The last large U.S. supplier of VHS tapes sends out its final shipment.

But he said the President's agreement "is very positive because it will encourage U.S. suppliers to become more active in Japan."

U.S. suppliers are paid via the U.S. based Polaris Trust Fund.

Electronic Associates, Inc. (EAI) was a leading U.S. supplier of analog computers.

It also observed that U.S. suppliers had been asked by their big customers to relocate production to China, or to find subcontractors there.

His companies were frequently the only U.S. supplier of calibrated color materials used to evaluate color measurement instruments.

During and before Vietnam, Dow became the largest U.S. supplier of 2,4,5-T, the active component of Agent Orange.

Contrary to popular belief, Avirex was not a U.S. military supplier during World War II.

Fituri said that the GOL believes it needs such an agreement in order to do business directly with private U.S. nuclear suppliers.

Apex Tool Group is a U.S. based supplier of hand tools and power tools.