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 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 plant jointly owned by General Motors and…
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 in March, and plans to reduce it…
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 the South Korean automaker rejigs its strategy…
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 maker said on Monday. One employee was…
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 Nuevo Leon, the state’s governor, Samuel Garcia,…
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 on setting up a battery manufacturing plant…
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 of the company’s rapid expansion into the…
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 move that would make it Europe’s largest…
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 the threat was not credible. “We and…
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 expand, with the carmaker due to publish…
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 in the Middle East in the war…
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 initial agreements together with the western state…
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 in the mid-double-digit-million euro range, said Daimler…
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 fall crop season. As the warm summer…
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 administration relies on technology from a Chinese…
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 A company that has been supported by…
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 “disrespectful” after it served only watermelon as…
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 be run and whether it is enough…
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 for production of future internal combustion engine…
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 company confirmed on Tuesday. The comment comes…
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 from Saturday shifts, but it is still…
Russia takes over another Western asset with Bosch plant deal
(Reuters) – Russian state entity NAMI said on Wednesday it had acquired a 100% stake in a factory producing anti-lock brakes and other systems for cars that was formerly owned by German…
‘Catastrophic Consequences’: Top US Grid Official Sounds The Alarm On Coal And Gas Power Plant Closures
‘Catastrophic Consequences’: Top US Grid Official Sounds The Alarm On Coal And Gas Power Plant Closures Nick Pope on June 13, 2023 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark Christie warned of…
Chinese Battery Plant In Michigan Gets Biden Admin Approval
Chinese Battery Plant In Michigan Gets Biden Admin Approval Jake Smith on June 13, 2023 The Biden administration is permitting Gotion, a Chinese electric vehicle battery company, to move forward with the…
Walmart to invest $257 million in beef-packing plant in Kansas
(Reuters) – Walmart said on Tuesday it would invest $257 million to open a beef-packing plant in Olathe, Kansas in 2025, which would create more than 600 jobs. The facility will package…
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