Home » Industrial Machine News Submitted by on December 6, 2011 – 8:10 amNo Comment Share or bookmark this post: Minneapolis, Minn. – Cargill, Inc. has announced that it is cutting up to 2,000 jobs globally. The Minneapolis-based company currently has 138,000 employees working in 63 countries, including Canada. According to Cargill, the layoffs, which will take place over the next six months,... 

Share or bookmark this post: VANCOUVER: Canfor Corp. has decided to close two BC sawmills, idled following the collapse of the US residential housing market in 2008, but it is investing $300 million in other facilities. The Rustad Sawmill in Prince George and the Tackama Mill in Fort Nelson, both acquisitions (1999 and 2004 respectively), will no longer manufacture wood products, although the company... 

Ocean Choice International has closed two operations, which will affect more than 400 workers Share or bookmark this post: St. John’s, Nfld. – Ocean Choice International (OCI) has announced that it is closing two of its operations, which have been idle for the past few months. OCI’s operations in Marystown and Port Union are closing effective immediately. But the company says it will be investing... 

Home » Featured, Manufacturing & Engineering, Technology News Submitted by on December 6, 2011 – 10:46 amNo Comment Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council using videos to raise interest in supply chain careers Share or bookmark this post: MISSISSAUGA: The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council (CSCSC) has launched four video profiles showcasing roles in different areas of the supply chain. The... 

It might take up to 15 years for emerging markets to compete, but Canada can’t afford to let up, according to Quebec-based aerospace think-tank Share or bookmark this post: MONTREAL—Aerospace industry-watchers are warning emerging powers like China and India will compete in aircraft manufacturing—but it might take a while. The head of an industry think-tank suggests India’s state-owned Hindustan... 

After already downgrading growth expectations, China could suffer if the European economy tanks. Share or bookmark this post: HONG KONG—Europe’s festering debt crisis is adding to strains on China,  just as the country is pricking its property bubble and facing a manufacturing downturn. Leaders in Europe are navigating a crucial week as they work to find a breakthrough at a summit Friday to avoid... 

Report says Ontario liquor agency’s fixed pricing structure means it’s not getting lowest price Share or bookmark this post: TORONTO: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s (LCBO) mandate and fixed pricing structure limit its ability to use its massive buying power to negotiate the lowest possible wholesale prices, Ontario’s auditor general Jim McCarter says in his 2011 Annual Report. “The... 

Share or bookmark this post: HALIFAX: Premier Darrell Dexter deflected opposition criticism that a five-year $50-million deal aimed at saving the Bowater Mersey paper mill is too rich, saying it’s the right thing to do for the province. Both the Liberals and Conservatives questioned why the government chose to spend millions on the Brooklyn, NS, mill without a long-term guarantee of its survival... 

School gains improved productivity and expanded printing services to customers with Kodak Nexpress Digital Color platform. Share or bookmark this post: University of Regina‘s Printing Service shop manager Judy Peace wanted to improve productivity and better serve customers by providing an expanded range of services, which would mean replacing the shop’s existing digital equipment with a more versatile... 

Home » Manufacturing & Engineering, Technology News Submitted by on December 6, 2011 – 10:47 amNo Comment Share or bookmark this post: Stuttgart/Mannheim – Mercedes-Benz delivered the first Sprinter City 77 bus to its launch customer, bus operator Winzenhöler. The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter City 77 is the current top-of-the-line city bus in the Mercedes-Benz minibus range. With a passenger...