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Post office drawback cited in dark forecast for Netflix
2007-12-06 08:34:00 A research note issued by Citigroup on Tuesday said 70 percent of Netflix return mailers must be sorted by hand.The New York Times More About: Office , Post , Dark , Post Office
U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement Approved
2007-12-05 14:42:00 AP via Manufacturing.Net (December 4, 2007) - WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate gave decisive backing Tuesday to a U.S.-Peru free trade agreement, opening the way for expanded economic ties with the Andean nation and giving the administration a boost in its quest to shore up relations with Latin America. More About: Free , Trade , Agreement , Free Trade Agreement
Deere gains on target boost
2007-12-05 12:29:00 Capital Press (December 3, 2007) - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Deere & Co. rose Monday after a Lehman Brothers analyst raised his price target on the agricultural machinery maker and a report showed production and order growth in the manufacturing sector was better than analysts expected. More About: Target , Boost
Volvo Group First Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer to Introduce AUTOSAR
2007-12-05 12:29:00 PR-USA.net (December 5, 2007) - Through the new software standard AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture), the Volvo Group (NASDAQ:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) will open up for new software suppliers. In addition to the traditional suppliers, independent and innovative software developers could become part of Volvo Group’s supplier base. More About: Commercial , Vehicle , Manufacturer
Conservation tillage: Good for drought years and wet years
2007-12-05 12:29:00 Ag Professional (December 5, 2007) - Conservation tillage studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Georgia indicate that this farming practice carries benefits beyond drought years, by also reducing runoff and erosion in wet years. More About: Years , Good , Drought
Metso expands in China
2007-12-05 11:17:00 International Construction (December 5, 2007) - Finland’s Metso Minerals is to expand the manufacturing capacity at its Tianjin factory, China with a ? 5 million (US$ 7.36 million) investment.
Parker Hannifin Acquires Texas Thermowell
2007-12-05 10:11:00 Manufacturing.Net (December 04, 2007) - CLEVELAND (AP) - Parker Hannifin Corp., which makes motion-control systems, said Monday it acquired the Texas Thermowell Industries business from Bravura Ltd. for an undisclosed amount.
AgVenture expands in Kansas, Missouri
2007-12-05 10:11:00 AgProfessional (December 4, 2007) - AgVenture Inc. of Kentland, Ind., has signed a new regional seed company to its nationwide network of independently owned and operated seed companies. More About: Kansas , Missouri , Ansa
Subsidies accelerate farm growth, study shows
2007-12-05 10:11:00 Agriculture Online (December 4, 2007) - Higher payments indicate more consolidation; other factors at play More About: Study , Growth , Farm , Accelerate
Grain stocks down at early-1980s levels, analyst says
2007-12-05 10:11:00 Agriculture Online (December 4, 2007) - The risks of food riots and malnutrition will surge in the next two years as the global supply of grain comes under more pressure than at any time in 50 years, Joachim von Braun, the head of the International Food Policy Research Institute, warned in an interview with The ... More About: Stocks , Early , Grain , 1980s , Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand Completes Sale of Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments
2007-12-03 11:30:00 BUSINESSWIRE via Yahoo (November 30, 2007) - Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited today announced that it has completed the sale of its Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Atta chments business units to Doosan Infracore for gross proceeds of approximately $4.9 billion, and net cash proceeds of approximately $3.75 billion. More About: Sale
Terex to Present at Bank of America 2007 Credit Conference
2007-12-03 11:30:00 BUSINESSWIRE via Yahoo (November 30, 2007) - Terex Corporation today announced that it will participate in the Bank of America 2007 Credit Conference at the Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, FL on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. The meeting will include a presentation by Charles Snavely, Vice President Finance, Treasury and Risk Management and Kurt Goddard, ... More About: Bank of America , Present
Volvo equipment arm sees profitability rising in Q4
2007-12-03 11:30:00 Reuters (December 3, 2007) - Volvo said on Monday its construction equipment arm is expected to show higher profitability in the fourth quarter than in the third, barring any unforeseen disruptions in its stretched production system. More About: Equipment , Sees
Doosan Targets $12 Billion Construction Equipment Sales By 2012
2007-12-03 11:30:00 Korea Times (December 2, 2007) - South Korea?s Doosan Group has upped its target sales in the construction equipment sector to $12 billion by 2012 from $7.5 billion this year. The acquisition of three units of Ingersoll Rand for $4.9 billion will provide a big boost to its sales, it said. More About: Sales , Construction , Equipment , Billion
Case IH Expands B100 Biodiesel Use in Farm Equipment
2007-12-03 11:30:00 CNNmoney (December 3, 2007) - Case IH has extended its recommendations on use of biofuels to include B100 — or pure biodiesel — on even more of its farm equipment models. Farm ers now can use B100 on nearly all Case IH medium- to high-horsepower tractors, combines, windrowers, and most self-propelled sprayers and cotton pickers — ... More About: Biodiesel , Equipment
