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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.
Manufacturing Leads The Way In December "Mass Layoffs"
January 25, 2007 2:31 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten, Web Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsManufacturing claims were down from November, however.
End Of Truck-Buying Season Causes January Auto Sales Decline
January 25, 2007 2:26 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsThe expected sales of 1.15 million units is down 3.1 percent from January 2006, according to Edmunds.com.
EU Launches Investigation Into Spanish Energy Prices
January 25, 2007 2:14 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsArtificially low tariffs caused a $4.9 billion deficit and may have illegally increased utility profits.
National Skills Academy For Manufacturing Launched In UK
January 25, 2007 2:06 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten, Web Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsProgram aims to train 40,000 students a year by 2012.
Hunton Energy Building Clean Energy Power Plant In Texas
January 25, 2007 2:04 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsThe $2.4 billion plant will use integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology to produce electricity from coal or petroleum residues.
Industrial Manufacturers Feeling Better About U.S. Economy ... Sort Of
January 25, 2007 1:49 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsIndustrial manufacturers are feeling better about the U.S. economy heading into 2007, but they're not exactly exuberant.
Navistar, Monaco Form Venture To Manufacture Rear-Engine Diesel Chassis
January 25, 2007 12:40 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsNavistar unit International Truck will own 51 percent of the new company.
China's Growth Leaves It Close On The Heels Of Germany As World's Third-Largest Economy
January 25, 2007 12:37 am | News | CommentsIt's official: China's 2006 growth came in at 10.7 percent, the fastest pace in a decade.
