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 …
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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 …
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 …
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, …
Former plant manager at Seattle barrel cleaning company sentenced to prison and home confinement
Seattle – The former plant manager of a barrel cleaning and reconditioning company, Seattle Barrel and Cooperage Company, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court …
Ford to temporarily cut one shift at Michigan EV plant
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – Ford Motor said on Friday it will temporarily cut one of three shifts at the Michigan plant that builds its …
US Labor Dept ‘disappointed’ by VU Manufacturing plant closure in Mexico
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Labor said on Tuesday it is disappointed by the closure of VU Manufacturing’s …
Tesla rejects union claims, reports of health and safety issues at German plant
BERLIN (Reuters) – Tesla on Tuesday rejected claims by a German union and recent media reports that health and safety provisions at its gigafactory near …
Volkswagen, Umicore venture picks Poland for first car battery parts plant
BERLIN (Reuters) – The auto battery parts joint venture between Volkswagen’s PowerCo and Belgian materials firm Umicore has chosen Poland as the site for its …
Massive EV Battery Factory May Have To Rely On Coal Plant For It To Function
Massive EV Battery Factory May Have To Rely On Coal Plant For It To Function Nick Pope on October 2, 2023 An electric battery factory …
Tesla’s deliveries expected to fall on plant shutdowns, soft demand
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Tesla may miss estimates for third-quarter deliveries due to planned factory shutdowns and soft demand that led the automaker to …
Toyota plans third India plant, new SUV as domestic sales surge – sources
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Toyota Motor plans to build a third car plant in India, expanding production capacity in the country for the …
Exclusive-China’s Trina Solar plans $400 million Vietnam plant after US sanctions – sources
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Chinese solar panel maker Trina Solar is planning to build its third factory in Vietnam, three people familiar with …
Samsung SDI to invest $2 billion to build second joint battery plant in US with Stellantis
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co Ltd said on Wednesday it plans to invest 2.7 trillion won ($2.00 billion) to build a second …
Pfizer restarts production at tornado-hit North Carolina plant
(Reuters) – Pfizer said on Monday it has restarted majority of the production lines at its tornado-hit North Carolina plant, but warned that supply of …
New Jersey Almost Had an Offshore Nuclear Power Plant
A half-century before New Jersey’s current offshore wind farm debate, an audacious plan for a floating nuclear power plant captivated and divided the Jersey Shore …
Auto parts maker Marelli to discuss Italian plant closure with unions
MILAN (Reuters) – Auto parts maker Marelli will consult unions on a plan announced this week to shut one of its plants producing components for …
UAW workers strike at Mercedes supplier ZF’s plant in Alabama
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Wednesday that 190 workers went on strike at Mercedes-supplier ZF’s plant in Alabama, demanding higher …
Cheswick Power Plant Boiler House Implosion This Week
SPRINGDALE, PA – Springdale Borough Police have released final details for the scheduled implosion of the boiler house at the former Cheswick Power Plant. The …
GM expects to be forced to idle Kansas auto plant next week
(Reuters) – General Motors said on Friday it expects to be forced to idle operations at its Kansas assembly plant next week after the United …
Volkswagen to reduce staffing at all-electric Zwickau plant
(Reuters) – Volkswagen is cutting back planned staffing at its all-electric plant in Zwickau, Germany and adjusting shift work due to “market conditions”, a spokesperson …
Chile’s Arauco shuts down pulp plant, cutting around 160 jobs
(Reuters) – Chilean pulp and wood panel maker Arauco said on Tuesday it is halting indefinitely its operations at its Licancel pulp plant due to …
GM employee’s racial bias lawsuit is revived over NY plant where nooses were displayed
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Motors was ordered by a federal appeals court on Thursday to defend against claims by a Black …
Sweden’s H2 Green Steel raises $1.6 billion for Boden plant
OSLO (Reuters) -H2 Green Steel has raised equity funding of about 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) to build the world’s first large-scale green steel plant, …
Toyota says plant shutdown last week due to server malfunction
TOKYO (Reuters) – A malfunction that shut down all of Toyota Motor’s assembly plants in Japan for about a day last week occurred because some …
What to plant in September for your New Jersey Fall Vegetable Garden
As summer draws to a close, you might think your vegetable gardening season is over. Think again! Even in September, there are still plenty of …
Kia plant in South Korea faces production disruption after fire -Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – Kia Corp has faced production disruption at one of its plants in South Korea due to a fire in its paint shop, …
