WILMINGTON, DE – DowDuPont Transportation and Advanced Polymers will increase prices globally for a range of materials, including its PBT resin for conventional injection molding machines.

TABY. SWEDEN -- Mycronic today reported fourth-quarter net sales were down 8.4% to SEK 931 million ($115 million).

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Benchmark Electronics today announced fourth quarter revenues of $680 million, up 11.8% from $608 million a year ago.

NEENAH, WI -- Plexus has signed an agreement to acquire a 432,000 sq. ft. facility on a 12-acre property in Penang, Malaysia.

VODERADY, SLOVAKIA -- Samsung Electronics will close its LCD TV assembly plants here and relocate production to another site in Galanta.

HAMPSHIRE, UK --  Specialized fitness wearables integrated into clothing and ear-based "hearables" will grow from an expected 4.5 million shipped in 2018 to nearly 30 million in 2022, an increase of more than 550%, a new report asserts.  

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics today reported revenues of $21.2 million for its first first quarter ended Dec. 29, up 1% from a year ago. 

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Sparton Corp. reported fiscal second quarter consolidated net sales of $97.8 million, up 0.43% year-over-year and 18.2% sequentially.

SAO PAULO – Qualcomm and Universal Scientific Industrial today signed an agreement to form a joint venture for the design, development and fabrication of modules and components for smartphones and IoT devices in Brazil.

BENGALURU, KARNATAKA, INDIA -- Wistron is reportedly considering investing about Rs 64 billion ($1 billion) to relocate a printed circuit board assembly plant here.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Jabil has decided to rebuild its existing headquarters here instead of moving. This decision comes after three years of weighing other options, according to published reports.

BANGKOK – Fabrinet reported fiscal second quarter 2018 revenue was $337.1 million, down 4% year-over-year.