The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose two separate proposals by consortia to acquire the 50-year lease of the Port of Melbourne, following careful consideration of potential cross-ownership interests and ...
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UK-based YRG Eclipse has opened a new facility in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, in a bid to expand its operations in the region. The new facility features modern equipment, which has been purchased with the support of Yorkshire Bank. ...
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For first-half 2016, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €55.5m, down 31% on first-half 2015's €80.7m, reflecting the ongoing weak demand environment in the firm's ...
Tags: Aixtron SE, MOCVD, GaN
EpiGaN nv of Hasselt, near Antwerp, Belgium, which supplies commercial-grade 150mm- and 200mm-diameter gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) epitaxial wafers for 600V high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) power semiconductors, has been ...
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$10 million is required to provide emergency agricultural support to internally displaced people and host families 9 August 2016, Rome - Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of ...
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 ...
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BMW has reported a 11% increase in its profits for the second quarter of this year due to strong sales of its three car brands. The net profit for the period between April and June end was €1.94bn, compared to €1.74bn for the ...
Borosil Glass Works has entered primary pharma glass packaging business with the acquisition of 60.3% stake in India-based Klasspack. However, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. For the ownership stake acquisition in ...
US-based blow molded packaging solutions provider Pretium Packaging has acquired Custom Blow Molding (CBM), a producer of plastic containers for sports nutrition products. California-based CBM is a supplier of rigid plastic containers ...
Nutella-maker Ferrero International’s Canadian subsidiary is planning to expand its Ontario factory in Brantford to begin production of three new products. The company is looking to invest CAD36.1m ($27.6m) to scale up its ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) says that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share of common stock (an 8% increase from the prior ...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised down its forecast for global growth in 2016 and 2017, due to the uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union (Brexit). The IMF expects the global economy to grow ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that it is working with five partners in the HEA2D project to investigate the production, qualities and applications of 2D nanomaterials. When integrated ...
Tags: 2D Nanomaterials, HEA2D Consortium
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted €20m loan to Croatian packaging producer Aluflexpack Group (AFP Group) to fund the expansion of its flexible packaging product range and aluminium-based product ...
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Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Wolfspeed Power & RF division of Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA for $850m in cash (about €740m). The deal also includes the related silicon ...