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    Wolfspeed to close North Carolina wafer factory

    The Durham closure follows an equipment facility issue that spurred a temporary capacity reduction.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Sept. 5, 2024
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    Boeing subsidiary to expand Mississippi components plant

    Aurora Flight Sciences will add 50,000 square feet, automation equipment, robotics and non-destructive inspection technologies at its Columbus facility.

    By • Sept. 5, 2024
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    Trendline

    Controlling rising manufacturing costs

    How companies across the country are managing increased operational and supply costs to remain competitive. 

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
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    Novartis boosts radiopharma production with expansion, new factory

    A planned facility in California will grow Novartis’ West Coast manufacturing presence as new uses for the company’s radioligand therapies grow.

    By Kristin Jensen • Sept. 4, 2024
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    OneD Battery commissions silicon anode pilot plant in Washington

    In addition to the Moses Lake facility, the company is also building two large-scale production plants in the U.S. and Europe.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Sept. 4, 2024
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    Koch completes controversial $3.6B fertilizer plant acquisition

    Iowa lawmakers urged the Justice Department to block the transaction due to worries about consolidation in the industry.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 4, 2024
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    Manufacturing across the U.S.

    Why Arizona is becoming a chipmaking hub

    The state is set to be home to two of the country’s biggest semiconductor manufacturing campuses. Here’s how it got there.

    By Sakshi Udavant • Sept. 4, 2024
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    Courtesy of American Battery Technology Co.

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    American Battery Technology Co. taps Rivian exec as COO

    Steven Wu will succeed Andrés Meza, whose last day was on Sept. 1.

    By • Sept. 3, 2024
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    Production hits 4-year low in August: PMI

    Increasing inventories and cratering demand are creating “one of the most worrying signals witnessed since the global financial crisis,” according to S&P. 

    By Philip Neuffer • Sept. 3, 2024
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    How costs, ROI shape generative AI adoption plans

    Despite cybersecurity risks, one of the top adoption barriers for companies is an inability to estimate and show the value of AI projects.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 3, 2024
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    Emergent BioSolutions to lay off nearly 70 Michigan employees

    The company is concentrating production of its anthrax vaccine in Lansing as it navigates a major restructuring of its operations.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Aug. 29, 2024
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    Chemours opens EV battery innovation center in Delaware

    The research and development facility will focus on developing and improving lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

    By • Aug. 29, 2024
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    GM, Samsung SDI finalize $3.5B battery joint venture

    The two companies aim to start production at the Indiana plant in 2027, a year later than previously expected.

    By • Aug. 29, 2024
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    Toyo Solar to build US solar factory

    The Japan-based company is quickening its manufacturing plans in the country as it anticipates a potential global trade tariff increase on solar module imports.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Aug. 29, 2024
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    Chang Robotics offers PFAS alternative for food-contact fiber packaging

    The startup is trying to make the carbon-based material more sustainable and cost-friendly for manufacturers by mixing it with pulp.

    By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 29, 2024
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    HP’s Oregon fab receives CHIPS funding

    The $50 million will expand and modernize its Corvallis semiconductor site.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Aug. 28, 2024
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    Courtesy of Meyer Burger Technology AG.

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    Meyer Burger scraps Colorado solar cell plant expansion

    The Switzerland-based company will instead shift focus to its Arizona facility, which began production in June.

    By • Aug. 28, 2024
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    Interfor to cut down Georgia, South Carolina lumber plants

    The company will lay off 181 employees as it continues to curtail production due to rising prices and weak demand.

    By • Aug. 27, 2024
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    Mattress maker Purple to close 2 factories

    The manufacturer is closing two sites in Utah and consolidating operations into its Georgia facility.

    By • Aug. 26, 2024
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    Exedy America to shutter Tennessee plant next spring

    The torque converter plant’s closure will include 223 job cuts following sluggish sales in North America.

    By • Aug. 26, 2024
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    American Vanguard to end global production of Dacthal weedkiller

    The sole U.S. maker of the herbicide is pulling the product after an EPA ban went into effect earlier this month.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Aug. 26, 2024
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    Arch Resources, Consol Energy to form $5B coal company

    The merged coal producer will focus the majority of its volume on export markets, where coal remains a more dominant energy source.

    By • Aug. 23, 2024
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    Courtesy of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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    Massachusetts passes law banning PFAS in firefighter gear

    The legislation will also require sellers and manufacturers to notify buyers if the gear is made with the forever chemicals beginning Jan. 1.

    By • Aug. 23, 2024
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    Chemours expands Teflon PFA production in West Virginia

    The chemical maker is increasing the Washington Works plant's capacity to meet rising semiconductor-driven demand for the forever chemical resin.

    By • Aug. 22, 2024
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    UAW threatens Stellantis with nationwide strike

    The labor union said workers are ready to file grievances over the automaker’s failure to keep job commitments related to its Belvidere, Illinois, plant.

    By • Aug. 22, 2024
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    Microchip Technology hit by cyberattack

    The semiconductor maker said the security breach impacted its manufacturing operations.

    By • Aug. 21, 2024