WASHINGTON – On Oct. 26, the Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule requiring manufacturers and importers of mercury and mercury-added products or any other person who intentionally uses mercury in a manufacturing process to provide the EPA with both quantitative and qualitative information about the elemental mercury and mercury compounds involved in their activities.

SIEVI, FINLAND – Scanfil reported third quarter revenue of EUR 130.8 million (US$151.5 million), up 7% year-over-year.

HAWTHORNE, CA – OSI Systems reported fiscal first quarter revenues of $257.1 million, an increase of 16% year-over-year.

TABY, SWEDEN – Mycronic acquired Vi Technology for $9.28 million.

TORONTO, ON – Celestica reported third quarter revenue of $1.53 billion, down 2% year-over-year.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA -- KeyTronic today issued its latest "no thank you" to Cemtrex, a would-be suitor that has issued a series of public overtures but no formal offer.

NEENAH, WI – Plexus reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $670 million, up 2.6% year-over-year and 8.2% sequentially.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Stephanie Choquette, a graduate student at Iowa State University, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Charles Hutchins Educational Grant.  

MINNEAPOLIS – CyberOptics reported third quarter sales were $11.8 million, down 21.3% year-over-year.

MILPITAS, CA — The 90-day moving average sales at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 36% year-over-year in September, according to SEMI.

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron reported third quarter revenue was $67 million, up 17% year-over-year.

WASHINGTON – Based on new legislation, importers are required to determine no producers in their supply chains in any foreign country are employing North Korean nationals as forced laborers to produce goods imported into the US.