ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron International today reported revenues 41.3% to $34.9 million yet earnings fell 7.6% to $1.2 million for its second quarter ended Oct. 31.
A year ago the an
electronics manufacturing services company reported net revenues of $24.7 million
and net income of $1.3
million.
LONDON -- The U.K.'s top energy official today suggested that the deadline for implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive would be pushed back.
In a statement, Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks said progress on the implementation of WEEE is to be reviewed immediately. "We have listened to the concerns expressed by both the business
community and other stakeholders over the implementation process and
have decided that more time is needed to get the implementation right.
Although any further delay is regrettable, this will ultimately deliver
far greater environmental benefits."
LONDON – Isola Group is set to buy Polyclad Laminates from Cookson Group (the parent company of Cookson Electronics) for $91 million. The deal is expected to close in February. Combined, the companies would be neck-and-neck with Nanya as the second largest
supplier of laminate materials, behind Matsushita.Polyclad had sales of $171 million through the third quarter of 2005, while Isola said its revenues will top $400 million this year.