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  • Production line workers dressed in blue uniforms with yellow stripes on sleeves and wearing a white mask and blue hairnet, collecting baked biscuits from the conveyor belt .
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    Front-line workers are more likely to be anxious and depressed, survey finds

    Employers have a vested interest in educating these essential workers about their well-being options, meQuilibrium’s chief science officer said.

    By Laurel Kalser • Feb. 28, 2024
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    White House unveils $300M in CHIPS funding for advanced packaging

    The money is the third funding opportunity under Biden’s CHIPS for America program, part of a broader effort to bolster the country’s semiconductor R&D.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 28, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Manufacturing Dive

    Check out five of our biggest stories of 2025 so far, including updates on semiconductors, the Trump administration and PFAS.

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
  • Resilience will manufacture mRNA for Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine at its facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
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    National Resilience to expand Ohio and North Carolina drug facilities

    The biomanufacturer plans to scale its drug product manufacturing capacity to over 200 million units by 2025.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 27, 2024
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    Courtesy of Lego Group.

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    Lego delays Virginia plant production start date

    The toymaker now plans to begin production in 2027, a year later than originally announced.

    By • Feb. 27, 2024
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    5,000 Anheuser-Busch plant workers could strike on Friday

    Beer production continues while 420 workers strike in Texas, but the Teamsters are threatening a walkout across 12 breweries if a better contract isn't reached.

    By Chris Casey • Feb. 27, 2024
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    Courtesy of SK Siltron CSS.

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    SK Siltron scores $544M in federal money to expand chip production

    The chipmaker plans to expand silicon carbide wafer manufacturing capacity at its Bay City, Michigan site.

    By • Feb. 26, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    How the FDA traced the WanaBana lead outbreak to a single food processor

    The investigation into the applesauce pouch maker highlights efforts to tighten lead regulation in food production.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 26, 2024
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    Carclo to shutter Arizona plastic molding facility

    The medical device maker is restructuring its U.S. operations as demand for COVID-19 diagnostic tests drops.

    By • Feb. 23, 2024
  • Rendering of Rivian's $5 billion EV manufacturing plant in Stanton Springs, Georgia.
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    EV battery plant construction booms even as automakers hit the brakes

    Despite this downturn in consumer and automaker interest, economists anticipate the manufacturing surge to continue in 2024.

    By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 23, 2024
  • A Rivian R1T nears undergoes final assembly at the automaker's plant in Normal, Illinois.
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    Rivian to lay off 10% of salaried workforce

    A company spokesperson said the hourly manufacturing workers at its plant in Normal, Illinois, would not be affected.

    By Michael Brady • Feb. 22, 2024
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    EnerSys plans South Carolina lithium-ion battery factory

    The Greenville facility plans to start operations in 2027 and is slated to reach a an annual production capacity of four gigawatt hours.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 22, 2024
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    Cleveland-Cliffs to idle West Virginia tinplate factory

    The steelmaker will lay off roughly 900 workers after the International Trade Commission opted not to implement anti-dumping tariffs against steel imports.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 21, 2024
  • The headquarters of automotive supplier Continental.
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    Continental to ‘streamline’ R&D staff amid corporate overhaul

    The move could affect 1,750 positions by the end of 2025.

    By Michael Brady • Feb. 20, 2024
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    Courtesy of GlobalFoundries.

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    GlobalFoundries, DOC finalize $1.5B funding award

    The U.S. chipmaker plans to use the funds to build and expand factories in New York and Vermont.

    By , Joelle Anselmo • Updated Nov. 20, 2024
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    Courtesy of Ball Aerospace
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    Ball closes $5.6B sale of aerospace business to BAE Systems

    The divestiture will allow the package manufacturer to increase its focus on low-carbon aluminum packaging initiatives.

    By Maria Rachal • Feb. 20, 2024
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    LG Energy Solution, WesCEF expand lithium supply deal

    The partnership will supply the battery maker's North American manufacturing sites and produce more IRA-compliant vehicles.

    By • Feb. 16, 2024
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    Opinion

    3D printing a more sustainable and resilient business

    Additive manufacturing can help companies create lighter products that require less manpower and resources, says HP’s Dave Prezzano. 

    By Dave Prezzano • Feb. 16, 2024
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    Commerce Department opens $300M CHIPS R&D competition

    The initiative aims to fund projects focused on advanced packaging substrates and materials, critical to building more powerful semiconductors.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 16, 2024
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    Lake Charles Methanol plans $3.2B Louisiana plant

    The facility will produce low-carbon methanol that reduces the release of greenhouse gases.

    By • Feb. 15, 2024
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    EPA lowers maximum soot pollution emissions

    Manufacturing trade groups pushed back against the new rule, saying it will be harder to build new factories and create jobs.

    By • Feb. 14, 2024
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    Amkor’s Arizona semiconductor facility is ‘continuing full speed’

    The company is finalizing its CHIPS and Science Act funding application and still expects to begin production in two to three years.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 14, 2024
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    Courtesy of BYD.

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    BorgWarner inks manufacturing deal with BYD subsidiary

    The auto supplier will use FinDreams Battery’s LFP battery pack design and manufacturing process in Europe, the Americas and parts of the Asia Pacific. 

    By • Feb. 13, 2024
  • Volkswagen Group's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenneesee.
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    Most Volkswagen autoworkers in Tennessee want to join union, UAW says

    With a majority of workers having signed union cards, the United Auto Workers lauded the moment as a positive sign for its industry unionization drive.

    By Michael Brady • Feb. 13, 2024
  • GMC Hummer EVs on the assembly line at General Motors' Factory ZERO EV plant in Detroit, Michigan.
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    GM hires former Tesla exec to lead EV battery strategy

    Kurt Kelty was heavily involved in launching Tesla's first gigafactory and has been tasked with boosting GM's battery technology.

    By Michael Brady • Feb. 12, 2024
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    Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.

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    Doowan Climate Control America’s new Georgia factory to supply Hyundai

    The $30 million facility will produce climate control systems for both EVs and gas-powered vehicles. 

    By • Feb. 12, 2024