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  • A Stellantis employee assembles a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid.
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    Retrieved from Stellantis North America on October 30, 2023
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    Stellantis, Unifor reach tentative agreement, ending autoworkers strike in Canada

    The automaker agreed to largely the same terms as Ford Motor Co. and General Motors, raising base wages 20% for production workers and 25% for skilled trades.

    By Michael Brady • Oct. 31, 2023
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    Courtesy of Toyota.

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    Toyota to expand North Carolina EV battery plant with $8B investment

    The latest investment will create nearly 3,000 more jobs and increase capacity to support the automaker’s EV models.

    By • Oct. 31, 2023
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    Trendline

    The changing state of safety in manufacturing

    How companies can keep up with new safety protocols and stay ahead of FDA inspections. 

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
  • A large facility sits in a grass field with a parking lot. The building is rectangular and white, and the view is from above.
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    Courtesy of Li-Cycle
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    Work stops at $500M US-backed battery plant

    Owner Li-Cycle Holdings paused construction at the Rochester, New York, hub due to escalating costs and is reviewing its future plans.

    By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 31, 2023
  • Ford started resuming production and operations in the United States today. The company has implemented robust safety and care measures globally to help support a safe and healthy environment for the
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    The Ford-UAW deal features $8B in plant upgrades. Here’s where the money’s going.

    The investments will include the introduction of new EV models at four facilities.

    By • Oct. 30, 2023
  • Two silver batteries lying horizontally on the left, with five silver batteries standing up vertically. All have neon blue-green line on them with the red LG Energy Solution logo on them.
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    Courtesy of LG Energy Solution.

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    LG Energy Solution plans to make Arizona a hub for cylindrical battery production

    The company is pivoting its manufacturing strategy in a bid to match U.S. demand.

    By • Oct. 30, 2023
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    Sponsored by Salesforce

    Digital transformation leads to $5.4 million in annual benefits

    Pella automated routine tasks to cut tech costs, increase productivity, and free its frontline workers to focus on what really matters — its customers.

    Oct. 30, 2023
  • Gillette headquarters in South Boston, Mass.
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    P&G moves Gillette manufacturing out of Boston

    The razor maker will keep its headquarters and innovation center in South Boston, while building a larger production campus in Andover.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 27, 2023
  • Ford F-Series SuperDuty pickup trucks.
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    Courtesy of Ford Motor Co.
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    Ford delays construction on second Kentucky battery plant

    The automaker is also delaying $12 billion in EV investments a month after it paused construction on its Michigan EV factory.

    By • Oct. 27, 2023
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    Keurig Dr Pepper to invest $100M in South Carolina coffee facility

    The project is slated to be completed by 2027 and aims to help the beverage giant expand its roasting and manufacturing capabilities.

    By Christopher Doering • Oct. 27, 2023
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    Courtesy of LouisvilleKY.gov.

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    Stellar Snacks to establish $137M facility in Kentucky

    The pretzel and snack maker is expected to begin production in the second half of 2024.

    By • Oct. 26, 2023
  • Nucor new steel mill in West Virginia
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    Nucor breaks ground on $3B West Virginia steel mill

    The project is the steel producer’s largest investment in its history as it looks to capitalize on growing clean energy and infrastructure demand.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 26, 2023
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    Retrieved from Protix on October 18, 2023
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    Tyson Foods partners with insect protein startup to develop ingredient facility

    The meat giant and Protix will construct a plant to produce insect protein ingredients for pet food, aquaculture and livestock production.

    By Chris Casey • Oct. 26, 2023
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    Courtesy of Qcells
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    Qcells opens expanded Georgia solar panel factory

    The expansion is part of a $2.5 billion investment from the South Korea-based company to increase U.S. production capacity.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 25, 2023
  • A 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe driving.
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    Courtesy of General Motors
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    GM assembly plant in Texas shuts down after 5,000 UAW members strike

    The strike at the automaker’s largest plant stopped production of its full-size SUVs.

    By Michael Brady • Oct. 25, 2023
  • A person wearing a latex blue glove pouring a small clear bag of pet food into a black container.
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    Courtesy of Hill's Pet Nutrition.

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    Hill’s Pet Nutrition opens $450M smart factory in Kansas

    The 365,000-square-foot digitized facility aims to shorten the pet food maker’s production cycles and optimize its processes.

    By • Oct. 25, 2023
  • International Paper's new logo.
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    Courtesy of International Paper/Cision
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    International Paper’s closures, production halts to impact 900 employees

    Shutdowns at the company's Florida, North Carolina and Texas sites will cut production by 1.3 million tons per year.

    By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 24, 2023
  • A lithium hydroxide plant on sand and dirt.
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    Courtesy of Albemarle.

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    Albemarle drops $4.3B bid for Liontown Resources

    The deal would have increased the lithium developer's presence in Australia and given it access to Liontown's upcoming lithium project in the country.

    By • Oct. 24, 2023
  • Workers at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant install a V-8 engine on the chassis of the Ram 1500 pickup
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    Courtesy of Stellantis
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    UAW expands strike to Stellantis’ biggest US factory

    After calling the automaker’s current offer the “worst proposal on the table,” 6,800 workers from the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan walked off the job.

    By • Oct. 24, 2023
  • An aerial view of the land on which Umicore will build a battery materials plant in Ontario.
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    Courtesy of Umicore
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    Umicore to build battery materials plant in Ontario

    The company has already secured a supply partnership with BMW for components produced at the facility.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 23, 2023
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    Sponsored by Sovos

    How to supercharge exemption certificate management

    After all, the receipt of use tax exemption certificates does reflect real world sales activity.

    Oct. 23, 2023
  • Battery packs for the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV on the production line on at GM's Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan.
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    Courtesy of General Motors
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    GM delays EV production at Michigan plant to 2025

    The automaker is pushing back the production schedule as fears of softening EV demand grow.

    By • Oct. 20, 2023
  • A group of UAW members picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility on Sept. 22, 2023 in Naperville, Illinois.
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    Scott Olson via Getty Images
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    Stellantis announces more layoffs in Ohio due to UAW strike

    The strike is having a ripple effect on the automaker’s manufacturing operations since its Toledo Assembly Complex was one of the first Big Three plants targeted by the UAW last month.

    By • Oct. 20, 2023
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    Sherwin-Williams names new CEO

    COO Heidi Petz will take on the role as the paint manufacturer navigates slowing demand.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 20, 2023
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    Retrieved from Walmart on October 11, 2023
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    Walmart launching $350M Georgia dairy plant

    The facility builds on the retailer’s efforts to control more of its fresh food supply chain.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 19, 2023
  • A group of UAW members hold strike signs outside of Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.
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    Bill Pugliano via Getty Images
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    Auto suppliers struggled financially for years. Then came the strikes.

    Industry suppliers had risky financial scores and profitability indicators prior to the labor disruption, according to RapidRatings.

    By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 19, 2023