Dubai Redux

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[Yaakov The Orator]

The U.S. government seems to have Dubai fixed firmly in its crosshairs.

First it was DP World and its efforts to take over operations of six American East Coast ports as part of its acquisition of Britain's P&O, which operates port facilities around the world.

Today, it's Dubai International Capital and its $1.2 billion acquisition of Britain's Doncasters Group, which makes components for military planes and helicopters and has plants in Georgia, Connecticut and other U.S. states. The Dubai-based private equity firm announced in December that it intended to acquire Doncasters and its manufacturing operations in Britain, the U.S. and Mexico. Its customers include General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ), Rolls Royce and the Pratt & Whitney unit of United Technologies (nyse: UTX - news - people )--all large manufacturers of jet engines and components.

[Echo Talon]

Personally, I had less of a problem with them running a bunch of cranes at ship terminals than with them controlling a major source of parts for Americas military weapon systems.

We use them because they are the lowest bidder. They aren't the only one that can do the job.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Doncasters Medical Technologies - Alabama Operations, Arab, Alabama

Doncasters Southern Tool, Oxford, Alabama

Doncasters Trucast Inc., Newberry, South Carolina

[jec41]

BTW, I do understand the topic isn't on China.

The contract is for Boeing's latest jetliner not old. I just raise the question why is Dubai such a greater threat than China. UAE has 860 thousand citizens and china has 1.4 billion. Doesn't make sense.

[Echo Talon]

Arab, Alabama! WTF! we need to boycott that place!

[endthematrix]

Thanks!

[Cannoneer No. 4]

I've been boycotting it for years and nobody noticed.

[endthematrix]

I don't know either. Scapegoat to steer hate towards Arabs while dealing with China the cash cow? China is the prize in business.

[Echo Talon]

Looks like a machining center of some type to me.
I'm a machinist and have the same Kennedy toolbox he does. :)

[onyx]

Arab, Alabama.

LOVE IT! LOL

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Typically, our customers are the industry leaders in the aerospace and power generation businesses. They include Boeing, GE, Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney in aero engine manufacturing and Ansaldo, Alstom, GE and Siemens in the industrial gas turbine market. With Kawasaki and Mitsubishi as clients in Japan, we have a genuine worldwide client base.

All your turbine blades belong to A-rabs!

[Echo Talon]

This one isn't mine just a shot of what a Machinist toolbox looks like.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

[Cannoneer No. 4]

[Cannoneer No. 4]

[Echo Talon]

yep, we learned about that and other types of manufacturing processes at machinist apprenticeship school. they also have i
forget what it's called but they use explosives to form metal also! pretty weird.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

[endthematrix]

Ugly! Nothing beats a Gerstner!

http://www.gerstnerusa.com/

[Cannoneer No. 4]

I've done that. The metal was kinda banged up when I got done with it.

[Echo Talon]

:) im a slob that thing wouldn't last! LOL

[endthematrix]

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