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Honeywell Unit To Develop Singapore Chemical Plant
October 23, 2007 10:45 am | News | CommentsUOP LLC, which licenses technologies for oil and chemical processing, to help develop a chemical plant in Singapore for Jurong Aromatics Corp.
Analyst: Food Manufacturers May Raise Prices In 2008
October 23, 2007 10:40 am | News | CommentsCosts are higher due to a number of reasons, including crop disease, weather conditions, animal feed costs and a rise in international demand for commodities.
Cisco To Buy Technology Company Navini For $330M
October 23, 2007 6:46 am | by Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsCisco says Navini Networks' technology will help company build WiMax, high-speed Internet networks, deep in markets where traditional Internet infrastructure is spotty or doesn't exist.
EU: Russia Not Hot For Energy Deregulation Plan
October 23, 2007 6:35 am | by Robert Wielaard, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsOfficial says the 'the Russians were not jumping with joy' over plan that would force Moscow's state-owned Gazprom to shed its stakes in EU energy interests.
EU Suggests U.S., Japan, Korea Anti-Piracy Pact
October 23, 2007 6:16 am | by Aoife White, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsEuropean Commission insisted it was not trying to gang up on China but create a group of countries that wanted to beef up patent enforcement.
EU Court Overturns German 'VW Law'
October 23, 2007 6:12 am | by Matt Moore, The Associated Press | News | CommentsLaw shielded Volkswagen AG from hostile takeovers, clearing a path for Porsche AG to increase its influence — and possibly even take control — at Europe's biggest automaker.
Nike To Buy Soccer Supplier Umbro for $582 Million
October 23, 2007 5:57 am | by Robert Barr, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsU.S. shoe giant hopes acquisition of Britain-based Umbro — which does business in more than 90 countries — will increase its presence in the global soccer market.
Texas Instruments Cutting Jobs At Tucson Plant
October 23, 2007 5:55 am | News | CommentsOver the next two years TI will consolidate its Tucson manufacturing operations into its Sherman, Texas, facility, eliminating 300 jobs in Tucson.
Plug Power President And CEO To Retire
October 23, 2007 5:44 am | News | CommentsRoger Saillant will step down from his position as president, chief executive officer and director when he turns 65 on April 7.
Hitachi Halts Home PC Business
October 23, 2007 5:38 am | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsCompany's decision to stop making PCs for individual consumers is the latest shift among Japanese electronics makers to refocus their sprawling operations.
Ford Employee Killed In Plant Accident
October 23, 2007 5:33 am | News | CommentsRobert Conley, 48, was a 17-year employee at the Wayne, Mich., Ford plant; authorities are investigating the accident.
California Takes Auto Emissions Battle To Court
October 23, 2007 5:31 am | by Samantha Young, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsState's attorney general suing the Environmental Protection Agency to force decision whether to let California and 11 other states impose stricter emissions standards.
Lexmark Cutting 1,650 Jobs
October 23, 2007 5:23 am | News | CommentsPrinter maker shifting consumer focus to higher-usage customers, improving cost control efforts and closing Mexican inkjet supplies plant.
Chrysler Workers Show Reluctance Over Contract
October 23, 2007 5:22 am | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsSix unions have rejected pact while four have accepted; United Auto Workers campaigning other Chrysler unions to vote for contract.
Toyota Subsidiary Building Japanese Assembly Plant
October 23, 2007 5:17 am | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsNews of Toyota's new Japan plant comes as U.S. automakers GM and Ford are shuttering plants and cutting jobs to boost profits.
GDX Automotive Closing Batesville Plant
October 23, 2007 5:09 am | News | CommentsPlant makes sealing systems for cars and employs more than 300 people; company also plans to close additional plants in Wabash, Indiana, and Magog, Quebec.
UAW Split On Chrysler Contract Approval Widens
October 22, 2007 12:55 pm | by David N. Goodman, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsIf Chrysler workers vote down the tentative labor agreement, negotiators must go back to the bargaining table.
GM To Lay Off 1,000 At Crossover Plant
October 22, 2007 12:50 pm | News | CommentsAutomaker will end a third shift by the end of the year at its Lansing, Mich. assembly plant which makes the Buick Enclave, Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia crossovers.
Goodman Global Acquired By Private Equity Fund
October 22, 2007 12:45 pm | by John Porretto, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsManufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment has agreed to be acquired in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.8 billion.
Fosler Named Conference Board President
October 22, 2007 6:23 am | by Edited by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsEffective immediately, Gail D. Fosler will assume the role, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.
