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Innovative Products Needed To Put Life Back Into Metalworking Fluids Market
November 3, 2006 3:03 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsDemand for high-perfomance fluids in niche markets will spur growth in stagnant fluids industry.
CEOs Not Making Energy Costs A Top Priority, Despite Soaring Prices &
November 3, 2006 2:19 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsConference Board report finds CEOs tend to leave energy decisions to other corporate managers.
CEOs Not Making Energy Costs A Top Priority, Despite Soaring Prices
November 3, 2006 2:19 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsConference Board report finds CEOs tend to leave energy decisions to other corporate managers.
BASF Dropping 800 Jobs As Part Of Engelhard Deal
November 3, 2006 2:10 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsCompany expects synergies of $200 million by 2010; 800 jobs will be lost, mainly in U.S.
Rolls-Royce Engine Chosen For Singapore Airlines
November 3, 2006 2:03 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsThe Trent 700 engine has been selected for 19 new Airbus A330-300 twinjets.
Continental Closing Buffalo Auto Parts Plant
November 3, 2006 2:01 am | News | CommentsContinental Automotive Systems will close its suburban Buffalo plant by the end of 2009 and shift the work to Asia, eliminating about 380 jobs, the company said Thursday.
Chemtura Announces Expected Sale Of EPDM And Rubber Chemicals Businesses
November 3, 2006 1:54 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsChemtura said it signed a letter of intent to sell its EPDM and Rubber Chemicals businesses associated with Geismar, Louisiana, as well as Flexzone antiozonants worldwide.
Unemployment Rate At Five-Year Low ... But Not In Manufacturing
November 3, 2006 12:35 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsThe nation’s overall unemployment rate fell to a five-year low in October, but the jobs scene within the manufacturing sector wasn’t quite as upbeat.
Private-Equity Firm Buying Reinhold Industries For $41 Million
November 3, 2006 12:31 am | News | CommentsReinhold makes composite parts and sheet molding compounds.
Private-Equity Firm Buying Reinhold Industries For $41 Million &
November 3, 2006 12:31 am | News | CommentsReinhold makes composite parts and sheet molding compounds.
Government Eyes CBS For Superfund Cleanup
November 2, 2006 8:17 am | News | CommentsThe federal government sued CBS Corp., a landowner and a pottery manufacturer over the costs of cleaning up a hazardous waste site north of Gettysburg, PA.
Sikorsky Planning New Engineering Center in Fort Worth, Texas
November 2, 2006 4:16 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsThe 25,000 square foot facility will employ over 100 aerospace professionals.
Global Biodiesel Capacity Growing Faster Than Demand
November 2, 2006 2:42 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsOvercapacity of biodiesel manufacturing facilities will increase competition and drive out smaller producers.
Performing Under Pressure
November 2, 2006 2:18 am | News | CommentsWhen Steve Asselin, a project manager and specialist in automated test measurement, came to Heat Transfer Products Inc., a manufacturer of water tanks and water heating appliances, his initial assignment was to design a production line for the company’s compact, modular Munchkin water heaters.
EPA Issues $52 Million Cleanup For Beazer
November 2, 2006 2:01 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsCompany’s 300-acre site in Newport, Del., to be cleared of 600,000 tons of creosote-contaminated soils and 5,000 gallons of NAPL.
14 States Seen As Best Positioned To Compete In Manufacturing
November 2, 2006 1:54 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten, Web Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsManufacturing not in bad shape - you just need to be in the right state, research group says.
Funai Plans $22 Million LCD Facility In Poland
November 2, 2006 1:40 am | News | CommentsNew factory will manufacture 2.4 million LCD televisions per year.
Beware The Dragon's Roar
November 2, 2006 1:26 am | by Mark Gottlieb, Manufacturing.net | Articles | CommentsAs Westerner's rush to take advantage of China's low manufacturing costs and endless appetite for consumer goods, they ought to keep one ear cocked for a telltale sound - the low rumble of a nation growing angrier by the minute.
U.S. Productivity Slows In Third Quarter, Wages Rise
November 2, 2006 12:45 am | News | CommentsReport shows wage inflation in past year at highest rate since 1982.
Ford, Nissan Sales Up For October; DaimlerChrysler, Infiniti Slip
November 1, 2006 4:59 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsBoth Ford and Nissan saw an increase of almost 10 percent, while DaimlerChrysler and Infiniti dropped almost 2 percent.
