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USG First Building Manufacturer To Offer Gypsum Recycling Program

August 8, 2006 7:00 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | Comments

Gypsum and ceiling panel scrap will be reused to make new wallboard

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Honda Creates Aircraft Subsidiary In North Carolina

August 8, 2006 3:10 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | Comments

Greensboro-based company will promote and produce HondaJet.

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Over The Counter(feit): IBM Unveils RFID System To Track Drugs

August 8, 2006 2:12 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | Comments

Hoping to put a dent in the growing supply of counterfeit drugs distributed every year, IBM Tuesday unveiled a radio frequency identification (RFID) system that will be used to track and trace pharmaceuticals. The system will use blended RFID software and services to automatically capture and track the movement of drug

Manufacturing Productivity Slips From First-Quarter Levels

August 8, 2006 2:02 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | Comments

The overall productivity of American workers slowed in the second quarter, while productivity in the manufacturing sector also eased from levels seen in the first quarter. The Labor Department said Tuesday that productivity - the amount of output per hour of work - in the manufacturing sector increased by 3 percent in

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Economic News

Update: Just What Manufacturers Didn't Need: BP Says Pipeline Could Be Down For Months

August 8, 2006 1:36 am | News | Comments

West Coast likely to get hit particularly hard. Government may release strategic reserves.

Metal-Products Maker Aleris Bought By Texas Pacific

August 8, 2006 1:26 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | Comments

Total deal valued at $3.3 billion and is expected to close by early 2007.

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Pharmaceuticals Industry Offers Healthy Dose Of Manufacturing Construction

August 8, 2006 12:37 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | Articles | Comments

Seventy-eight plants now under construction; California leads with eight.

Dow Chemical Expanding In Russia

August 8, 2006 12:18 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | Comments

Dow Chemical joins Izolan to produce polyurethane systems.

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Former Ormet Workers In Ohio Get DOL Grant

August 8, 2006 12:00 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | Comments

The DOL has awarded a $2.4 million grant to aid Ormet workers.

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New Network Matches Buyers And Sellers Of Excess Metals

August 7, 2006 11:55 pm | by Manufacturing.net staff | News | Comments

Internet site offers no-fee listings of prime quality inventory.

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OBVIO ! Is A Breath Of Fresh Air For FNM Complex

August 7, 2006 11:13 pm | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | Comments

Brazilian automotive company will revive old complex to manufacture zero air pollution models.

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Steelworkers Reach Deal At BFGoodrich Plants In Alabama, Indiana

August 7, 2006 7:15 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | Comments

Three-year pact guarantees no announced plant closures.

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Manufacturers Likely To Get A Break On Rates Tuesday, But After That ...

August 7, 2006 5:01 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | Articles | Comments

On the heels of last Friday's softer-than-expected employment report, analysts seem to have gotten comfortable with the idea that the Federal Reserve won't be raising interest rates at tomorrow's Federal Open Market Committee meeting. "With a number of economic indicators flashing signs of weakness, the Fed is