Manufacturing.net Late Wire


Late-Breaking Headline News for Manufacturing Professionals October 12, 2009

	GM Sells Hummer Brand To Chinese Manufacturer General Motors signed the much-anticipated deal to sell its Hummer brand to China-based Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp ... continue BMW To Add 700 Jobs At South Carolina Plant Automaker said Friday it will create two production shifts at its Greer plant, adding 700 temporary workers to its work force ... continue Johnson & Johnson Waits For U.S. Product Approvals J&J awaiting possible approval of several products, including Pinnacle Complete hip implant system, a pill to prevent blood clots, and the antibiotic ceftobiprole ... continue MeadWestvaco Sells Specialty Papers Business Paper and plastic products manufacturer said Friday it has agreed to sell its specialty papers business to Onyx Specialty Papers Inc ... continue Germany, Spain Meet To Discuss Opel Two countries’ economy ministers met Friday to discuss Spanish opposition to Magna's plan that foresees cutting some 1,300 of 7,000 jobs at Opel's plant in Spain ... continue French Employers To Make Anti-Stress Plans France's labor minister ordered companies with more than 1,000 employees to develop an anti-stress plan based on discussions about pressure in the workplace ... continue Lawmakers Question GM, Chrysler Carhauler Contracts Michigan lawmakers concerned tough contract demands by automakers could lead to replacement of hundreds of union carhaulers with nonunion drivers ... continue Kimberly-Clark Buys I-Flow For $276 Million Maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues said it will add higher-margin medical devices to its health care unit by purchasing I-Flow ... continue Japanese Machinery Orders Up After Record Low Japan's core machinery orders, a closely watched indicator of corporate capital expenditure, rose 0.5 percent in August ... continue