WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Platform Specialty Products today said its closing of proposed acquisitions of Alent and the Electronic Chemicals and Photomasks businesses of OM Group are proceeding as scheduled and the company has sufficient cash to fund its deals. 

CRANSTON, RI – AIM Solder has released its third quarter 2015 Indium Market Update.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil has acquired an Israeli mechanical fabrication and systems integration company, for an undisclosed amount.

WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average worldwide semiconductor sales were $27.7 billion in August, down 3% year-over-year.

NEENAH, WI – Para Tech Coating has opened a new coating center here, expanding regional capabilities beyond its California and Connecticut operations.

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES – Electronics manufacturer Ionics is working to bring IBM’s IoT Foundation to organizations across industries.

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – Sparton will close its electronics assembly factory here by mid 2016 and lay off up to 82 workers, the company said today.

MANAUS CITY, BRAZIL -- Flex will acquire a former Nokia electronics production site here, where it will build smartphones and Xboxes for Microsoft.

AMSTERDAM – Western European universities spend billions on IT equipment produced by young Chinese students who are forced to work on production lines during so-called internships, a human rights group alleged today.

TIJUANA, MEXICO -- Flex has opened a 530,000 sq. ft. medical device manufacturing facility and Center of Excellence here, calling it the "showcase" location for the EMS company's medical operations.

GENT, BELGIUM -- The caretaker of the Gerber electronics data transfer format is proposing efficiency improvements for handling fabrication and assembly panels.

SAN JOSE, CA – Ahead of its acquisition of Broadcom, Avago is selling its optical module unit to Foxconn for an undisclosed sum.