Daily News For March 29, 2010

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Today's Daily News

Toyota to Provide Hybrid Technology to Rival
Compatriot Mazda Motor will receive hybrid technology used in Toyot'as best-selling Prius. Click to continue

Harsh Jail Terms for Rio Tinto Four
Executive received 10 years while his colleagues received terms of 14, 8, 7 years. Click to continue

Volvo Sold to China's Geely
Deal includes agreements on intellectual property rights as well as supply and research and development arrangements between Volvo Cars, Geely and Ford Click to continue

UAW Wins American Axle Dispute
Manufacturer is found to have violated labor contract by moving axle work to Mexico Click to continue

Genco to Power Lift Trucks with Fuel Cells at Kimberly-Clark DC
Genco Supply Chain Solutions plans to use part of a $6.1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to purchase hydrogen fuel-cell power units for use in a lift truck fleet Genco operates for Kimberly-Clark. Click to continue

Ericsson Lands Chinese Contracts Worth $1.8 Billion
Sold equipment to China Mobile and China Unicom Click to continue

Toyota's Global Sales up 13% in February
Analysts say it's too early to be optimistic about the fate of Toyota. Click to continue

Logility Acquires Optiant
Logility Inc., a provider of supply chain management solutions which itself was acquired last year by American Software, has acquired Optiant Inc., a provider of supply chain optimization systems, for $3.3 million. Click to continue

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"When we first started this project we wanted to keep it made in the USA. Creating jobs supporting our economy et al. Our feasibility study has shown that it will cost us 5 times more to produce in the USA that sourcing to China..." Click to continue

Skip the Taxes (Green for Green)
"California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proved yet again how serious he is about getting his state to be the cleanest and 'greenest.'..." Click to continue

China Overtakes U.S. in Green Investment -- The Real Story
"What the report fails to say..." Click to continue

Yep, Energy Star is Subject to Fraud
"...the GAO was able to obtain Energy Star certifications for 15 bogus products..." Click to continue

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SCHUNK Inc: DPGplus: Sealed Two-Finger Parallel Gripper
The successful DPGplus series of sealed 2-finger parallel grippers has been extended with sizes 240 and 300. The pneumatic drive with oval pistons and the multi-tooth guides ensure the user precise and reliable gripping. This ensures a high level of machine up time and high returns from your production and assembly applications. Click to continue

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