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Tokyo Steel Halts Exports
April 4, 2008 6:16 am | News | CommentsJapan's top maker of steel girders has stopped exports with the strong yen and soaring steel scrap prices cutting into profit.
Honeywell Acquires Norcross Safety Products
April 4, 2008 6:13 am | News | CommentsDiversified manufacturer to buy the Oak Brook, Ill-based company for $1.2 billion to expand its life safety product offerings.
Official: China, India Will Offset U.S. Downturn
April 4, 2008 6:05 am | by Gillian Wong, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsGrowth in India and China will keep driving the global economy despite a slump in the United States, India's commerce minister said.
Freightliner To Cut 1,500 Jobs
April 4, 2008 6:05 am | News | CommentsDaimler's heavy truck subsidiary plans to lay off about half the workers at its truck manufacturing plant in Cleveland, North Carolina.
Zimmer Recalls Orthopedic Surgical Products
April 4, 2008 6:00 am | News | CommentsCompany voluntarily recalled some orthopedic surgical products made at its Dover, Ohio, plant after determining they do not meet internal quality standards.
Ford Worker Wins $136 Million Lottery
April 4, 2008 5:55 am | by Kathy Barks Hoffman, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsGoing back to college and a cottage on the lake may be on the agenda for the 60-year old now former employee -- but he says he won't be buying a foreign vehicle.
Manufacturing Orders Decline In Germany
April 4, 2008 5:40 am | News | CommentsGerman manufacturing orders dropped 0.5 percent in February from the previous month due to weaker foreign demand.
Nation's Largest Craft Brewery Sharing Hops
April 4, 2008 5:39 am | by David Pitt, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsShortage of hops has left smaller brewers unable to buy the key beer ingredient, but Boston Beer Co., the maker of the Samuel Adams brand, agreed to share 20,000 pounds of its hops.
Report: Venezuela To Buy 3 Russian Submarines
April 4, 2008 5:35 am | News | CommentsMoscow expects to sell at least three submarines to Venezuela in a deal to be inked when President Hugo Chavez visits next month, Russian news media said.
Adidas Reorganizing U.S. Operations
April 4, 2008 5:30 am | News | CommentsGerman shoe company will keep its U.S. headquarters in Portland, Oregon, but cut jobs there to gain a competitive advantage in the domestic market.
Paulson: Chinese Companies 'Threaten' Reform Efforts
April 3, 2008 10:40 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsInfluential Chinese companies that want to avoid foreign competition are the biggest threat to more economic reform in China, says U.S. Treasury Secretary.
GM Testing Lithium-Ion Batteries For Electric Car
April 3, 2008 7:35 am | by Jeff Karoub, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsAutomaker installing in test vehicles the lithium-ion batteries that will be used in the extended-range plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt when it launches in two years.
Finnish Paper Maker Opens Illinois Plant
April 3, 2008 7:25 am | News | CommentsUPM-Kymmene Corp. opened a new labelstock plant in Dixon, Ill., as part of a $420 million global program to expand label manufacturing.
EU OKs Heineken Takeover Of Scottish & Newcastle
April 3, 2008 7:20 am | News | CommentsEuropean regulators partially approved Heineken's bid for the assets of brewer Scottish & Newcastle in Britain, Belgium, Finland and Portugal.
Boeing Flies First Fuel Cell-Powered Airplane
April 3, 2008 6:50 am | by Edited By Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsAirplane maker announced that for the first time in aviation history it has flown a manned airplane powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
EU, U.S. Partner To Improve China's Standards
April 3, 2008 6:46 am | by Constant Brand, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsTop EU and U.S. consumer safety officials launching a joint initiative aimed at making Chinese manufacturers and regulators improve product safety standards.
Army Contract Process For Body Armor Questioned
April 3, 2008 6:40 am | by Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsDefense Dept. audit revealed the Army can't be sure some of its body armor met safety standards, partly because it didn't do proper paperwork on initial testing.
Dell On Cost-Cutting Mission
April 3, 2008 6:36 am | News | CommentsFounder and CEO Michael Dell says computer maker is committed to reducing costs over the next several years and improving the company's competitiveness.
US Jobless Claims Reach 2-Year High
April 3, 2008 6:35 am | by Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer | News | CommentsNew applications filed for unemployment claims jumped by a seasonally adjusted 38,000 to 407,000 -- the highest level since September 2005.
Siemens Gets Order For 141 Wind Turbines
April 3, 2008 6:27 am | News | CommentsUtility company Portland General Electric Co. will buy the turbines from Siemens to finish construction of its 25,000-acre Biglow Canyon wind farm.
