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Universal Lubricants hits 1.5M gallon production mark for recycled motor oil

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million gallon production mark for its ECO ULTRA line of recycled motor oil. The company has been selling to professional installers, but is now moving the product into retail channels, said John Wesley, CEO. That oil is then collected again by the company and put back through its closed loop process. Earlier post.)

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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Also on display will be the full-size VF9 SUV, which the company said will integrate a new streaming service CES attendees can experience personally, and an all-new electric bike. The Vietnamese car company has only been around since 2017. sales, with this year apparently being no different. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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4 Takeaways About Boeing’s Quality Problems

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The episode raised fresh questions about the quality of the planes the company produces several years after two Max 8 planes crashed, killing nearly 350 people. Inspections per plane also rose a similar amount over that period, the company said. The company has lost thousands of experienced workers. Here are some takeaways.

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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

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The report intensifies the scrutiny on Boeing, which has been scrambling for weeks to contain the fallout from the incident, and it raises fresh questions about whether the company did enough to improve safety after two fatal crashes of 737 Max 8 planes in 2018 and 2019. Mr. Calhoun visited Spirit in Wichita. The N.T.S.B.

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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

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Federal regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for Boeing 737 Max 9 jets to fly again — but also said they would put new limits on production of the troubled planes. In its statement, the agency said it would not allow Boeing to expand production of any of the 737 Max planes — not just the Max 9 but also other versions of the plane.

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VinFast in a major reshuffle to target US market

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VinFast vehicles are sold at Leith VinFast in North Carolina; Smith Haven VinFast in New York; Principle VinFast Grapevine in Texas; Hiley VinFast of Fort Worth, Texas; and VinFast Wichita, in Kansas. The company has also announced plans to build a $2 billion factory in India , set to begin this year.

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Alcoa unveils first aluminum alloy fan blade forging for jet engines; $1.1B supply agreement w/ Pratt & Whitney

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Through this exciting new 10-year deal, Alcoa will deliver not only aluminum fan blade forgings but also a range of other advanced product forms, from blades and vanes to structural castings, for some of Pratt and Whitney’s best-selling engines. —Alcoa Chairman and CEO, Klaus Kleinfeld.

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