WEST PALM BEACH, FL – MacDermid Performance Solutions posted fourth quarter 2016 net sales of $457 million, up 76.4% year-over-year. Organic sales for the segment grew 6.3% sequentially.

FREDERICK, MD – ACDi is moving to a new facility here, a few miles from the EMS firm’s previous location.

FARMINGDALE, NY – Cemtrex has retained legal services to help investigate allegations of manipulative short selling of its stock and malicious publishing of false and misleading information.

PATHUMTANI, THAILAND -- SVI Public Co. reported fourth quarter revenues of 3.1 million baht ($88.9 million), up 52% year-over-year.

REDMOND, WA – Data I/O reported fourth quarter net sales of $6.4 million, up 28% year-over-year, a six-year high for the quarter.

SIEVI, FINLAND – Scanfil reported fourth quarter revenue of EUR 122.3 million (US$ 129.4 million), down 14.3% year-over-year.

BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, UK -- A holding company of engineered products and services has acquired SKN Electronics, a small EMS company based here.

MUNICH – Siemens is set to receive unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $4.5 billion bid for Mentor Graphics. Siemens announced the deal last November.

SHENZHEN – US manufacturers may encounter obstacles if they plan to return their operations to the US, Foxconn's CEO and chairman asserted, according to published reports.

SHENZHEN -- Foxconn plans to hire 18,000 skilled workers in China this year, its chairman said this week.

SAN JOSE – Flex today announced a definitive agreement to acquire AGM Automotive, a supplier of automotive interior components and systems, for an undisclosed amount.

MILPITAS, CA – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.86 billion in billings worldwide in January (three-month average basis), up 52.3% year-over-year and down 0.5% sequentially, according to SEMI.