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Fat Chance: The Declining Health Of The World's Employees
February 5, 2007 3:43 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | Articles | CommentsRemember this the next time you take a drag on that stogie: you may be partly responsible for sucking three percent a year out of the world’s gross domestic product.
Business Growing At Cessna ... But So Are Challenges
February 5, 2007 2:23 am | News | CommentsCessna plans to add 600 jobs to keep up with demand, but faces challenges to keep costs down.
Sonoco Raising Paperboard Prices In North America
February 5, 2007 2:01 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsIncrease of $10 per ton attributed to increases in raw material costs.
Advanced Micro Names IBM Exec To Head Manufacturing
February 5, 2007 1:55 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten, Web Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsDouglas Grose has been appointed senior vice president of technology, manufacturing and supply chain at AMD, after two years at IBM.
Chrysler To Detroit: We’ve Got Good News And Bad News… (UPDATE)
February 5, 2007 1:45 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsCompany restructuring plan likely to close one plant, open another and cut almost10,000 jobs, according to local paper.
Chemtura Selling EPDM And Some Rubber Chemical Businesses
February 5, 2007 1:45 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsBusiness being sold to Lion Copolymer; 215 Chemtura employees expected to become Lion employees.
New Car And Light Truck Sales To Remain Stable For 2007
February 5, 2007 1:44 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsAccording to NADA, sales should be near the 16.5 million of 2006.
UN Calling For More Regulation Of Nanotechnology
February 5, 2007 12:52 am | News | CommentsMore research needed to identify risk.
U.S. Employment Continues To Increase In January, Except For Manufacturing
February 2, 2007 6:58 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten, Web Editor | News | CommentsService-providing industries show employment growth in January 2007, whicle manufacturing continues to decline, according to report from Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Soar To Record $247.7 Billion For 2006
February 2, 2007 4:40 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | Articles | CommentsSales growth attributed to huge demand for popular consumer products, according to report from Semiconductor Industry Association.
U.S. Packaging Machinery Exports Up For 2006
February 2, 2007 4:35 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter | News | CommentsAt $738 million, packaging machinery exports were up 7 percent, according to research by Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute.
Rolls-Royce Granted $235 Million Service Contracts By U.S. Air Force; Considering Ohio Site For North American Plant
February 2, 2007 3:36 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsRolls-Royce will service C-130J military transport aircraft; site in Van Wert, Ohio was rejected by Honda.
Northeast Region Sees 47 Percent Increase In Capital/MRO Projects
February 2, 2007 2:45 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsAccording to Industrial Info Resources, 531 projects worth $25.8 billion are planned for the region for 2007.
Air Bag Manufacturer Opening Plant In Cordova, North Carolina; Creating 200 Jobs.
February 2, 2007 2:31 am | News | CommentsBST Safety Textiles investing $35 million in area.
BP Selects UC Berkeley To Lead $500 Million Energy Research Consortium
February 2, 2007 2:07 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten, Web Editor | News | CommentsBP has selected the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to lead a $500 million research effort to develop new sources of energy.
Boeing, Airbus Face Delays
February 2, 2007 2:03 am | News | CommentsBoeing’s suppliers fail to meet January deadlines; Airbus faces protests.
DuPont Raises Prices On Polymers
February 2, 2007 1:52 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsDuPont announces it will raise its prices on Nucrel Acid copolymer resins immediately.
Visteon Closing Indiana Auto-Parts Plant, 900 To Lose Jobs
February 2, 2007 1:44 am | by Tom Murphy, Associated Press | News | CommentsConnersville factory was largest employer in the area; shutdown is part of Visteon's plan to fix, close or sell approximately 30 of its facilities
More Disappointing January Numbers For Ford, GM While Toyota Rises
February 1, 2007 8:01 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsFord and GM were both down 19 percent for January, while Toyota’s sales went up 9 percent.
3M Acquiring Chemence's Industrial Adhesives Product Line
February 1, 2007 7:52 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsRite-Lok product line will expand 3M's presence in specialty structural adhesives market.
