'47 Brand, a privately-held premium sports lifestyle apparel and headwear brand, announced that Ryan Johnson has been hired as consumer marketing manager for the rapidly growing '47 Brand team. Johnson will oversee all consumer-facing ...
Tags: Sporting Goods
Scientists and regulators investigating the mysterious spread of a deadly virus plaguing the U.S. pork industry are stepping up their scrutiny of what the nation's hog herd eats. With a dearth of solid leads, investigators are exploring ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Macy's, Inc. announced that Jeffrey Gennette, who has served for the past five years as Macy's chief merchandising officer, has been elected president of the corporation, effective immediately. He will report to Terry J. Lundgren, Macy's, ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Gevo, Inc. announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and provided an update on recent corporate highlights. Highlights: -Optimizing utilization and cash flows of Luverne plant by producing both ...
Tags: Gevo, isobutanol, ethanol
The BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LCC (BTP) joint venture (60 percent BASF, 40 percent Total) announced the startup of a 10th furnace at its steam cracker facility in Port Arthur, Texas. The additional furnace improves feedstock flexibility, ...
Tags: Steam Cracker, furnace, BTP
US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) joined representatives from the Moapa Band of Paiutes, executives from cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic modules First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA and the Los Angeles Department of ...
Tags: Solar Thin-film photovoltaic CdTe, Electrical, Electronics, Solar
MEI Wet Processing Systems and Services (a subsidiary of MEI LLC) of Albany, OR, USA has launched the FluidJet batch wet processing system for metal lift-off in MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) and compound semiconductor manufacturing, ...
Tags: metal lift-off system, semiconductor, metal
Feedstock issues and supply tightness have driven up North American prices for suspension PVC and solid polystyrene resin since Feb. 1. But a different feedstock and lower demand served to send regional prices for PET bottle resin down in ...
Tags: PVC, Polystyrene, vinyl chloride
Bosch says reman alternator additions cover 2.4 million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. Robert Bosch LLC has added 44 part numbers to Bosch QuietCast and Bosch Blue Brake pads, Professional Preferred Remanufactured Alternators and Bosch ...
Tags: vehicles, alternator, Auto
Young people interested in dairy will learn about showmanship, nutrition, how to network and related topics at Purdue Extension's 10th annual Indiana Dairy Youth Conference on April 12. The conference will start at 10 a.m. and go to 4 ...
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PPG Industries has formed an agreement between the commercial coatings group of its automotive refinish business and Van Nay, LLC, to expand the line of ECK corrosion-prevention products that PPG distributes. PPG now offers the full line of ...
Tags: Commercial Coatings, ECK Products
The US Department of Commerce announced Wednesday its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from the People’s Republic of China (China). ...
Tags: Electrical Steel, Mineral
Arch Coal has sold its Hazard mining complex in eastern Kentucky to Blackhawk Mining LLC for $26.3 million, the St. Louis-based coal producer said Wednesday. The complex is made up of four active surface mines -- East-Mac & Nellie, Rowdy ...
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Spectrum Plastics Group Pexco LLC enters the injection molding business, acquiring the Minnesota-based operation of Spectrum Plastics, Inc. Pexco LLC, a leading North American specialty plastics processor, has entered the injection ...
Tags: Spectrum Plastics, Plastics, Chemicals, injection molding
Keeping the Stockroom on Track in Less Floor Space Founded in 1961, Plasser American Corp. continues to serve the nation's freight railroads and high speed intercity and commuter systems. The product line includes an entire range of ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components