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MILWAUKEE, WI – While more than 75% of suppliers are confident in their ability to meet their customers’ needs in 2013, one-third of respondents to a recent survey say they anticipate a problem with a supplier next year, resulting in a shortage of parts or services.
WASHINGTON -- Even as top chemical manufacturers are phasing out production of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants, the US EPA has slowed its drive to ban the toxic chemicals in response to intense lobbying from multiple fronts, including the Pentagon.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil Circuit reported first-quarter fiscal 2013 revenue of $4.6 billion, up 6.2% year-over-year.
SAN JOSE — The 90-day moving average orders at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers fell 26.3% year-over-year in November, dashing hopes for a near-term turnaround.
EL SEGUNDO, CA – Overall cellphone shipments will increase approximately 1% this year but for the first time in 14 years, Nokia will not be the leader at year-end.
THATCHAM, BERKSHIRE, UK -- Electronic Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. (EMS) has acquired Applied Assembly for an undisclosed amount.
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MANIEMA PROVINCE, DRC -- Mines in a second province here in the Democratic Republic of Congo are gaining final approvals for shipping tin and other ores to Western nations. Most of the war-torn country's mines have faced international bans that prevented Western companies from buying or trading in minerals from the DRC.
LOD, ISRAEL -- Sanmina is considering closing its electronics assembly plant here, according to local reports. The site is a major supplier to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the maker of Israel's anti-missile defense system known as Iron Dome.
KANAGAWA, JAPAN – Zestron has opened its sixth technical center here, doubling as its local headquarters.
LOS ALTOS, CA -- Equipment suppliers hoping for a big Christmas surprise may be disappointed this year.
BEIJING -- A poll of nearly three dozen tin producers, traders and consumers at the first Tin Market Outlook reception sponsored by ITRI China in Beijing last week suggests most expect only a very gradual improvement in market conditions.
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