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TT Electronics subsidiary close down,
157 to go
TT Electronics subsidiary AB Automotive Electronics will close down its plant in Cardiff, Wales and lay off 157 employees.
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Lego and Flextronics end outsourcing contract by 2009
17,150 Siemens staff members to go
Will Lego's decision affect other Hungarian plants from Flextronics?

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BenQ's insolvency administrator to file lawsuit against Siemens?
The insolvency administrator for BenQ, Martin Prager, is said to prepare a lawsuit against Siemens, reports German newspaper 'Die Welt' without naming its sources.
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Siltronic and Qimonda cooperate on basic research

 Siltronic and Qimonda Dresden have established a cooperation as part of the research project "Silicium-basierte Grundmaterialien für 3-dimensionale Transistoren - SIGMADT" (silicon-based materials for 3-dimensional transistors).
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Flextronics in Denmark reports
decreasing turnover

 The last annual report from EMS-provider Flextronics Denmark in Skive shows an improvement in operating income, but a decreasing turnover at the same time.
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Seagate to invest in Londonderry, Northern Ireland

 Seagate Technology is said to invest around £120 million in its Springtown plant in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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SEND Signal Elektronik insolvency proceedures
The bankruptcy procedures for the Germany based company SEND Signal Elektronik were opened at the District Court of Hamburg.
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Union says: Flextronics Mexico not ready to take production from Quebec

 As evertiq reported earlier, Flextronics plans to move all production from Saint-Laurent, Quebec to its facility in Guadarala, Mexico. However, union representatives claim that the Mexican plant is not ready for this kind of production.
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Does Foxconn acquire Inventec?

 Foxconn Electronics is rumoured to eye Inventec as a possible acquisition target.
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ANDUS starts using 2mil technology

 Fine conductors, ultra-fine conductors, micro-conductors, these and similar terms describe more or less spectacular copper structures on PCBs. More objective statements are provided by concrete details on the layout made in micrometers or milli-inches.
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Dan Hoz appointed as Valor CEO
Valor has officially appointed Dan Hoz as President and CEO. Hoz, The Company"s CFO for the past 5 years, is replacing former CEO Ofer Shofman who announced his retirement 6 weeks ago after 15 years in the company, 6 of which as president and CEO.
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Fire at Osram's USA plant

 Molten glass, which leaked from a furnace, caused a severe fire in the Osram Sylvania plant in Central Falls, USA.
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Elcoteq’s outsourcing concept sees no future in Estonia, says Mr. Vitsur

 Heido Vitsur, Tallinn’s economy advisor and economy professor, told local press that the outsourcing industry in Estonia has to change. He believes that Elcoteq’s outsourcing concept has no future in Estonia.
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Daewoo builds another plant in Poland
Daewoo will invest into a new facility in Strzelce Opolskie in Poland, where the company is said to produce air bags, car electronics elements and shock absorbers.
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HANZA receives order from ABB Cewe-Control

 HANZA expands cooperation with ABB Cewe-Control and acquires new machinery.
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Samsung receives EU fundings for new LCD plant in Slovakia

 The European Commission has authorised around €65 million of aid that the Slovak authorities intend to grant to Samsung Electronics LCD Slovakia, belonging to the Korean Samsung Group.
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Intel opens facility in Kiryat Gat, Israel

 Intel has opened its wafer production facility in Kiryat Gat. The company invested a total some of $3.5 billion in the new facility.
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Infineon plans ambitious restructuring

 The new Infineon CEO Peter Bauer, said that the company with undergo a radical restructuring process. In addition, Infineon will also implement tough cut plans.
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XJTAG appoints Parallel Systems as UK distributor
56 employees at Elprint in danger
Pramac to invest in Central Europe
Fujitsu staff on strike in Solihull, UK
BPM appoints distributor for Turkey
Scanfil's Oulu plant sale falls through
CTS Electronic Components enters into agreement with ACAL

ABB builds new factory in Bulgaria
Will Lego's decision affect other Hungarian plants from Flextronics?
IPTE expects lower sales and profits in the Q2/08, due to lower sales in the EMS section
Elprint declares bankruptcy
The renaissance of black oxide in PCB production
Mentor succeeds in Flomerics take-over
Further cut backs at Lego in Billund
Diehl to secure jobs at Airbus-site in Laupheim

more news from around the web
Molex Expands Flex Circuit Capabilities with AFlextech, Inc. Acquisition (BusinessWire)
Rigid PCB Shipments Up, Bookings Down in May (Circuits Assembly)
Mattson cuts 5 percent of workforce (EE Times)
Company scores plummet in Greener Electronics Guide (Greenpeace)
Carmanah Updates Strategic Renewal: Partners With Flextronics, Restructures Sales and Operations (MarketWire)
Foxconn Intl to move production plants to Shanxi, Hebei from Shenzhen (TradingMarkets)
Solar cell investments to reach parity with semiconductor industry by 2010, says iSuppli (DigiTimes)
LCD panel makers gear up for 14-inch notebook panel production (DigiTimes)

With its OEM contract with Pioneer to expire in July, Asustek may close out its ODD business (DigiTimes)
Microsoft Sets Up New Retail Channel In China (ChinaTechNews)
Sparton to Shutter Albuquerque Plant (Circuits Assembly)
Samsung may invest US$500 million to build new LCM plant in China, says paper (DigiTimes)
Rohm and Haas to cut 925 jobs (EE Times)
CoFluent closes ESL validation loop (EE Times UK)
Samsung To Build LCD TV Facility In China (ChinaTechNews)
French semi market up 8.6% in Q1 (EE Times.fr)


Top 12 Nordic EMS providers
evertiq has compiled a list of the Top12 biggest Nordic EMS-providers. In general 2007 was a good year for most EMS companies in Northern Europe.
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