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NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln International LLC ("Lincoln"), a leading global middle market investment bank, has announced that Century Plastics, Inc. ("CPI" or the "Company") has completed a transaction under which Autometal, S.A. ("Autometal"), a Brazilian publicly-traded subsidiary of the Spanish component group CIE Automotive, S.A. ("CIE"), has acquired a 65% shareholding in the Company. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121005/CG87535) CPI is a...
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) recognized Johnson Controls as a 2012 "Corporation of the Year" for its achievements in developing and working with diverse supplier companies. Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, was honored for its excellence and commitment to minority business enterprises, and its significant contributions to partnerships with minority...
NOVI, Mich., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: COSH), a leading global supplier of automotive sealing, fluid and anti-vibration systems, today announced that Jeffrey S. Edwards, a 28-year veteran of the global automotive industry, has been named to succeed James McElya as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its principal operating subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., effective October 15, 2012. Mr. Edwards also has been...
LOURES, Portugal, September 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hovione today announced the expansion of its solutions to solve issues of poor bioavailability, patient acceptability and the enabling of optimal delivery for non-oral routes of administration. Building on the experience of more than 100 projects and successful commercialization of spray dried dispersions, Hovione's toolkit of solutions now includes crystal design, particle size reduction to the micro or nano-scale...
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty-four automotive suppliers were honored by Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, for their leadership and commitment to the Automotive Experience business at the company's 17(th) annual North American Supplier Performance Awards ceremony. The event was recently held at The Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, Mich. "The dedication of our suppliers is integral to our success as a...
SHANGHAI, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc., the world's leading supplier of automotive batteries, will remove lead-processing operations capabilities from its Kangqiao battery plant in response to the Shanghai Municipal government's initiative to remove lead manufacturing from the community. The company will discontinue its attempts to resume any lead-processing production activities in the facility, and will remove associated equipment. Storage, labeling,...
FLORENCE, S.C., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc., today announced the opening of its Florence Recycling Center for automotive batteries. The facility expands Johnson Controls' presence in Florence with a capital investment of more than $150 million, representing 250 new jobs, and 1,000 indirect jobs in the area. Currently, 200 employees are working onsite as the facility ramps up production. To acknowledge the plant's launch, a grand opening event was held at...
DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG (ZMDI), a Dresden-based semiconductor company that specializes in enabling energy-efficient solutions, announces that it will be presenting and exhibiting again in 2012 at the Darnell Power Forum, which will be held September 19-21 at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in San Jose, California. As a global supplier of analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, medical, information...
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, today announced its inclusion on both the World and North America Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) for 2012. This is the eighth consecutive year Johnson Controls has been named to both DJSI indexes. DJSI works in partnership with SAM, an investment boutique focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing that tracks the performance of the...
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its approach to the disclosure of climate change information. For the fourth year, Johnson Controls is featured in CDP's "Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index." This index, a key component of CDP's annual S&P 500 report, highlights companies within the S&P 500 Index which have...
