WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- In an unprecedented move underscoring their serious concern over access to competitively-priced steel, the six largest automobile companies with manufacturing facilities in the United States today jointly called on the U.S. Internati...

PHILADELPHIA, October 3, 2006 -- Rohm and Haas Company said today that it finalized the sale of its Automotive Coatings business to Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (NPC). The business was sold for $230 million, plus a working capital adjustment.

GREENVILLE, S.C., Oct. 17 -- The Timken Company today opened its new 118,000 square-foot, $10 million Timken Technology Center on the campus of Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR).