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How Mexico’s presidential candidates expect to leverage nearshoring
Modernizing border crossings, improving legal certainty and improving roads and rail networks were among the ideas candidates raised during a presidential debate.
By Edwin Lopez • May 3, 2024 -
$6B in Inflation Reduction Act tax credits open this month
The Treasury Department is opening a second round of funding for 48C tax credits aimed at clean manufacturing.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 3, 2024 -
Trendline
Automation in manufacturing operations
Companies are investing in a variety of automation initiatives to enhance factory performance and save costs.
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Honda supplier to build integrated battery separator plant in Canada
Asahi Kasei’s 180 billion yen ($1.2 billion) factory is part of a joint venture with the automaker.
By Sara Samora • May 3, 2024 -
Williams-Sonoma to pay $3.2M for violating FTC’s Made in USA order
The home retailer marketed products like mattress pads as U.S. made, when the products were actually manufactured abroad.
By Nate Delesline III • May 2, 2024 -
Airbus Americas taps former JetBlue CEO as new leader
Robin Hayes will join the company June 3 as talks to acquire supplier Spirit AeroSystems intensify.
By Sara Samora • May 2, 2024 -
Simpson Manufacturing expands North American production capacity
The building materials maker is hoping for a rebound in the housing market next year as it focuses on OEM and retail customer growth.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 2, 2024 -
Manufacturing demand dips in April as companies remain cautious: PMI
While hiring is beginning to uptick, manufacturers remain uncertain about the fate of interest rates and its impact on business.
By Kate Magill • May 1, 2024 -
Ion Storage Systems’ opens solid-state battery factory in Maryland
The manufacturing startup is developing a portable battery for the U.S. Army, which it expects to deliver later this year.
By Sara Samora • May 1, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Second chance hiring can bridge manufacturing labor gaps
Although some companies say they initially hire formerly incarcerated individuals to overcome a labor shortage, these programs can lead to less employee churn, lower recidivism and life-changing impact, advocates say.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 1, 2024 -
Lilly will scale up production to fix constrained drug supply
Increasing the production capacity for Zepbound and Mounjaro is “the most ambitious expansion plan in our company’s history,” said CEO David Ricks.
By Jonathan Gardner • April 30, 2024 -
American Battery Technology Co. starts production at lithium hydroxide facility
The pilot project is demonstrating the battery company’s system to access lithium at its Tonopah Lithium Flats Project.
By Joelle Anselmo • Updated May 1, 2024 -
Cleveland-Cliffs’ idled Weirton plant may soon support transformers
The former tinplate factory could be used to make grain-oriented electrical steel as the U.S. aims to boost its transformer supply chain.
By Joelle Anselmo • April 29, 2024 -
Wabash customers delay pickups, hurting sales
The delayed pickups contributed to the truck maker's sales falling by 17% year over year in the quarter.
By David Taube • April 29, 2024 -
Chemours CFO placed on administrative leave resigns
Jonathan Lock is the second executive to resign after an investigation found he helped maneuver over $500 million in vendor payments.
By Sara Samora • April 26, 2024 -
Honda invests billions in Canada to set up EV production hub
The automaker will create an comprehensive electric vehicle value chain in Canada to meet future demand in North America.
By Eric Walz • April 25, 2024 -
Manufacturers reached the cloud, but cost woes remain
The Infosys report found roughly half of cloud managers had difficulty monitoring cloud spend as well as optimizing and predicting costs.
By Matt Ashare • April 25, 2024 -
Quality control at Boeing
Boeing burns $3.9B in Q1 as it addresses quality
The aircraft maker is focusing on oversight at Spirit AeroSystem’s fuselage factory while it continues acquisition talks with the supplier.
By Sara Samora • April 25, 2024 -
Domino welcomes larger sugar shipments as Baltimore channels reopen
The sugar manufacturer is taking advantage of the 20-foot-deep channel at the Port of Baltimore.
By Kate Magill • April 25, 2024 -
Micron lands $6.1B in CHIPS funding
The chipmaker will use the money to help build semiconductor plants in New York and Idaho.
By Joelle Anselmo • April 25, 2024 -
Sicona to build first US battery anode plant in Southeast
The company claims the expansion will make it the largest anode producer in the U.S., powering more than 3.25 million electric vehicles annually.
By Joelle Anselmo • April 24, 2024 -
Congress introduces ‘non-essential’ PFAS ban bill
The legislation would give manufacturers 10 years to phase out the use of forever chemicals in production.
By Sara Samora • April 24, 2024 -
Eli Lilly to buy drug plant in Wisconsin
The former Nexus Pharmaceuticals facility could help the drugmaker better meet demand for injectable medicines.
By Delilah Alvarado • April 23, 2024 -
Siemens, Eaton, Cummins among companies to receive 48C clean energy tax credits
Clean energy manufacturers received $1.9 billion so far under the Inflation Reduction Act-funded tax credit.
By Joelle Anselmo • April 23, 2024 -
// Quality control at Boeing
Boeing’s production woes: how it got here
The aircraft maker will face investors at its Q1 earnings call tomorrow amid immense public scrutiny of its manufacturing.
By Sara Samora • April 23, 2024 -
Biden’s proposed tariffs on China steel, aluminum fall short, industry group says
The Can Manufacturers Institute is pushing the president to do more than triple the average 7.5% tariff rate under section 301.
By Maria Rachal • April 23, 2024