Manufacturing News

BATON ROUGE, La. - Specialty chemicals maker Albemarle Corp, a leading global manufacturer of the anti-inflammatory agent ibuprofen, will increase the prices for its ibuprofen products $4.50 /kg worldwide, ...

Bridgestone Corp., the world's largest tire maker, trails Michelin & Cie. in customer satisfaction in every category surveyed by market researcher J.D. Power & Associates.

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. reported today that it has received an Executive Order from the State of California Air Resources Board approving its Wiredless option to its In Station Diagnostics System already ...

The ailing North American auto industry has finally caught up with Linamar Corp., which laid off hundreds of employees this week.

MISHAWAKA, Ind. - AM General Corp. is laying off 80 workers at its Hummer H2 plant east of South Bend because of slumping demand for SUVs.

Bankrupt U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp may end up being liquidated, with some U.S. plants being taken over by its former parent General Motors, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people involved in the ...

Irving-based Flowserve Corp., a provider of fluid motion and control products and services, is forming a joint venture with Linde Group, a gases and engineering company, to develop natural gas and biogas ...

Labour Day is traditionally a time to celebrate the accomplishments of workers, but this year Canadians may be mourning continued job losses instead as a "historic" economic softening continues, economists say.

Gerber Scientific, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call August 28, 2008 10:00 am ET Executives Marc T. Giles - President and Chief Executive Officer Michael R. Elia - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ...

Linamar Corp., Canada's second-biggest auto parts maker, has laid off about 800 employees - about four per cent of its total workforce - as it struggles to deal with lower orders from the automotive and ...

Moline, Ill. - Deere & Co. said Thursday it will invest nearly $180 million in U.S. and Brazil plant expansions to meet rising global demand for its tractors and other farm machinery.

Yen Ting Chen, Taipei; Esther Lam, DIGITIMES [Thursday 28 August 2008] Wistron chairman Simon Lin has reiterated his conservative outlook for netbook growth, saying that the position of traditional notebooks ...

The Pentagon was expected to release its final request for bids Tuesday on the controversial $35 billion tanker contract but could now be delayed until September, according to published reports.

Caterpillar Inc. plans to expand its research and development operations in China for products serving China and other Asia Pacific markets, the company said Wednesday.

Women and Their Sense of Practicality - Even in the Car BURSCHEID, Germany, August 27/PRNewswire/ -- - Qualitative Consumer Study Investigates how Women View Cars Women feel quite at home in their cars, they ...

Deere & Co. will enhance its parts service capabilities in the U.S. and Canada by investing in capacity expansions at Deere's primary parts distribution center in Milan, Ill.

The Democratic National Convention will attempt to connect to woman Tuesday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Bayer CropScience is facing scrutiny because of the effect one of its best-selling pesticides has had on honeybees.

Lockheed Martin Corp. completed the purchase of Tenix Group's interest in RLM Holdings Pty Ltd, a radar, systems engineering and integration and logistics management business.

Atlantis Plastics Inc., an Atlanta-based plastics manufacturer that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Aug.