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Idled AbitibiBowater Mill Unlikely To Reopen
December 13, 2007 4:19 am | CommentsWorkers at the newsprint mill in Mackenzie, B.C., have been given their termination and severance pay notices, eroding any hope it will reopen.
Delphi Selling $2.5 Billion Global Steering Business
December 13, 2007 4:13 am | CommentsBankrupt auto supplier to receive $447 million from the sale of its global steering and halfshaft business to a Los Angeles-based private equity group.
Fire Damages South Carolina Tupperware Facility
December 13, 2007 4:07 am | CommentsCompany says blaze damaged a warehouse, but did not affect manufacturing capability; no injuries reported.
Survey: CEOs Agree They're Overpaid
December 12, 2007 11:50 am | by Edited by Manufacturing.net Staff | CommentsBNET.com survey finds two-thirds of CEOs agree with public outcry over skyrocketing CEO compensation.
Merck Recalling One Million Doses Of Vaccine
December 12, 2007 11:31 am | by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer | CommentsCompany recalling the vaccine, known as Hib, which prevents meningitis and pneumonia after testing showed a sterilization problem in a Pennsylvania factory.
Study Criticizes EPA Changes In Toxic Chemical Reporting
December 12, 2007 11:29 am | by H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press Writer | CommentsWhite House pressured the Environmental Protection Agency to weaken requirements that companies annually disclose releases of toxic chemicals, congressional auditors say.
Toyota Expects U.S. Sales Growth In 2008
December 12, 2007 11:25 am | by Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer | CommentsToyota's president of U.S. sales, marketing and distribution operations expects more than a dozen new or updated vehicles to boost sales by three percent next year.
International Truck And Engine, UAW Reach Tentative Agreement
December 12, 2007 10:50 am | CommentsUAW members were expected to vote this weekend on the agreement, details of which were not publicly disclosed.
Chrysler To Idle Two More Plants
December 12, 2007 10:43 am | by Jeff Bennett and Terry Kosdrosky, Dow Jones Newswires | CommentsAlong with rivals Ford and General Motors, Chrysler is choosing to idle plants to adjust to falling consumer demand so they can avoid stockpiling vehicles.
Bankruptcy Court OKs Dana Corp. Exit Plan
December 12, 2007 10:40 am | by Christopher Witkowsky, Dow Jones | CommentsFederal court confirmed Dana Corp.'s Chapter 11 reorganization plan, paving the way for the auto-parts supplier to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of January.
Automakers Lose California Emissions Lawsuit
December 12, 2007 10:36 am | by Samantha Young, Associated Press Writer | CommentsHanding a major defeat to the auto industry, a federal judge ruled the state can regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.
Toys 'R' Us CEO Focusing On Toy Safety
December 12, 2007 10:30 am | by Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Business Writer | CommentsChairman and CEO Gerald L. Storch discusses toy recalls and details what the retailer and the industry are doing to make toys safer.
U.S. Trade Deficit Up First Time In Five Months
December 12, 2007 5:55 am | CommentsPolitically sensitive deficit with China grew 9.1 percent to a record-high $25.93 billion said the Commerce Department.
Italy's Truck Drivers Continue Strike
December 12, 2007 5:45 am | by Ariel David, Associated Press Writer | CommentsTruck drivers defy a government back-to-work order in a protest that idled factories, left gasoline pumps dry and caused shortages of foodstuffs across the country.
Bilbrey New President Of Hershey’s N. America Division
December 12, 2007 5:43 am | CommentsHershey also announced that Ted Jastrzebski is taking over for Bilbrey as president of Hershey International.
GM's Lutz Says He May Retire In 2010
December 12, 2007 5:38 am | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | CommentsGeneral Motors's vice chairman for global product development said he wants to retire after the company brings a plug-in electric car to market.
Xerox Opens Ink Factory
December 12, 2007 5:22 am | by Edited by Manufacturing.net Staff | CommentsAutomated ink manufacturing plant to serve growing demand for Xerox's proprietary solid ink color printers.
Teradyne Agrees To Buy Nextest For $379 Million
December 12, 2007 5:15 am | CommentsDeal expands Teradyne’s product line into the flash memory chip sector.
Analyst: Boeing’s 787 Goals Unrealistic
December 12, 2007 5:10 am | CommentsMorgan Stanley analyst says Boeing will fail to reach its goal of delivering 109 of its Dreamliner 787 aircraft by 2009.
Minnesota Pork Plant Workers’ Illness A Mystery
December 12, 2007 5:05 am | CommentsHealth officials have backed away from their initial diagnoses of strange neurological illnesses among 11 workers at a pork processing plant.
