Spartanburg Steel Products Inc

ArvinMeritor was formed from the merger of Arvin Industries and Meritor Automotive in 2000. ArvinMeritor is an automotive supplier with a 100-year history of delivering advanced systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry. The company manufactures products for light vehicle, commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and related aftermarkets. It operates two business groups: Light Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems. Light Vehicle Systems manufactures suspension modules, exhaust systems, emissions controls, steel wheels, roof systems, door systems, suspension and ride control components. Commercial Vehicle Systems manufactures drivelines, automatic transmissions and clutches, axles, air system and stability controls, braking systems, trailer suspension systems and emissions systems. It also manufactures aftermarket air and hydraulic brakes, air system components, drivelines, suspensions, axles, clutches, tire inflation systems and truck-related parts and components. ArvinMeritor has headquarters in Troy, Mich., and more than 120 manufacturing facilities in nearly 25 countries.

A.B. Carter is a leading supplier of a wide range of mill supplies and laboratory equipment to the textile industry. A.B. Carter s primary textile products include travelers and rings, tapes and belts, bobbins, splicing systems, knotters, stroboscopes, end detectors and textile laboratory equipment. The company also serves other industries through the sale of precision machine parts, stampings and low-carbon wire. A.B. Carter began manufacturing and marketing its first products, the Boyce Weavers knotter, shortly after its founding in 1922. A.B. Carter products are sold worldwide through a network of sales agents with representatives in more than 40 countries. In addition, A.B. Carter operates three sales and service subsidiaries located in Brazil, Hong Kong and Mexico. A.B. Carter locations include Gastonia, N.C.