LOS ANGELES -- Ducommun reported first-quarter sales at its EMS business unit slipped 4.9% year-over-year to $98.1 million on slower defense spending. The DLT segment's operating income for the quarter was down 11.4% to $7 million, while EBITDA slid $500,000 to $12.1 million.
NEW YORK -- The global consumer electronics market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 6.7% from 2014 to 2018, according to a new report. Innovative technical developments in the sector have led to a new "age of convergence," says Reportlinker, wherein entirely different streams of digital-based audio, video and information technology unite and merge, removing entry hurdles across various markets and the whole industry.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – The deadline for EU member states to transpose the new WEEE Recast Directive 2012/19/EU into national WEEE Regulations has now passed.
Bulgaria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and the UK have transposed the WEEE Recast Directive so far.