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Ball closes $5.6B sale of aerospace business to BAE Systems
The divestiture will allow the package manufacturer to increase its focus on low-carbon aluminum packaging initiatives.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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LG Energy Solution, WesCEF expand lithium supply deal
The partnership will supply the battery maker's North American manufacturing sites and produce more IRA-compliant vehicles.
By Kate Magill • Feb. 16, 2024 -
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TrendlineControlling rising manufacturing costs
How companies across the country are managing increased operational and supply costs to remain competitive.
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Opinion3D printing a more sustainable and resilient business
Additive manufacturing can help companies create lighter products that require less manpower and resources, says HP’s Dave Prezzano.
By Dave Prezzano • Feb. 16, 2024 -
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Commerce Department opens $300M CHIPS R&D competition
The initiative aims to fund projects focused on advanced packaging substrates and materials, critical to building more powerful semiconductors.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 16, 2024 -
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Lake Charles Methanol plans $3.2B Louisiana plant
The facility will produce low-carbon methanol that reduces the release of greenhouse gases.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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EPA lowers maximum soot pollution emissions
Manufacturing trade groups pushed back against the new rule, saying it will be harder to build new factories and create jobs.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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Amkor’s Arizona semiconductor facility is ‘continuing full speed’
The company is finalizing its CHIPS and Science Act funding application and still expects to begin production in two to three years.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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BorgWarner inks manufacturing deal with BYD subsidiary
The auto supplier will use FinDreams Battery’s LFP battery pack design and manufacturing process in Europe, the Americas and parts of the Asia Pacific.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Most Volkswagen autoworkers in Tennessee want to join union, UAW says
With a majority of workers having signed union cards, the United Auto Workers lauded the moment as a positive sign for its industry unionization drive.
By Michael Brady • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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GM hires former Tesla exec to lead EV battery strategy
Kurt Kelty was heavily involved in launching Tesla's first gigafactory and has been tasked with boosting GM's battery technology.
By Michael Brady • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Doowan Climate Control America’s new Georgia factory to supply Hyundai
The $30 million facility will produce climate control systems for both EVs and gas-powered vehicles.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Rev Group to shutter California bus plant, lay off 425
The commercial vehicle maker is exiting the school and transit bus sector after it struggled to produce both EVs and gas-powered vehicles.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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AstraZeneca to invest $300M in US cell therapy plant
The UK drugmaker is building a manufacturing facility in Rockville, Maryland, which is expected to be fully operational by 2026.
By Kristin Jensen • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Toyota investing $1.3B for EV production in Kentucky
The automaker Toyota will install a battery pack assembly line at the Georgetown plant and build a new three-row electric SUV for the U.S. market starting in 2025.
By Eric Walz • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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Apogee Enterprises to shutter Michigan glass plant, layoff 250
The building materials maker is moving the Walker plant's production to its Wisconsin and Missouri sites.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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Eli Lilly to grow production capacity for weight-loss drugs in 2024
The drug maker’s Concord, North Carolina, plant intends to meet the growing demand for its injectable drugs such as Zepbound and Mounjaro.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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Quality control at BoeingBoeing delivered the Alaska Airlines blowout plane with key bolts missing: NTSB
Bolts that should have kept the door panel in place were removed and not replaced during repairs, a National Transportation Safety Board report found.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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Struggling cocoa crop may hurt chocolate manufacturers
Supply remains scarce due to heavy rains and the spread of black pod disease in West Africa, according to a recent CoBank report.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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Cargill to lay off more than 100 workers from Nashville meat plant
The Minnesota-based company says it will relocate some production to Nebraska and Texas as it optimizes its manufacturing footprint.
By Nathan Owens • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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Spirit AeroSystems ups production oversight as skepticism over quality looms
The Boeing supplier vowed to increase inspections, improve training and add automation to its processes after last month's Alaska Airlines incident.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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OSHA cites Wisconsin ice cream plant after ammonia outbreak
Schoep's Ice Cream will face $145,000 in penalties for violating 12 safety management rules.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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House advances manufacturing R&D tax bill
The legislation would allow companies to fully expense R&D spending, which industry groups say is needed to allow for greater innovation.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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Novo Holdings to buy contract drugmaker Catalent for $16.5B
In a related deal, Novo Nordisk will buy three Catalent factories as it works to expand production of its obesity and diabetes medicines.
By Jonathan Gardner • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Energy Department opens battery R&D funds for sodium-ion
The $15.7 million will also go towards projects using smart manufacturing technologies to lower the cost of battery production.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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How the US is trying to attract more foreign semiconductor investment
The Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act would push federal agencies and states to boost the domestic chip supply chain.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 5, 2024
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