The board of Paperlinx has been overhauled with the resignation of a fourth director and the appointment of a new chairman and a non-executive director. Michael Barker has been appointed chairman with immediate effect, thus ensuring an ...
LED lighting manufacturer, Lighting Science Group, has announced the realignment of its manufacturing operations. Capitalizing on the increasing market demand for its LED lighting solutions, the company has planned strategic restructuring ...
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Sharp plans to withdraw solar panel production in EU and US Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 28 September 2012]Japan-based Sharp plans to cut solar panel production in Europe and the US.The firm plans to gather resources ...
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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion(RIM)has posted another quarterly loss,but it was not as much as investors expected,with revenues coming in at 16%above analysts'forecasts. Despite reporting a net loss of$235m for the second ...
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Nationwide retailer Postie Plus Group Limited (PPGL) reported a normalised full year net profit of $493,000 before one off restructuring costs (net loss of $183,000 including one off costs) relating to the sale of ...
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From a position of strength the Otto Group is investing in the further development of the OTTO,Baur and Schwab brands with its future-orientated Project FOKUS.The current status of the project shows clearly what shape the future brand ...
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Fonterra,the New Zealand dairy group,put in a"strong operating performance"in the last year,its CEO said today(26 September)after announcing a cut in the payout to its farmer-owners. Theo Spierings pointed to a 2%increase in normalised ...
Tags: farmer-owners, restructuring costs, prices
According to a piece of research by Reuters,half of all LED chipmaking companies in China will go bankrupt due to a slump in global demand and cuts in subsidies to certain manufacturers. Analysts point out oversupply and the economic ...
The French plywood manufacturer Plysorol, which has been undergoing judicial restructuring proceedings (“adminstration judiciaire”) since June 2012, is now being wound up completely after all. This was decided by the commercial ...
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Half of all LED chipmaking companies in China will go bankrupt owing to a slump in global demand and cuts in subsidies to certain manufacturers, according to a piece of research by Reuters. Analysts say oversupply and the economic ...
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Rise in demand for textile items has helped spinning mills in India to attain break-even, following which the mills are once again showing signs of revival. Speaking at the 53rd Annual General Meeting of South India Mills' Association ...
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Half of all LED chipmaking companies in China will go bankrupt owing to a slump in global demand and cuts in subsidies to certain manufacturers,according to a piece of research by Reuters. Analysts say oversupply and the economic ...
Tags: LED chipmaking companies, China, government resolution
JD Sports Fashion Plc,the leading retailer and distributor of branded sportswear,fashionwear and outdoor clothing and equipment,announces it's Interim Results for the 26 weeks ended 28 July 2012. Highlights Continued robust performance ...
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Philips cuts 2200 jobs 19 Sep 2012 Philips plans to lay off 2200 workers between now and 2014,but the company has not stated what effect the cuts will have on the lighting division. On September 11,Royal Philips Electronics NV ...
PV Book-to-bill ratio of just 0.33 measured in second quarter of 2012,with SEMI seeing no near-term recovery. Heading south:the global PV equipment market The market for photovoltaics manufacturing equipment continued to decline in ...
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