15,400 acre New Jersey wildfire stopped at edge of Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Firefighters are gaining ground on a massive wildfire burning across Ocean and Lacey Townships, with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reporting the blaze is now 40% contained…
US finalizes $1.1 billion in credits for California nuclear plant
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of President Joe Biden has finalized $1.1 billion in credits aimed to help keep open PG&E Corp’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California,…
Stellantis plans some 2,250 temporary layoffs at Italian Mirafiori plant
MILAN (Reuters) – Carmaker Stellantis will temporarily lay-off about 2,250 workers at its Mirafiori plant in the Italian city of Turin in the coming weeks in response to weak demand, unions said…
Egg producer Cal-Maine to buy Tyson’s chicken plant in Missouri
(Reuters) – Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods said on Friday it had agreed to acquire a recently shut chicken broiler processing plant, hatchery and feed mill in Dexter, Missouri from Tyson Foods. Tyson,…
Mexico to probe alleged labor abuses at Fujikura auto parts plant
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will review whether workers at a Fujikura auto parts plant in the northern border city of Piedras Negras were denied the right to choose their union after…
Fire at Detroit-area EV plant likely caused by forklift hitting batteries – GM
(Reuters) – General Motors said on Wednesday a fire at its Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck was likely caused by a forklift accidentally puncturing a container with battery materials, according to the automaker’s initial…
Mexico closes cantaloupe plant temporarily amid deadly salmonella outbreak
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government said Friday it temporarily closed a cantaloupe processing plant while investigating the source of a salmonella contamination that has killed at least nine people in the…
California’s only nuclear plant gets state approval for 5-year extension
(Reuters) – California’s utilities regulator on Thursday granted a five-year extension to operate Pacific Gas and Electric’s Diablo Canyon power plant, the state’s only nuclear facility, to avoid electricity shortages during extreme…
Lucid has assembled near 800 cars in Saudi plant, focused on training -VP
By Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) – Lucid Group has assembled almost 800 cars in its Saudi Arabian factory since its opening, with its main focus on training more than 200 local employees,…
Eight Texas chemical plant workers treated for toxic gas exposure
(Reuters) -Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals’ plant in La Porte, Texas, local officials said. An update on their…
Police Confirm Joseph “Lizzy” Via Killed After Accident at Pennsylvania Packaging Plant
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, PA – Joseph Via III, known as Joey and transitioning to Lizzy, tragically died in a workplace accident on November 30. The incident occurred at C-P Flexible Packaging, located at…
Toyota partially halts output at Tianjin plant in China – Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toyota Motor is partially suspending production at its plant in Tianjin, China, the Jiji news service reported on Friday, as global automakers face strong sales competition in the…
Czech Sev.en GI agrees to buy AES’s 51% stake in Vietnamese power plant
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech privately-held Sev.en Global Investments on Thursday said it will buy a majority stake in a large coal-fired plant in Vietnam from U.S. energy firm AES…
Six months after Volkswagen exit, idle Russian car plant offers workers redundancy
By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) – Furloughed workers at Volkswagen’s former plant in Russia are being offered redundancy, according to the union representing them, as the new owners struggle to find a…
Nestle France in talks to sell Caudry plant to Italpizza
PARIS (Reuters) – Nestle France, the French arm of Swiss packaged-food giant Nestle, has entered exclusive talks to sell its plant in Caudry, northern France, to Italian group Italpizza. The deal could…
Canadian union Unifor, Magna resume bargaining after strike at seating plant
(Reuters) – Canadian labour union Unifor said on Thursday it has returned to the bargaining table with Magna International after workers staged a walkout at the auto parts supplier’s Integram seat manufacturing…
Dead Body Found at Tinton Falls Recycling Plant
TINTON FALLS, NJ – Authorities confirmed the discovery of an adult male’s body at Mazza Recycling plant on Shafto Road, as reported by Chris Swendeman, spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.…
‘Unacceptable To Have In Our Community’: Locals Express Dismay At China-Linked Solar Plant In Their Town
‘Unacceptable To Have In Our Community’: Locals Express Dismay At China-Linked Solar Plant In Their Town Nick Pope on November 7, 2023 Residents of an Ohio community voiced their anger and concern…
Biden to meet with UAW president, tout Stellantis plant reopening
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday will meet with United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and tout the decision of Chrysler-parent Stellantis to reopen a shuttered assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois,…
China EV maker BYD to build first Europe plant in Hungary -FAS
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD plans to build its first European car factory in Hungary, a German newspaper reported on Saturday. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS), citing unnamed sources…
Vietnam eyes first semiconductor plant, US officials warn of high costs
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is holding talks with chips companies with the aim of boosting investment in the country and possibly building its first chipmaking plant, or fab, two…
UAW strikes GM engine plant, threatening wider disruption
By David Shepardson and Joseph White (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers on Saturday expanded its strike at General Motors to include an engine plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee that GM said supplies…
Rare-earths miner Lynas jumps as Malaysia allows key plant extension
By Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) – Shares of Lynas Rare Earths hit their highest in over a month on Wednesday, extending gains, after Malaysia allowed the miner to operate its flagship refinery locally…
Louis Dreyfus to build Ohio soy crush plant, add to processing boom
PARIS (Reuters) – Louis Dreyfus Company will build a soybean-processing plant in Ohio, the global crop merchant said on Friday, adding to a booming expansion of oilseed crushing in North America encouraged…
Blue City Vowed To Go Green, But Can’t Bring Itself To Shutter Key Coal Plant
Blue City Vowed To Go Green, But Can’t Bring Itself To Shutter Key Coal Plant Nick Pope on October 16, 2023 Austin, Texas, is struggling to close a coal-fired power plant that…
Rio Tinto cuts Canada iron ore production estimate on extended plant outage
By Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) -Rio Tinto reported a rise in quarterly output across its copper and aluminium portfolios on Tuesday, sending its shares 3% higher, even as the miner cut its annual…
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