NetSuite scoops up OpenAir for $26M Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT NetSuite will pay $26 million for on-demand vendor OpenAir, the company announced Monday. ...
Ingenuity is order of business for MRO distributors and customers Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:30:00 PDT The Applied Industrial Technologies service center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was without telephone service and Internet access due to the flooding for part of the time last week
MRO distributors pull out stops to serve customers Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:59:00 PDT While many of the big businesses located along the river in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were impacted by the flooding last week, the focus now is on clean up
Reliance Steel & Aluminum buys PNA Group Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:32:00 PDT The largest metals service center company in North America is getting bigger: Reliance Steel & Aluminum of Los Angeles is spending $1.1 billion to buy the PNA Group
Dow force majeure pushes caustic soda above $600/ton Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:14:00 PDT The force majeure from the huge Dow Chemical caustic soda plant in Freeport, Texas, and subsequent reduction in shipments has triggered price inflation
Logistics firms increase fuel surcharges Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:10:00 PDT Northwest Airlines’ Cargo division is increasing its fuel surcharges both domestically and internationally. Domestic shipments will now include a surcharge of 48¢/lb up 4¢.
Several chemical companies boost prices Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:07:00 PDT Praxair will implement a price hike of 10% to 20% for nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide on July 1.
PC Shipments to rise 12.5% in 2008 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:04:00 PDT Global shipments of personal computers will grow 12.5% to 297 million units in 2008, driven by strong demand for notebook PCs
Rising material costs stifle price cuts Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:02:00 PDT Buyers should prepare for higher prices for specialty components, and only modest price declines for commodity passives for the rest of this year and into first quarter 2009.
Updated “Paper Calculator’ tool launched Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:59:00 PDT The Environmental Defense Fund of New York this week launched Paper Calculator version 2.0
Producer price inflation evident in government report Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:57:00 PDT U.S. producer prices soared in May at their fastest pace in six months, according to a government report that finally is catching up with commodity price-increase indexes.
Ashland, Sud-Chemie create chemical venture Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:53:00 PDT Ashland, the chemicals company, has signed a memorandum of understanding to form a global specialty chemical joint venture with Sud-Chemie
Softwood pulp producer seek $20 price increases Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:51:00 PDT June prices for two key softwood kraft pulp grades are unchanged for the sixth consecutive month in North America as buyers rejected price-hike proposals
Intel spins off solar-panel manufacturer Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:48:00 PDT Newly developed technology for use in solar panels is being spun off by Intel for production and sales by a new company to be called SpectraWatt Inc.
