Manufacturing & Materials

Magazine articles on manufacturing and material mining and processing.

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The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy	International Paper Turns Over a Greener Leaf? The paper giant aims to increase profitability and do more to protect the environment. Investors, sound crazy?
The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 Rich Duprey	Cemex, Rinker Cement a Deal The Mexican cement giant reaches a crucial 90% stake in an Australian rival. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Toby Shute	Teck Tries Another Buy Canadian miner Teck Cominco is a cash monster. Investors, the miner's recent bid for Toronto-listed copper miner Aur Resources makes sense.
IDB America June 2007 Alexandra Russell-Bitting	A Slimmer Bottle Leads to Fatter Profits How a small business in Argentina learned to compete with juice industry giants.
Food Engineering July 2, 2007 Kevin T. Higgins	5th Annual Replacement Parts and Components Survey: Processors Take a Cost-Driven Approach The role of purchasing managers in the spare parts and components process clearly is growing.
The Motley Fool July 3, 2007 Rich Smith	Steel Dynamics Gets Busy There is no value prop here for shareholders. Rather than a buyback, a better move for Steel Dynamics would be to pay down a bit of its debt load.
The Motley Fool July 3, 2007 Toby Shute	Possessive POSCO This South Korean steelmaker doesn't want to get bought out, but it also needs help reaching new markets. Investors, take note.
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 John Boyd	Let There Be (a New Kind of) Light Organic LEDs seem set to transform the business of light bulbs. A major challenge all OLED manufacturers face is how to make their products cost-competitive with the ultracheap incandescent and fluorescent lighting products on the market.
Inc. July 2007 Jennifer Gill	A New Kind Of Salt Mine By demonstrating to customers how the chemical composition of Redmond Minerals' red salt made it superior to typical white salt, the company could charge more and stop competing on price.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Anders Bylund	Nike Wins for Investors, Management: Fool by Numbers Nike delivered its customary, solid earnings report once again.
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