WEST CHICAGO, IL -- Connectors used in instrumentation products are a $700 million market and growing, said a new research report.
Bishop & Associates says sales of connectors used in instrumentation applications will grow to over $1
billion by 2009.
The 200-page research report also notes that the instrumentation market is not moving to China,
provides high profit margins and growth that exceeds industry
averages.
MIDLAND, MI — Dow Chemical will increase prices for all
grades of epoxy resins sold in North America by $0.05/lb, the company
said today. The increases are effective Nov. 1, 2005, or as
contract terms permit.
Dow said
the increase is driven by various factors, including additional
increases in feedstock and energy prices, and difficulties in
transporting key raw materials due to the combined impact of Hurricane
Katrina and Hurricane Rita in North America.
Epoxy resins are used in laminates for printed circuit boards.
CLEVELAND – Keithley Instruments will expand in Singapore and open of two offices in Malaysia for direct sales and support of its electrical test
and measurement solutions, the company said today.
In a statement, chairman, president and CEO Joseph P. Keithley said,
“Our new sales and support offices in Singapore and Malaysia allow us
to build closer working partnerships with local customers."
More
than 50% of the company's sales come from outside the U.S.