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6 hrs ago | Motor Age

Cooper rolls out greater fuel efficiency tire

Cooper Tire & Rubber has added its first low-rolling resistance tire line - the Cooper GFE - to its product portfolio.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Cooper Tire and Rubber, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Automotive

Michelin Development to Provide Loans to Disadvantaged Upstate Businesses

Michelin North America today announced a new development program to provide loans to new and existing disadvantaged small- and medium-sized businesses located in the Upstate of South Carolina.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, South Carolina, Greenville Metro, Abbeville, SC, Greenville, SC, Laurens, SC

Bury Free Press

'Ripple' effect fears over chemical plant closures

Union leaders have voiced dismay at plans to close two chemical plants on Teesside with the loss of more than 200 jobs, warning of a "devastating" effect on local communities.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals

Tue Jul 07, 2009

WBOC-TV Salisbury

Markell Proposes Eliminating Finance Department

Gov. Jack Markell has proposed eliminating the state Department of Finance and consolidating its functions into other state agencies.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Dupont E I Nemours , Chemicals

Marin Independent Journal

West Pharmaceutical buys Plastef Investissements

Medical products maker West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. said Tuesday it bought the drug delivery device assets of Plastef Investissements SA for an undisclosed amount, in a move to complement its safety needles.

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Related Topix: Medical Equipment, Medicine, West Pharmaceutical Services, Healthcare Industry

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Fox News

Stocks In Focus For Tuesday

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Ruby Tuesday, International Speedway and Discover Financial.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, International Speedway, Manufacturing, Chemicals, A Schulman, Business News

The Plain Dealer

Ohio gets designation for foreign investment

AKRON, Ohio - A northeast Ohio county has been chosen to participate in a federal program offering international investors incentives to create jobs.

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Related Topix: Cleveland Metro, Akron Metro, Akron, OH, Summit County, OH, Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Goodyear Tire and Rubber

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Business

Bridgestone recalls another 127,000 tires

Bridgestone Corp., the world's largest tire maker by sales, disclosed Tuesday it is recalling 127,183 Firestone-brand tires sold in the U.S. because a faulty tread could separate and cause an accident.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Costa Rica, World News, Central America, Nashville Metro, Nashville, TN

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Modern Tire Dealer

BMW awards Bridgestone another OE contract

July 04, 2009 BMW awards Bridgestone another OE contract Dueler HP Sport RFT tires are OE on the 2009 BMW X5 M. Bridgestone Corp.

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Related Topix: BMW X5, BMW, Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Spartanburg, SC

Plastics News

Teijin continues restructuring, exits NatureWorks PLA bioplastics venture

Teijin Ltd. has ended its involvement in the NatureWorks LLC polylactic acid bioplastics business, transferring its 50 percent shareholding over to its joint venture partner Cargill Inc.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Chemicals, Food, Minnetonka, MN, Dow Chemical

Fri Jul 03, 2009

AutoblogGreen

Dow and Algenol producing ethanol from algae and saltwater

When the subject of algae comes up in relation to biofuels, it's usually concerning biodiesel.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Department of Energy, Freeport, TX, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy, Chemistry, Science

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Topeka Capital-Journal

UP gives and takes away

The Union Pacific Railroad will permanently close two street crossings, one at N.W. Howard just west of Lincoln and one at N.W. Grant just west of Tyler.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Topeka, KS, Topeka Metro

Modern Tire Dealer

CTNA rolls out HSU2 medium truck tire

July 02, 2009 CTNA rolls out HSU2 medium truck tire Continental Tire North America Inc.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Mount Vernon, IL, Vernon, IL

Charleston Daily Mail

Goodyear bids farewell to 550 employees

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant in Union City is giving out buyout checks through Friday to 550 employees.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Union City, TN

Charleston Gazette

MATRIC renews tech park lease with Dow

The Mid-Atlantic Technology Research & Innovation Center , one of the largest tenants at the South Charleston Technology Park, renewed its lease with Dow Chemical Co.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro, South Charleston, WV, Kanawha County, WV

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Platts

Dow shutters some US ethylene, derivative production

Dow Chemical has approved a restructuring plan which calls for the shutdown of a number of manufacturing assets, including ethylene and ethylene-derivative assets in the company's basics portfolio.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Hahnville, LA, Plaquemine, LA

Corporate Social Responsibility News

Using algae to turn carbon dioxide to fuel; Dow and a start-up firm...

Using algae to turn carbon dioxide to fuel; Dow and a start-up firm to test process expected to harvest hydrocarbons The International Herald Tribune, June 30, 2009 Tuesday - Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels, a U.S. start-up company, were set to announce Monday that they would build a demonstration plant that, if successful, would use algae to ...

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Bonita Springs, FL

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Business Times

Saudi Aramco, Dow seek bids for petrochem project

KHOBAR : Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical are looking for firms interested in building the first stage of a giant joint-venture petrochemical complex in the kingdom, contractor sources said yesterday.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals

Green Car Congress

Dow Planning to Build and Operate a Pilot-Scale Algae-to-Ethanol Biorefinery with Algenol Biofuels

The Dow Chemical Company plans to work with Algenol Biofuels, Inc. to build and operate a pilot-scale algae-based integrated biorefinery that will produce ethanol, located at Dowa s Freeport, Texas site.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Department of Energy

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Cleantech.com - Accelerating the next...

Dow, Algenol to build pilot algae-based biorefinery

Chemical company to also provide carbon dioxide source for new Texas biorefinery, pending funding from a US DOE grant.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Department of Energy

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