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Lenovo Announces Restructuring Plan; 1,400 Jobs Affected
April 20, 2007 8:00 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsPC maker will cut 1,400 jobs, though 750 of those will be transitioned into emerging markets.
EPA Fines Tyco $1.1 Million For Clean Air Act Violations At Former New Jersey Facility
April 20, 2007 6:25 am | by Manufacturing.net staff | News | CommentsShan Industries, current owner of the Hamburg plant, will also pay a $101,000 penalty.
NAM Lauds Legislation Reform To Visa System For Highly-Educated Foreign Professionals
April 20, 2007 6:24 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsU.S. needs to keep highly-educated foreign professionals in the U.S. in order to maintain competitive edge, according to National Association of Manufacturers.
Alcoa, Orkla Joint Venture Gets EU Approval
April 20, 2007 6:23 am | News | CommentsJoint venture will have 30 plants with 12,000 employees.
IntriCon To Acquire Hearing Aid Manufacturer Tibbetts For $4.5 Million
April 20, 2007 6:22 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsAcquisition will allow IntriCon to develop ear-worn communications platforms that connect people to people and their devices.
Indian Automaker Mahindra Entering U.S. Market
April 20, 2007 6:21 am | by Harry R. Weber, Associated Press | News | CommentsMahindra & Mahindra Ltd. will start selling a line of SUVs and trucks in the U.S. in 2009.
FLSmidth To Acquire Groupe Laperrière's Global Minerals Business For $950 Million
April 20, 2007 6:21 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsAcquisition will allow FLSmidth to develop its minerals business under the new name FLSmidth Minerals.
Chrysler Will Sell Dodge Minivan And SUV In China
April 20, 2007 6:21 am | News | CommentsDodges have not been sold in China since the Second World War.
No News Is Good News? Philly Manufacturing Activity Unchanged
April 19, 2007 12:01 pm | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsAccording to the Philadelphia Federal Reserve, the general activity index in the region for April was near zero.
European Auto Manufacturers Feeling Pressure Over Impending CO2 Emission Targets
April 19, 2007 12:00 pm | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net, | News | CommentsEuropean car manufacturers are developing new technologies and advancing the use of alternative fuels to meet target date of 2008 for reduced CO2 emissions.
Pipex Pharmaceuticals Names VP Of Manufacturing
April 19, 2007 11:59 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsDr. Kay E. Stremler was appointed to the position; has over 17 years in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
W. R. Grace's New Jersey Facility Receives OSHA Star Award
April 19, 2007 11:56 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsEdison plant has not had a lost time injury in more than 25 years.
Chrysler Investing $1.78 Billion To Build Two New Plants In Michigan, Upgrade Three Others, 1,400 Will Lose Jobs
April 19, 2007 10:28 am | News | CommentsEmployee buyouts, early retirement offers and more efficient plants will result in job losses as Chrysler continues its restructuring plan.
Kuraray's U.S. EVAL Facility Begins Production Expansion
April 19, 2007 8:36 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsTexas-based subsidiary, EVAL COMPANY OF AMERICA, increases capacity of EVAL by 12,000 tons, to 35,000 tons.
China's 11 Percent Economic Growth Increase Spurs Overheating Concerns
April 19, 2007 7:16 am | News | CommentsChina struggles to cool down red hot economy, as inflation rises to its highest level in more than two years.
India Sets $160 Billion Export Target
April 19, 2007 7:15 am | News | CommentsThe new target assumes a 28 percent growth over the previous fiscal year.
Freightliner Employees Reject New Contract
April 19, 2007 7:14 am | News | CommentsFollowing layoffs of over 1,000 employees, workers at the manufacturer's largest plant turned down the new contract.
Rohm And Haas To Acquire Kodak's Light Management Films Business
April 19, 2007 7:13 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsKodak employees with the Films business in Rochester, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and China are expected to join the Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials business.
Minnesota Steel To Be Purchased By India's Essar Global
April 19, 2007 7:12 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsMinnesota Steel is buidling a $1.65 billion steel plant on Mesabi iron range in northeast Minnesota.
Russia Plans To Invest Over $1 Billion In Nanotechnology
April 18, 2007 10:38 am | News | CommentsOver three years, according to the First Deputy Prime Minister, the country will invest more than $1 billion into equipment for nanotechnology research.