Exclusive-Catalent’s Indiana plant to make Novo’s Wegovy weight-loss drug-sources
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Catalent’s plant in Bloomington, Indiana, will fill injection pens for Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy as part of the …
Layoffs Near for Remaining Nestle Employees at Freehold Plant
FREEHOLD, NJ – On November 17, the Nestle plant in Freehold will officially shut down and the 218 remaining employees will be without a job, …
US agency probes chemical spill at battery plant owned by GM, LG Energy
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – The U.S. workplace safety regulator said on Wednesday it was investigating a recent chemical solvent leak at an Ohio battery …
Tesla’s German plant lowers production target amid slower output – Business Insider
BERLIN (Reuters) – Tesla lowered the production target of its German plant to 4,350 a week in July and August after hitting 5,000 a week …
Beijing Hyundai puts Chongqing plant up for sale
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing Hyundai Motor has put its Chongqing plant up for sale at a starting price of 3.68 billion yuan ($505 million), as …
Sherwin-Williams suspends production at Texas plant after explosion, fire
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -Sherwin-Williams has suspended production at its manufacturing facility in Garland, Texas, following an explosion and resulting fire, the paints and coatings …
Auto parts maker Vimercati to open $200 million plant in Mexico, state governor says
By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Auto parts maker Vimercati will invest $200 million to open a plant in the northern Mexican state of …
European battery maker ACC in ‘exploratory’ talks about North America battery plant
By Divya Rajagopal and Gilles Guillaume TORONTO/PARIS (Reuters) – Automotive Cells Co (ACC) is in early talks with officials in Canada and the United States …
Li-Cycle starts battery recycling operations at German plant
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Li-Cycle said on Tuesday it has started operations at its German plant to break down electric-vehicle batteries for recycling, part …
Tesla wants to double the size of its European assembly plant- NYT
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc wants to double the production capacity of its assembly plant outside Berlin to one million electric vehicles a year, in a …
Active shooter threat at Ford’s Kansas City plant not credible, officials say
(Reuters) -Ford’s Kansas City assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri was evacuated on Tuesday after a report of an active shooter, but officials have determined that …
German union calls for better staffing at Tesla plant amid expansion plans
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s top union IG Metall on Monday called for Tesla to improve staffing conditions at its German gigafactory as it prepares to …
China Sticks Key US Ally With Massive Bill For An Obsolete Power Plant
China Sticks Key US Ally With Massive Bill For An Obsolete Power Plant John Hugh DeMastri on July 5, 2023 Jordan, a key U.S. ally …
Ford finds international investor for German plant in Saarlouis
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Ford has found what it described as a major international investor for the U.S. carmaker’s German plant in Saarlouis and has signed …
Daimler Truck sees multi-million euros in storm damage at plant
(Reuters) – A severe storm that hit a Mercedes-Benz plant in the central German city of Kassel last week is estimated to have caused damage …
It’s July, here’s what you can still plant in your New Jersey garden
Just because it’s July and you’re starting to pick your garden bounties, it doesn’t mean you can keep planting and get ready for a second …
Biden-Backed Battery Plant Relies On Tech From CCP-Led Chinese Firm
Biden-Backed Battery Plant Relies On Tech From CCP-Led Chinese Firm John Hugh DeMastri on June 27, 2023 A U.S. battery maker backed by the Biden …
West Virginia Politicians Boosted Company Now Trying To Sell Them On ‘Untested’ Tech To Turn Coal Plant Green
West Virginia Politicians Boosted Company Now Trying To Sell Them On ‘Untested’ Tech To Turn Coal Plant Green John Hugh DeMastri on June 23, 2023 …
Toyota Plant Served Only Watermelon On Juneteenth, Employees Say
Toyota Plant Served Only Watermelon On Juneteenth, Employees Say Will Kessler on June 22, 2023 Employees accused a Toyota plant in Kansas City of being …
VW investors question how Xinjiang plant audit will be run
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) – While investors welcomed Volkswagen’s decision to audit its jointly-owned plant in Xinjiang, China, some are questioning how it will …
GM investing $920 million in Ohio diesel engine plant
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors on Tuesday said it was investing $920 million to expand operations at its Ohio diesel engine plant …
Volkswagen in talks with JV partner on audit of Xinjiang plant
(Reuters) -Volkswagen is in talks with its joint venture partner SAIC about whether to conduct an independent audit of its plant in Xinjiang, China, the …
Tesla: German plant reducing shifts, production targets on track
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Tesla will hire fewer temporary workers at its plant outside Berlin than it did in its ramp-up phase and refrain …