Air Products has been awarded a long-term contract by JCET STATS ChipPAC Korea (JSCK), a large semiconductor packaging and test services provider, to supply tonnage quantities of nitrogen to its new production facility in Incheon, South Korea.
Drawing from a flexible pool of employees on short-term contracts can help manufacturing firms iron out the highs and lows of a lumpy business cycle. But the value of using contractors isn’t all about plugging gaps in capacity, explains Garry Rogerson - managing director of Perpetual Partnerships.
The Boeing Company has received approval from the US Defense Department to sell up to nine of its P-8A Poseidon military surveillance jets to the UK in a proposed deal worth up to $3.2bn for the US-headquartered multinational manufacturer.
General Motors (GM) announced earlier this month that it is to buy driverless car software and engineering firm, Cruise Automation, to to further accelerate development of GM autonomous vehicles.
Triumph Actuation Systems-UK & IOM, a subsidiary of US-based Triumph Group, has entered into a long term agreement with Airbus S.A.S. to continue manufacturing its landing gear actuation systems for the A320ceo and A320neo platforms.
Cumminsand The Olayan Group have announced the formation of Cummins Arabia, a three-country distribution joint venture company in the Middle East that is equally owned by both companies.
