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Hershey, South Korea's Lotte Will Manufacture Chocolate In China
January 29, 2007 1:44 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsJoint venture will open opportunities for Hershey to sell products to Asia and Lotte to bring its products to the U.S.
Michigan To Bush: Energy Plan Doesn't Help
January 28, 2007 2:20 am | News | CommentsLawmakers worry about impact on the Big Three.
Toyota, With GM In Its Sights, Says 2006 Production Up 10 Percent
January 26, 2007 5:38 am | News | CommentsCompany produced 9.018 million vehicles last year.
Real-Time Togetherness
January 26, 2007 5:36 am | by Gary Marrs | Articles | CommentsDevice networking gives factory managers updated wireless control of industrial equipment.
Ohio Manufacturing Job Losses For 2006 Highest In 10 Years
January 26, 2007 3:49 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsReport by Policy Matters Ohio blames international trade for the 13,432 jobs lost.
NASCAR Could Find Itself Wrapped In Automakers' Wreckage
January 26, 2007 2:47 am | News | CommentsFinancial problems are causing some automakers to rethink racing budgets.
Michelin Selected To Supply Ground Tires For U.S. Military Worldwide
January 26, 2007 2:33 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsMichelin receives 10-year, $1.7 billion contract for ground tires; in addition to $700 million contract for military aircraft tires awarded earlier.
Foster Wheeler To Be Part Of World-Scale Indian Refinery
January 26, 2007 2:11 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsThe new complex will produce 700,000 TPA of polypropylene, 1.2 million TPA of paraxylene, 600,000 TPA of styrene monomer and 10.5 million TPA of refined petroleum products.
Acument Global Names Gray President, CEO
January 26, 2007 2:06 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsJoseph Gray to lead former Textron unit.
Carpenter Expanding Melting Capacity At Reading, Pennsylvania Facility
January 26, 2007 1:48 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsThe $115 million expansion is part of a four-year $200 million expansion plan; 100 employees will be added.
Cardinal Health Sells Pharmaceutical Technologies Unit For $3.3 Billion
January 26, 2007 1:40 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsThe Blackstone Group buys Cardinal's Pharmaceutical Technologies And Services business, which has almost 10,000 employees in more than 30 facilities worldwide.
California Adopts Greenhouse Emissions Standard
January 26, 2007 1:31 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsFacility-based standard requires baseload generation agreements be made with plants that have emissions under 1,100 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour.
Durable Goods Orders Up 3.1 Percent In December; Unfilled Orders On The Rise
January 26, 2007 12:53 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsNew orders for manufactured durable goods increased by 3.1 percent in December, to $221.9 billion, helped by continued strength in orders for aircraft.
Caterpillar Fourth-Quarter Revenue Up 14 Percent; Higher Costs Weigh On Results
January 26, 2007 12:51 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | Articles | CommentsSees 2007 revenue growth of flat to up 5 percent.
IMF To China: Ease Up
January 26, 2007 12:27 am | News | CommentsHead of IMF says country should relax exchange rate controls to cool growth.
Weyerhaeuser Finds Prospective Buyer For Cosmopolis Pulp Mill; Intends To Sell Elma, Washington Veneer Plant
January 25, 2007 6:34 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsCharleston Investments might buy pulp mill near Aberdeen, Wash.; Elma plant will continue operations, keep its 73 employees while buyer is found.
Ford Says Good Riddance To 2006 With Largest-Ever Annual Loss
January 25, 2007 4:36 am | News | CommentsCompany lost an average of $4,380 for every car and truck sold.
Siemens Acquires PLM Software Company UGS For $3.5 Billion; Plans IPO For Auto-Supply Unit
January 25, 2007 4:26 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsSiemens pays $3.5 billion for Texas-based PLM supplier; also plans IPO for automotive supply business, Siemens VDO Automotive (SV).
KC Federal Reserve Says Manufacturing Acivity Cooled This Month
January 25, 2007 3:59 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsAnother regional manufacturing survey, another mixed reading on U.S. manufacturing.
Hudson County, New Jersey Comes In As Top County For Industrial Project Spending In 2007
January 25, 2007 2:58 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsHudson County's $6 billion rail tunnel project leads the "Top 20 Industrial Project Spending Counties List" from Industrial Info Resources.
