Work on the project, overseen by Johnson Controls, should be completed by February 2013.
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These higher production volumes will in turn raise demand for automotive batteries and interiors manufactured by Johnson Controls.
The forum was a run-up event to the annual energy efficiency conference hosted by Johnson Controls, a Milwaukee, Wis.
The forum was a run-up event to the annual energy efficiency conference hosted by Johnson Controls (nyse: JCI - news - people ), a Milwaukee, Wis.
Every 20 minutes a truck rolls up to a Nissan loading dock, dropping off seats that were manufactured by Johnson Controls at a new plant it built two miles away.
Spurred on by the automakers, Johnson Controls acquired several companies, including Prince Automotive, creator of the first lighted vanity mirror, as it expanded beyond seating to provide complete interiors and electronics.
At the time, he cited findings from a Shanghai testing firm that determined that Johnson Controls had abided by local laws and wasn't the source of the local lead pollution.
Johnson Controls serves this market by providing a variety of automotive batteries like lead-acid for traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) for start-stop vehicles and Li-ion for hybrid and electric vehicles.
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Johnson Controls could further enrich the grid by globally engendering energy networks out of buildings and multitudinous housing in those majority of countries where there is, at best, a precarious grid, prone to peaks and black-outs.
The bureau's summary reiterates a local government assertion last year that Johnson Controls had used more lead in its manufacturing than was allowed by a local quota.
In new construction, which makes up 25% of Johnson Controls' building revenues, energy-saving devices can cut energy bills by 10% to 80%, depending on how many gadgets a client buys, Myers says.
In the case of Johnson Controls Inc, the RSI reading has hit 72.9 by comparison, the universe of dividend stocks covered by Dividend Channel currently has an average RSI of 61.4.
Johnson Controls is expanding the manufacturing capacity of its plant at Guangzhou, China, by 30% in an attempt to target the growing building market in China.
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In all, Johnson Controls faces tough first quarter earnings with slowdown in Europe, threatening to offset growth provided by Asia and North America.
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Schneider Electric and Johnson Controls to start-ups like BuildingIQ and JouleX are scrambling to take advantage of this convergence by developing integrated building information, management and controls platforms.
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