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…
Dow and X-energy to build U.S. Gulf Coast nuclear demonstration plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dow Inc and private company X-energy said on Wednesday they have agreed to develop and demonstrate the first grid-scale next-generation nuclear reactor for an industrial site in North America.…
Factbox-As Tesla prepares a Mexico plant, a look at auto plants in Mexico
(Reuters) – Mexico has long been a manufacturing hub in North America for multiple automakers, and the country is trying to position itself for the wave of electric vehicles (EVs) to come.…
Tennessee meat plant workers reach $1.2 million settlement over 2018 raid
(Reuters) – Latino workers at a Tennessee meat processing plant have reached a $1.2 million settlement in a lawsuit over a 2018 immigration raid in which they were “targeted by federal agents”…
Dem Senator Rips China For ‘Hypocrisy’ Over Its Battery Plant Deal With Ford
Dem Senator Rips China For ‘Hypocrisy’ Over Its Battery Plant Deal With Ford Nino Cambria on February 17, 2023 Democratic Virginia Sen. and Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Mark Warner called out China’s…
Ternium CEO says could build new $2 billion steel plant in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Steelmaker Ternium is considering building a new $2.2 billion steel production plant near its current Pesqueria site in northern Mexico, the company’s chief executive said Wednesday, though a…
BYD to build $1.2 billion EV battery plant in central China – website
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – BYD, the world’s largest maker of electrified vehicles, plans to invest $1.2 billion to build a new factory for its batteries in China, according to environmental appraisal filings. FinDreams…
Ford to recognize UAW ‘card check’ for new Michigan battery plant
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co has agreed to recognize the United Auto Workers (UAW) at a new planned Michigan battery plant if a majority of workers sign cards, the automaker and union…
U.S. set to loan Redwood Materials $2 billion for EV materials plant
By Paul Lienert and David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Energy Department on Thursday made a conditional commitment to Redwood Materials for a $2 billion low-cost government loan to help build out a…
Unilever to build Mexico plant as part of $400 million investment
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Unilever Plc will build a manufacturing plant in the northern Mexican border state Nuevo Leon as part of a $400 million investment in the country over the next…
Nissan to face union vote at Tennessee plant after labor ruling
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. labor board has cleared the way for 86 technicians at Nissan Motor Co’s Smyrna, Tennessee plant to vote on whether to join a union, rejecting…
Tesla considering plant near Mexico City’s new airport, Mexican official says
By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Electric carmaker Tesla Inc is considering setting up an assembly plant near a new Mexico City airport, which would serve as an export hub for…
Blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant, says UN watchdog; Russia calls it provocation
(Reuters) – The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog on Thursday reported powerful explosions near Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and renewed calls for a security zone around the plant. A Russian official dismissed…
U.S. oil refining margins hit 3-month high as plant outages rise
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) – U.S. oil refining margins on Tuesday hit a three-month high and are likely headed higher, analysts said, as unplanned refinery outages weigh on already-tight fuel supplies. The…
Stellantis to halt Italian van plant next week due to parts shortage, unions say
MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis will halt production at its Atessa van making plant In Italy next week due to a parts shortage, unions said on Friday. The stoppage will affect most of…
Intel is committed to Germany chip plant, working with government -exec
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Hakan Ersen HALF MOON BAY, Calif/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. chip giant Intel Corp is committed to building its chip fabrication plant, or fab, in Magdeburg, Germany and…
CBP Agriculture Specialists Seize Prohibited Plant, Animal Materials, Issue $18K in Penalties at Laredo Port of Entry During Paisano Return Weekend
LAREDO, Texas—As the international bridges at Laredo Port of Entry teemed with returning paisano traffic this weekend, and in order to prevent the inadvertent proliferation of pests and diseases, U.S. Customs and…
Chevron restarts production at Wheatstone gas plant
(Reuters) -Chevron Corp’s Wheatstone domestic gas plant has re-commenced supply to the Western Australia market, a spokesperson for the oil and gas explorer’s Australian unit said on Wednesday. Gas supply to Western…
Crash into utility pole shuts down traffic on Brick Plant Road
SOUTH RIVER, NJ – Police in South River are advising motorists to avoid the area of Brick Plant Road due to possible closures while work is being done to repair a downed…
Ukraine official says time for U.N. peacekeepers at nuclear plant
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukraine wants the United Nations to send peacekeepers to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant even without a deal with Russia to establish a safety zone there,…
Samsung Elec to expand chip production at largest plant next year – media
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics plans to increase chip production capacity at its largest semiconductor plant next year, despite forecasts of an economic slowdown, a South Korean newspaper reported late on Sunday.…
Hyundai lays off staff after idling Russian plant since March
MOSCOW (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co, formerly one of Russia’s biggest car makers, has begun laying off workers at its St Petersburg factory, which has stood idle since March, largely…
Tesla plans to announce Mexico EV plant as soon as next week -Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc is finalizing plans to build an electric vehicle assembly plant in an industrial area of northeastern Mexico and may announce the factory as early as next week, Bloomberg…
Aramco and TotalEnergies to build $11 billion Saudi petrochemicals plant
PARIS (Reuters) -Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and TotalEnergies will join forces to build a new petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia, the French energy group said on Thursday. The project involves investment…
British American Tobacco closes Swiss plant, lays off 226
ZURICH (Reuters) – British American Tobacco (BAT) is to close a cigarette manufacturing plant in Switzerland next year, laying off 226 workers, the Tages-Anzeiger paper and other Swiss media reported on Thursday.…
British American Tobacco closes Swiss plant, lays off 226 -paper
ZURICH (Reuters) – British American Tobacco is to close a cigarette manufacturing plant in Switzerland next year, laying off the 226 employees working there, the Tages-Anzeiger paper and other Swiss media reported…
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