GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Fairfield, Conn., said it would buy KVB-Enertec Inc., Hatfield, Pa., a maker of air emissions monitoring equipment, and Visualization Technology Inc., Lawrence, Mass., a maker of tracking systems that let physicians see instruments during minimally invasive procedures.
CTI Molecular Imaging, a maker of positron emission tomography (PET) scanners used to detect cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders, was up 4.5% for the week.
The Engelhard Corporation, a maker of catalysts that reduce emissions from vehicles and industrial processes, said it would cut 200 jobs as part of a plan to increase its petroleum-refining catalyst business.
ELECTROVAYA INC., Toronto, a maker of rechargeable lithium batteries, and Cami Automotive Inc., a joint venture of General Motors Corp., Detroit, and Suzuki Motor Corp., Hamamatsu, Japan, agreed to work together to develop no-emissions electric versions of the Chevrolet Tracker and Suzuki Vitara sport utility vehicles.
Cummins, a maker of heavy-duty engines, is doing good business with its new natural-gas engine as lorry owners re-equip their fleets to comply with new EPA regulations, starting in 2014, for lower carbon-dioxide emissions.
Middleby is a maker of commercial ovens.
Christine Prescott is a maker of unusual things.
The electricity market, monopolistic in nature, with government price regulation, poses a serious challenge for policy makers with respect to the cost-effectiveness of emissions trading, particularly in Asian countries.
As it turns out, the difference between these amounts of costs as well as the ratio between these amounts of emissions can meaningfully help a decision-maker to measure greening of a decision.
