifts during the lunar New Year holiday. While hoards of travelers were on their way home on Feb. 18, New Year's Eve in China, Wu was enjoying the sunshine in Bali with her family, ...
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Asian carp food producer Blue Shore Fishery is planning to open a new production facility in Tri City, in the US state of Kentucky. Spread over an area of around 11,000ft2, the new $1.3m facility will employ close to 66 people. Expected ...
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UK-based whiskey and vodka producer Inver House Distillers is planning to ramp up its production capacity in order to cater to increasing demand in international markets. The company has secured £10m in loan from Bank of ...
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Apparel marketer, Rocky Brands said its net sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014 touched a record figure and also surged 28.2 per cent year over year. Fourth quarter net sales at Rocky Brands expanded 28.2 per cent to a ...
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In its 2015 economic forecast, the National Retail Federation (NRF) projected retail industry sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants will increase 4.1 per cent*, up from the 3.5 per in 2014. The 4.1 per cent growth ...
Tags: automobiles, gas stations, Textile