JOHOR BAHARU, MALAYSIA -- Flextronics's new 1.3 million sq. ft.
manufacturing campus in the Port of Tanjung Pelepas free trade zone is
expected to be operational as scheduled by next April, according to a
news report today.
The EMS company will use the site for production and logistics. Some of the firm's suppliers will locate there as well.
When operational, the facilities will employ as many as 15,000 staff, including 1,000 engineers, the report said.
A Japanese electronics company, JST Manufacturing Co.,
will also site a 1 million sq. ft. plant on in PTP, the report said. The $100 million
facility will be open by August.
Austin, TX –Austin American Technology (AAT) appointed Technical Resources Corp. (TRC) to represent its cleaning equipment and technologies in Florida, the Caribbean and Costa Rica. TRC has sales and service offices in Tampa and Boca Raton, FL, as well as in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Austin American Technology provides cleaning technology for industrial cleaning applications ranging from electronics manufacturing to specialized parts cleaning.
GRAZ, AUSTRIA -- The global semiconductor market is expected to grow 6.6% on an
annualized basis to $227 billion in 2005, according to fall forecast of
the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics. Worldwide growth will accelerate to 8% in
2006 and 10.6% in 2007, with Asia-Pacific being the largest and
fastest growing regional market, the trade group said.
VANCOUVER -- Nam Tai
Electronics on Monday reported
third-quarter flat net income of $18.8 million on sales of $207
million, up 50.6% year-over-year. The EMS company's sales are up 44.3%
year-to-date, although net income has dropped 65% to $38.6 million.
HERNDON, VA -- A pair of trade groups will discuss implementation and adoption of material composition data exchange
standards at Productronica this month.
IPC and iNEMI will sponsor the meeting, scheduled for Nov. 16 from 9 to noon.