NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks in telecom and data-center applications) ...
Sol Voltaics AB of Lund, Sweden, which is developing nanomaterials technology for enhancing solar cell efficiency, has closed a record funding round of $21.3m (reckoned to be the largest finance raise for a European solar technology company ...
Tags: solar cell, PV
For first-quarter 2017, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has reported revenue of €9.2m, up dramatically from €1.4m a year ago. ...
Tags: MBE systems, effusion cells
In the first nine months of 2016, KBA-Sheetfed achieved a 17.5% increase in revenue to €443.8m, accompanied by strong segment earnings of €17.3m. Following a good third quarter, the Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) came substantially ...
Tags: KBA-Sheetfed, good net liquidity
US based Kendall Packaging has broken ground on the expansion of its existing manufacturing site in Pittsburg’s Northeast Regional Industrial Park. The flexible packaging manufacturer is investing $10m for 59,000ft2 expansion in ...
Tags: Kendall Packaging, expansion, Northeast Regional Industrial Park
Norwegian conglomerate Orkla has signed an agreement to acquire 70% stake in Broer Bakkerijgrondstoffen to expand its presence in the Netherlands. Broer is a manufacturer of almond paste, bakery ingredients and ice cream powder. Orkla ...
For second-quarter 2016, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $75.3m, down 8.6% on $78m last quarter and 42.7% on $131.4m a year ago, consistent with ...
Tags: Veeco, LED industry
Sol Voltaics AB of Lund, Sweden, which provides nanomaterial technology for enhancing solar panels and other products, has raised $17m in a Series C round of equity investment and grant funding, led by new investor Riyadh Valley Company ...
Tags: Solar Cell, solar panels
Canada-based organic food company SunOpta has entered into an agreement to sell Opta Minerals business to Speyside Equity Fund for CAD$6.2m ($4.4m), in order to focus on its core business of food distribution. The acquisition proposal has ...
Tags: SunOpta, organic food
United Biscuits (UB), a leading international manufacturer of biscuits, snacks and cakes, has announced its biggest NPD for 2016 with the launch of new McVitie’s Digestives Nibbles. The first innovation of its kind for the UK ...
Tags: United Biscuits, Nibbly Nibble
Researchers in Japan have been developing ways to increase minority carrier lifetimes in lightly doped silicon carbide (SiC) with a view to insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) [Tetsuya Miyazawa et al, J. Appl. Phys., vol118, p085702, ...
The US deputy agriculture secretary Krysta Harden and Honduras secretary of agriculture and Livestock Jacobo Paz have signed an agreement to support agricultural development and trade in Honduras through Food for Progress Program. As part ...
Riaz Ahmed, owner and MD of Lancashire bed and furniture manufacturer Sweet Dreams, was invited to visit Chancellor Rt Hon George Osborne MP last week to discuss how to promote business in the north with other major employers and ...
UK based Universal Flexible Packaging (UFP) will invest around £2.3m in an effort to transform its present Lunsford Road facility into a Peanut and Tree Nut site. The announcement for the conversion follows another announcement of ...
Tags: Tree Nut Production, Peanut, Agriculture
Leicester-based Universal Flexible Packaging (UFP) will be investing around £2.3m to convert its current Lunsford Road site into a Peanut and Tree Nut site. The company made this announcement after its September announcement of ...
Tags: confectionery, popcorn, dry goods packaging