AB Volvo’s Board of Directors has decided to make a public offer to acquire the Japanese truck manufacturer Nissan Diesel. The offer, which is supported by Nissan Diesel’s Board of Directors, means that Volvo offers JPY 540 in cash per share and the total value of Volvo’s offer amounts to SEK 7.5 billion (US$1.07 Billion).

February 19, 2007, Vulcan Materials Company, the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of other construction materials, and Florida Rock Industries Inc., a leading producer of construction aggregates, cement, concrete and concrete products in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Vulcan Materials to acquire Florida Rock in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.6 billion.

Fairbanks Morse Engine has announced the approval to utilize up to B100 (100% bio-diesel) in its Opposed Piston (OP) Model 38D 8 1/8 diesel and dual fuel engines for continuous operations.

February 20, 2007, Starting today, the Energy Information Administration will publish weekly retail prices for ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, the agency said in a news release last week. For more information, visit www.eia.doe.gov.

The Synthetic SAE 50 Manual Transmission Fluids Chart is the fourth of an eighteen chart set of the Second Edition of our Synthetic Lubricant Cross Reference Chart Series. The complete series consists of over 6,500 (fully) synthetic lubricants marketed by over 400 worldwide lube manufacturing & marketing companies and OEMs.