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GM pushes again on UAW calls for to revive advantages misplaced since 2007

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The listing additionally requires the automakers to trim paintings weeks, repair cost-of-living changes and considerably increase retiree advantages. He offered charts appearing the automakers’ just lately introduced second-quarter income, adopted by way of a chart appearing salary concessions made by way of the union since 2007.

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DOE seeking input on analysis methodology and assumption for estimating total cost of ownership of future advanced vehicle technologies

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DOE conducted a preliminary analysis for several fuel/vehicle pathways for present day (2011) and future (2016 and 2030) mid-size cars to examine the potential for technology improvement to reduce the total costs of ownership of advanced powertrain vehicles and fuels to levels comparable to conventional powertrain vehicles and fuels.

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Total to Acquire UTS Corporation and Its 20% Interest in Fort Hills Oil Sands Project for C$1.15B

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a Total subsidiary, has signed an agreement with UTS Energy Corporation (UTS) to acquire UTS Corporation with its main asset, a 20% interest in the Fort Hills oil sands mining project in Alberta, Canada. per share) the cost of the acquisition for Total amounts to approximately CAD 1.15 Total E&P Canada Ltd., billion (US$1.09

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Toyo and MODEC commit several million dollars more to Oxford Catalysts to accelerate commercial readiness for offshore GTL

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Toyo Engineering Corporation and MODEC, Inc. Oxford Catalysts’ partnership with Toyo and MODEC was established in 2007 to jointly exploit the Group’s technology in the offshore GTL market, with Toyo and MODEC fully funding the development and demonstration of the technology. Earlier post.). In 2008, Kobe Steel Ltd.

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Albemarle expands its biofuels catalyst portfolio with Catilin acquisition

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Albemarle Corporation has expanded its presence in the biofuels market with the acquisition of Catilin Inc. The technology reduces the cost of producing a gallon of biodiesel while creating a superior quality biodiesel and glycerin by-product. Albemarle launched its Alternative Fuel Technology (AFT) division in 2007.

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Why the UAW is all set to hit primary US automakers this life

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Shawn Fain, the combative president of the United Auto Staff union, has threatened to hit any of the 3 corporations that hasn’t reached an promise through the life its lease with the union expires at 11:59 p.m. ” These days, UAW employees who had been rented later 2007 don’t obtain defined-benefit pensions.

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UAW to hunt ‘maximum audacious and determined’ guarantee in many years, Fain says

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Fain, at the livestream, introduced charts appearing the automakers’ recently-announced second-quarter income, adopted through a chart that confirmed salary concessions made through the union since its guarantee in 2007, all through the Admirable Recession. The union may face an uphill combat on lots of its calls for.

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