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Europe-exposed U.S. construction suppliers to trail domestic peers
2015-01-24 11:41:30| Furniture - Topix.net
U.S. construction materials suppliers that have a sizeable exposure to European housing markets are expected to report slower revenue growth this year than their domestic peers due to cooling housing demand on the continent and a stronger dollar. The uncertainty bodes especially ill for Masonite International Corp, Armstrong World Industries Inc , Mohawk Industries Inc and Masco Corp, which get nearly a fifth of their revenues from Europe.
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Auto Parts Suppliers Under Pressure Followingr Recalls
2015-01-20 05:02:15| Electronics - Topix.net
Auto-parts suppliers are feeling the pressure as car companies move to raise quality standards after a record year for U.S. vehicle recalls in 2014. In Japan, parts makers that sell to automakers worldwide say they're taking costly steps to meet higher international quality standards, introducing extra safety features in their component designs, and buying more sophisticated inspection equipment.
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Purchasing chief: Thriving suppliers are good for GM
2015-01-19 09:14:37| Automakers - Topix.net
Title: Vice president, global purchasing and supply chain Company: General Motors Main point: GM purchasing will rein in costs not by squeezing suppliers on price but by changing the way it relates to them. DETROIT -- If Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is looking for an ally to wring price concessions from suppliers, he won't find one in Steve Kiefer, General Motors' newly installed head of purchasing.
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Deere slowdown means problems for some suppliers
2015-01-17 22:09:25| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
When John Deere put 462 workers on indefinite layoff, it sent a signal to some of the company's suppliers they, too, might have to scale back their employment rolls. It already has happened at Blackhawk Engineering, a Cedar Falls manufacturer that produces differential housing for drive trains that go into heavy agriculture and construction equipment manufactured by Deere & Co.
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Japan retailer Uniqlo to step up controls on China suppliers
2015-01-16 10:54:09| Apparel - Topix.net
Japanese fashion giant Fast Retailing Co. is tightening controls on treatment of workers at key suppliers' factories in China following complaints by labor rights groups.
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