PARIS -- Asteelflash has signed a deal to be acquired by Sun Moonlight Investment Control by next September.
WESTLAKE, OH – Nordson reported fiscal fourth quarter sales were $585.5 million, up 2.8% year-over-year.
POIPET CITY, CAMBODIA – Sumitronics Manufacturing (Cambodia) launched operations in Poipet PPSEZ. The firm previously reached a land lease deal in April 2018.
WASHINGTON —The chief executive of the US Chamber of Commerce today expressed reservations over the failure to include sought-after intellectual property protections in the latest United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
BANGKOK – Cal-Comp Electronics is reimbursing some 10,000 workers who were illegally charged recruitment fees, according to reports. The repayments could total an estimated $10 million.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – SigmaTron International reported fiscal second quarter revenues were $74.9 million, down 2.7% year-over-year.
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