Titan International Inc. posted net income of $23.2 million on net sales of $593.3 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. That compares to income of $44 million on sales of $459.2 million for the same period last year. ...
Wagner Brake Products has announced a breakthrough in low-copper automotive brake friction technology that has resulted in the brand’s best-ever levels of stopping power, noise control and fade resistance. Federal-Mogul Corp. says ...
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Many things may come to mind when the word Disco Ball appears. Usually depending upon your age, your idea may be different than someone 10 or 20 years younger than you. ?We have all seen them hanging around but what exactly is a disco ball? ...
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Governor of Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, Tarso Genro has signed a decree providing for the reduction of value-added tax (VAT) or tax on circulation of goods and services (ICMS tax) from 17 percent to 12 percent on raw materials for ...
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INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry applauded the July 17 introduction of H.R. 2708, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB), by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), ...
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LG Electronics today announced the first U.S. availability of the revolutionary new OLED HDTV, combining the pinnacles of picture quality and design to deliver the ultimate in display technology for home entertainment. As LG's exclusive ...
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In order to adapt EU payments market to the opportunities of the single market and to support the growth of the EU economy, the European Commission adopted today a package including: • A new Payment Services Directive ("PSD2") and ...
Keystone Western has announced its expansion into the US, with the addition of terminals in Minneapolis, Minn. and Fargo, N.D. The asset-based logistics company is headquartered in Winnipeg. "These two third-party facilities will ...
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Chinese potters have a long tradition of borrowing design and decorative features from earlier wares. Whilst ceramics with features thus borrowed might sometimes pose problems of provenance, they would not generally be regarded as either ...
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While employment and productivity in the construction industry are on the upswing nationwide, the West Coast is seeing slower growth in parts. Construction employment in Oregon and Washington is growing steadily, but slowly. California's ...
Pirelli & Cie SpA has developed new tires for the Audi Group that are designed to reduce noise for occupants of the car. For the first time, the Milan-based firm is supplying the "Pirelli Noise Cancelling System" as original equipment: a ...
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Autonomous cars will start testing on public roads in the UK by the end of 2013 as part of a government plan to reduce traffic congestion in Britain. Planned as part of a £28 billion ($46.4 billion) investment by the Department for ...
Avery Dennison has created a new Global Client Service Laboratory at its Innovation Center in Mentor, Ohio, that will help customers reduce the time to market for new durable label products by accelerating the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) ...
Q: What are a few checks used to confirm weld quality in a solid material handling or parts washing basket? It's virtually impossible to visually confirm that a resistance weld meets your strength requirements, so there's no substitute ...
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Reform in Mexico has been talked about for many years, but substantial change that would likely involve some degree of constitutional amendment seems finally at hand, a Mexican energy legal expert said Thursday. With production dwindling ...