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HELSINKI -- Elcoteq has inked a 150 million euros ($185 million) deal to manufacture and service smartphones for Sharp.

METHUEN, MA -- Electronics manufacturing services provider Suntron is consolidating its northeastern US operations in a larger facility here, north of Boston.

WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson reported fiscal second-quarter net income rose 135% over last year to $32.4 million.

SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Raven Industries reported record sales and earnings for the first quarter with strong contributions from all divisions, including EMS.

ALAMEDA, CA — A pair of longtime consulting firms are teaming to help companies address current and emerging global environmental requirements while minimizing implementation costs.

FREMONT, CA -- Flextronics will host the kickoff meeting of a proposed professional association aimed at engineers and management in the photovoltaic cell and module manufacturing industry.

TORONTO -- SMTC will provide Kontron Canada with PCB and module-level assembly manufacturing, the companies said today.

LUXEMBOURG -- Elcoteq has sold its Russia-based subsidiary to Optogan CJSC for an undisclosed amount.

AUSTIN, TX -- Touch screen shipments increased 29% year-over-year in 2009 to 606 million units, DisplaySearch reports.

APPLETON, WI -- Contract manufacturer Surface Mount Technology Corp. will break ground in July on a 25,000 sq. ft. expansion of its current plant.

The company also has completed a renovation of SMT Engineering LLC, its design and product development group. The renovation doubled the current square footage.

SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Sparton Corp. has slashed its number of EMS plants from five to two, but is still struggling to fill those factories.

STRASBOURG -- The battle between non-government organizations over the next set of RoHS rules is heating up. IPC last week took a shot at ChemSec over its advocacy for adding brominated flame retardants to the list. ChemSec today fired back, citing support from a bevy of big-name OEMs.