German chemical company BASF has opened a new cathode materials production plant in Elyria, Ohio, US, that will manufacture nickel-metal-cobalt cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids. BASF ...
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Bridgestone Americas (BSAM) has opened its new $100m Americas Technical Center in Akron, Ohio, US, to develop advanced tire technologies. The company said that the new facility has been built with the help of a variety of products from ...
Ohio-based AK Steel currently released its alloy surcharge for December. After the adjustment, the firm's December alloy surcharges for 304 grade products are at US$0.7310/lb., falling by 8.1%; that for 201 grade is at US$0.4937/lb., ...
Hastings Mutual Insurance, a regional property/casualty insurance carrier in the Midwest has welcomed new president, CEO, and chairman, Joseph Babiak Jr. According to the underwriter, Babiak joined Hastings Mutual in 2001 as the chief ...
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IDG News Service-News of weak server sales,continuing turmoil at Hewlett-Packard and the ongoing U.S.political impasse over the so-called"fiscal cliff"have not given tech industry watchers much to cheer about this week. Major IT companies ...
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Specialty food firm The Chefs'Warehouse has acquired Michael's Finer Meats,a supplier of meat and seafood for$54.3m,as a part of its strategy to expand into Midwestern US. Michael's Finer Meats,based in Ohio,US,supplies a range of custom ...
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Aleris, a US-based provider of aluminum rolled and extruded products, has signed a four-year contract with Daimler to offer molten aluminum for the production of cylinder heads for all Daimler automobile models. Aleris said that it had ...
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Walgreens (WAG) and Car Charging Group have expanded EV charging services to install charging stations at 13 Walgreens locations in Orlando and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida, US. Both the companies also plan to expand their EV charging ...
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Washington-based Symetra Life Insurance Company has hired four additional regional sales executives to support group life and disability income (DI) insurance sales through benefit consultants, brokers and third-party administrators in ...
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Great American Insurance Group has promoted trucking executive Darrell Bickley to divisional vice president of its Trucking Division. Since joining the Trucking Division in 2004, Bickley served in various positions of increasing ...
Crown Holdings, a supplier of cans and other metal packaging products has announced that the company cut its direct greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 8% from 2007 to 2010, according to its first sustainability report. During the period, ...
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Keystone Insurers Group (KIG), a Pennsylvania-based property/casualty enterprise, has added three new franchise partners in Georgia. According to the company, the three new partners include Burch Insurance Agency of Hiawassee, Worth ...
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Glass manufacturer O-I is set to build an R&D innovation center in the US. The company plans to break ground on the 18,000ft2 facility in Ohio in the fourth quarter of 2012. The company will invest $35m over three years on the facility, ...
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Simon Property Group,Inc.the world's leading retail real estate company and Tanger Factory Outlet Centers,Inc.announced they plan to develop two new upscale outlet centers in Charlotte,North Carolina and Columbus,Ohio. The announcement ...
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Following an Air Force Times report that a U.S. servicemember was unable to obtain American-made boots after having been twice issued Chinese-made ones, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to step up ...