TISZAUJVAROS, HUNGARY – Jabil Circuit will hire 600 to 700 workers at its plant here as demand for new products ramps, according to a local paper.
 
Zoltan Kiraly, CEO of Jabil’s Hungarian unit, told the newspaper the firm might hire even more employees next year.
 
Jabil had laid off 900 at the site in February as orders fell.

HELSINKI – Ailing EMS firm Elcoteq will receive a cash infusion of China-based Kaifa of up to 50 million euros ($71 million).
 
In a press release today, Elcoteq said it would receive the cash from Kaifa, part of China Electronic Corp., in exchange for an undetermined number of shares. The deal would make CEC its largest shareholder, with a stake of at least 30%. The total size of the investment depends on the successful restructuring of Elcoteq's debt, with a final agreement expected to be signed in the third quarter.
 
The world’s sixth largest EMS company at the end of 2008, Elcoteq’s second-quarter sales dropped more than 50% to 436 million euros and the company posted an operating loss of 11.5 million euros in the second quarter. It was hurt by Nokia’s decision to build products in-house for the foreseeable future.
 
CEC has been Elcoteq's joint-venture partner in China since 2002. .
 

PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL – CEITEC S.A., a developer and producer of application-specific ICs, has opened Latin America’s first IC design center.
 
The company will add 60 engineers who will design RFID, digital media and wireless communication chips for its fabrication facility now ramping up for production.
 
The Brazil government’s total investment is almost $210 million.
 
Newly appointed CEITEC president Eduard Weichselbaumer will lead the firm’s efforts developing markets for the chips.

 

GLENVIEW, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Tool Works reported second-quarter revenue dropped 26% year-over-year to $3.39 billion, and earnings fell 67% to $176.6 million.

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