Strong ag economy leads to new jobs at Case IH
2007-12-03 11:30:00 The Grand Island Independent (December 1, 2007) - The economic boom created by the biofuels revolution is helping to add additional jobs Case IH’s Grand Island, NE plant. More About: Economy , Jobs , Leads , Strong
Sandvik integrates step by step
2007-12-03 11:30:00 Demolition & Recycling International (November 30, 2007) - Sandvik?s integration of crushing and screening acquisitions of Extec and Fintec, which was completed in May, looks set to carefully step up a gear next year. More About: Step
China Yielding on Subsidies Shows Progress in Trade Relationship
2007-12-03 11:30:00 NAM (November 29, 2007) - The National Association of Manufacturers? President and CEO John Engler issued the following statement praising the decision by China today to end a number of trade-distorting subsidies that were the subject of a World Trade Organization (WTO) case filed by the United States earlier this year. More About: Relationship , Progress
Bucyrus and DBT enter a ‘brand new era’
2007-12-02 23:23:00 Bucyrus International, Inc. (October 16, 2007) - Following the completion of its acquisition of DBT, the German based manufacturer of underground mining equipment, Bucyrus International, Inc. has announced that the integration of the surface (BUCYRUS) and underground (DBT) segments will extend to brand integration as well. From 2008 onward the combined companies will market their ... More About: Brand , Enter
Japan’s Industrial Output Reaches Record High
2007-11-30 11:58:00 Manufacturing.net (November 29, 2007) - Japan ’s industrial production increased a seasonally adjusted 1.6 percent in October from the previous month to the highest level ever, buoyed by brisk output of semiconductor-making devises and automobiles, the industry ministry said Thursday. The index of output at mines and factories stood at 112.1 against the base of 100 ... More About: Industrial , High , Record , Cord
American Soybean Association names new executive director
2007-11-30 11:58:00 AgriMarketing.com (November 29, 2007) - Stephen L. Censky, Chief Executive Officer of the American Soybean Association (ASA), announced that William S. (Bill) Schuermann has joined the Association staff as Executive Director, Member & Industry Relations. More About: Names
EU: China ‘Receptive’ To Trade Concerns
2007-11-30 11:58:00 Manufacturing.net (November 30, 2007) - Beijing was receptive to the European Union’s concerns about its trade deficit with China and product safety despite strong criticism from the EU at the recently concluded 10th EU-China summit, an EU official said Friday. EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson made pointed remarks about the large deficit and China’s recently ... More About: Concerns
Cummins Generator Technologies China Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
2007-11-30 10:50:00 Cummins (November 29, 2007) - Cummins Generator Technologies (CGT) China , formerly known as Wuxi Newage Alternators, recently held a celebration to mark its 10th anniversary of local production in China. More About: Anniversary , Logi
Parker To Webcast Annual Investor Conference December 6
2007-11-30 10:50:00 Parker Hannifin (November 28, 2007) - Parker Hannifin Corporation will webcast its Annual Investor Conference on Thursday, December 6 beginning at 9:00 A.M. EST. Presentations are scheduled to be broadcast beginning at 9:00 A.M. until approximately 10:40 A.M. and resume from 1:00 P.M. through 1:25 P.M. The day’s presentations will be followed immediately by a ... More About: Parker , Webcast
Deere announces quarterly dividend
2007-11-30 10:50:00 Deere & Company (November 29, 2007) - The Deere & Company Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per post-split share, payable February 1, 2008, to stockholders of record on December 31, 2007. More About: Dividend , Anno
Japan’s Komatsu eyes three new plants in China
2007-11-30 10:50:00 Reuters (November 28, 2007) - Koma tsu Ltd. said on Thursday it may build three new plants in China to respond to robust demand for excavators and other construction and mining machinery there. More About: Japan , Eyes , Plants
Sumitomo Heavy to build shovel plant in China
2007-11-30 10:50:00 Reuters (November 29, 2007) - Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Thursday it would invest 8 billion yen ($73 million) to build two plants near Beijing for hydraulic shovels and speed reduction gears. More About: China , Build , Plant , Tomo
IronPlanet Appoints Vice President to Lead Global Expansion
2007-11-30 10:50:00 Lift & Access (November 29, 2007) - IronPlanet, Pleasanton, Calif., an online auction house for used heavy equipment and trucks, recently appointed Jeff Jeter to the position of senior vice president of international and new business development. More About: President , Global , Vice President , Vice , Expansion
Indian economic growth slows in 2Q
2007-11-30 10:50:00 BusinessWeek (November 30, 2007) - India’s economic growth slowed to 8.9 percent in the second fiscal quarter on slower manufacturing expansion, according to government data released Friday. More About: Indian , Growth , Economic
European Manufacturing Is Still Growing But Faces Decline
More articles from this author:2007-11-29 14:30:00 IndustryWeek (November 29, 2007) - Although the first quarter of 2007 reveals that the European manufacturing sector appears to have reached its cyclical peak in growth rates, it is unlikely to fall into a recession in 2008, according to the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI European Industrial Outlook report. More About: Faces , Growing , Manufacturing , Rope 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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