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…
Is it too early to plant your tomato seedlings outdoors in mid-late April in New Jersey?
The weather has been warm and we’re now past the last expected frost date of the season here in New Jersey and you might be wondering…can I plant tomato seedlings outdoors yet?…
Factbox-Tesla’s Shanghai plant, targeted by worker protest, is key hub for EV maker
(Reuters) – Workers from Tesla’s Shanghai factory have taken the unusual step of posting on social media to appeal to Elon Musk and the Chinese public after being told over the weekend…
Australia signs land deal for proposed battery material plant
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The state of Western Australia will allocate land to a battery metal processing facility proposed by IGO Ltd and Wyloo Metals, which is backed by billionaire Andrew Forrest, as…
Brazilians offer fresh perks for BYD plant as Ford talks stall -sources
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian officials are offering fresh incentives including land for Chinese manufacturer BYD to build an electric car plant in Bahia state amid stalled talks to take…
It’s not too late to plant your spring radishes in New Jersey
Radishes are a versatile and easy-to-grow vegetable that can thrive in a variety of climates, including New Jersey. If you are a gardener in New Jersey and wondering when to plant radishes,…
5 Vegetables You Can Plant in New Jersey Right Now, Even for Beginners
April is a great time to start planting in New Jersey. The weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer, which means there’s plenty of time for plants to grow…
It’s time to plant your peas in New Jersey as frost threat diminishes
Peas are a great crop to plant in New Jersey as they grow well in the state’s climate and soil conditions. Planting peas at the right time is important to ensure a…
Airbus CEO – new China assembly plant boosts output goals
(removes extraneous words from headline) BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) – Plans for a new Airbus assembly line in China, announced during a visit to Beijing by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, will bolster…
Stellantis’ Portugal plant to produce large series fully battery electric compact vans
(Reuters) – Carmaker Stellantis NV said on Friday its Portugal plant would become the first assembly plant in the country to produce large series fully battery electric compact vans by 2025. Stellantis’s…
Stellantis, unions agree on layoffs, hiring at Italy’s Atessa plant
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian metalworkers unions said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement with Stellantis for up to 120 layoffs through voluntary redundancies at the group’s Atessa van-making plant in the…
Ukraine fears nuclear plant could face dangerous water cooling shortage
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine fears its Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station could by late summer face a shortage of water to cool reactors because Russian forces have let water out…
IAEA head to visit Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant next week
(Reuters) – U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will visit the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine next week to assess the serious situation there, he announced on Saturday. Grossi is…
Fire breaks out at INEOS phenol plant in Pasadena, Texas, injuring one -city official
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fire that broke out on Wednesday at an INEOS phenol plant in Pasadena, Texas, injured one person, but has since been extinguished, a city…
Stellantis to invest 130 million euros in German plant for new Opel electric car
MILAN (Reuters) – Carmaker Stellantis said on Wednesday it would invest 130 million euros ($140 million) in its Eisenach assembly plant in Germany to produce a new battery electric vehicle (BEV) there…
Volkswagen hopes to finalise sales process for Russia plant soon – brand chief
(Reuters) – Volkswagen brand chief Thomas Schaefer said the carmaker hoped to finalise the sales process for its plant in Kaluga, Russia soon, though he did not give a specific timeframe. “The…
Silk-FAW drops plan to build Italian plant for electric sports cars
MILAN (Reuters) – The Silk-FAW start-up comprising U.S. automotive engineering and design company Silk EV and Chinese automaker FAW has abandoned plans to build a production plant in Italy, according to a…
Safilo evaluates sale of Italian Longarone plant
(Reuters) – Italian eyewear group Safilo on Thursday forecast net sales would reach 1.3 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in 2027, driven by a 4% annual growth rate as it issued its medium-term…
Stellantis to make fully electric cars at Cassino plant in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis said on Thursday it will use its Cassino assembly plant in central Italy for making cars based on its STLA Large platform as part of the company’s electrification…
Hyundai Motor in talks to sell Russia plant to Kazakhstan -media report
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co is in talks with a Kazakhstan company over the sale of its manufacturing plant in Russia, South Korean media reported on Thursday. Many factories…
Stellantis agrees to build first plant in South Africa
PARIS (Reuters) – Stellantis said on Wednesday it had reached a preliminary agreement with South African authorities to build a production site, its first in the country, by the end of 2025.…
Mexico can’t match U.S. incentives for proposed Tesla battery plant, minister says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico would not be able to match the incentives offered under a U.S. act to tame inflation if Tesla Inc builds a battery plant in the country, Mexico’s…
Nissan and Mexican workers agree to 9% raise at Morelos plant, union says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Labor representatives at a Nissan Motor Co Ltd plant in the central Mexican state of Morelos have reached an agreement with the Japanese carmaker to hike pay 9%…
Apple iPhones to be assembled at new plant in India’s Karnataka state
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s iPhones will soon be assembled at another site in the southern Indian state of Karnataka and 300 acres have been aside to set up a factory, the…
Site of Tesla Mexico factory near double size of Texas plant, local official says
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s planned factory in Mexico’s northern border state of Nuevo Leon will be built on a site spanning several thousand acres, almost twice…
US unit of Spain’s ACS to build EV battery plant for Panasonic in Kansas
MADRID (Reuters) – A joint venture between the U.S. unit of Spanish engineering group ACS and Philadelphia-based Yates Construction has won a contract to build an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in…
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