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  • A hand holding tiny seeds mixed with phosphate fertilizer over a yellow bucket.
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    JR Simplot reaches $150M deal with EPA over fertilizer plant waste

    The manufacturer allegedly failed to manage hazardous materials from phosphate production.

    By • July 31, 2023
  • A Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup on the road.
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    Ford expects to lose $4.5B on EVs in 2023

    The automaker is lowering its EV production forecasts and now expects to manufacture 600,000 vehicles a year in 2024.

    By • July 31, 2023
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    Trendline

    Controlling rising manufacturing costs

    How companies across the country are managing increased operational and supply costs to remain competitive. 

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
  • A Chevy Bolt EV plugged in at a charging station.
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    7 automakers form massive EV charging network joint venture

    The collaboration will create one of North America's largest public EV charging networks and include 30,000 high-powered chargers.

    By • July 28, 2023
  • GMC Hummer EVs on the assembly line at General Motors' Factory ZERO EV plant in Detroit, Michigan.
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    GM blames automation supplier for EV production delays

    CEO Mary Barra said the third-party issue caught the automaker by surprise, but it's "not walking away" from its 400,000 EV production target.

    By • July 28, 2023
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    Cell therapy maker Kincell joins wave of manufacturing startups

    The startup is the latest young company to emerge with plans to make production of cell-based medicines easier for researchers and biotechs.

    By Ben Fidler • July 27, 2023
  • An environment engineer's blue gloved hand collects wastewater samples from industrial canals in a test tube in the morning with trees in the background blurred.
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    22 attorneys general file opposition to 3M’s ‘forever chemicals’ settlement

    The attorneys general argue they did not have adequate time to review the proposal, which they say could unjustly shift liability from the chemical giant to the public.

    By • July 27, 2023
  • Vestas onshore wind turbines along Rødby Fjord in Denmark.
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    Vestas to invest $40M in 2 Colorado factories

    The Denmark-based wind energy giant is preparing for production of its newest turbine for the U.S. market.

    By • July 26, 2023
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    Hydro Flask owner shifts bottle production from China to Western Hemisphere

    Helen of Troy aims to begin nearshoring Oxo Pop containers by early fall.

    By • July 26, 2023
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    ‘Forever chemicals’ litigation settlements are a big priority for 3M, executives say

    The chemical manufacturer posted a $10.3 billion charge last quarter as a result of its PFAS contamination settlement.

    By • July 26, 2023
  • A pack of Yakult on a shelf in a fridge wrapped in plastic.
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    Probiotic beverage maker to establish $305M Georgia plant

    Yakult USA is establishing its second U.S. facility, which will be larger than its first in California.

    By • July 25, 2023
  • A rendering of a silver building with the Vinfast logo on a baby blue background, with a parking lot in front of it.
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    Courtesy of Vinfast.

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    VinFast to break ground on first $2B phase of US plant

    The facility will be the Vietnam-based startup’s first North American plant and the first automotive manufacturing plant for North Carolina.

    By • July 24, 2023
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    Nova Chemicals collaborates on plant to make recycled polyethylene

    Partner Novolex will operate the Indiana facility, which is expected to open in early 2025.

    By Katie Pyzyk • July 24, 2023
  • A bulldozer operates atop a coal mound at the CCI Energy Slones Branch Terminal June 3, 2014 in Shelbiana, Kentucky.
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    Energy Department offers $32M for critical mineral production

    The Biden administration is looking to extract materials such as lithium and cobalt from coal-based sources.

    By • July 24, 2023
  • A brown and white building with a green lawn and a red and white 3M sign in front of it on a clear and sunny day.
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    Courtesy of 3M.

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    3M plans South Dakota healthcare facility expansion for up to $468M

    The move comes as the chemical manufacturer plans a healthcare business spinoff by the end of 2023.

    By • July 21, 2023
  • A paper reading "Layoff notice" in all caps sits in a yellow mailbox amongst other envelopes.
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    WestRock to close St. Louis corrugated container facility

    The shuttering is part of the company's plan to consolidate its manufacturing operations in the Midwest.

    By Maria Rachal • July 20, 2023
  • An EV lithium-ion battery module inside a white metal enclosure laying on a dark blue-gray ground.
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    Ford supplier invests $790M to build 3 Tennessee plants

    Magna International will produce key parts for Ford’s second-generation electric truck, and is the first company to join the automaker’s supplier park.

    By • July 20, 2023
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    Automakers adapt production to counter chip shortages: S&P Global

    As demand for more advanced semiconductors is expected to increase, supply shortfalls could reemerge.

    By • July 20, 2023
  • Workers use ChatGPT in a Mercedes-Benz factory.
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    Mercedes-Benz brings ChatGPT to factories

    The automaker is piloting the technology in its production process ahead of a global rollout.

    By • July 19, 2023
  • The Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. with the monument in the background on a cloudy day.
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    Washington, DC sues 3M, DuPont, others over ‘forever chemicals’

    The lawsuit alleges the chemical manufacturers polluted the Potomac River and the Tidal Basin.

    By • July 19, 2023
  • The Ford F-150 Lightning Pro electric pickup.
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    Factory upgrades fuel Ford F-150 Lightning price cuts

    The automaker said it cut prices on its electric pickup lineup amid lower battery raw material costs and improved production efficiencies.

    By • July 19, 2023
  • People striking at in front of Wabtec plant in Erie, Pennsylvania on a sunny day.
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    Courtesy of United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE).

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    Why are workers at Wabtec’s Pennsylvania manufacturing site striking?

    More than a thousand union members have been on strike from the rail equipment manufacturer for nearly a month in a disagreement over hourly pay increases and paid time off benefits.

    By • July 18, 2023
  • Panelists are on screen during a Supply Chain Dive event
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    Are manufacturers ready for nearshoring?

    As companies consider ways to diversify their supply chains, Manufacturing Dive panelists considered whether partnering business can support the shift.

    By • July 18, 2023
  • A blue 2024 Kia EV9 SUV on the road with snow-capped mountains in the background.
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    Courtesy of Kia.

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    Kia to invest over $200M in Georgia plant expansion

    The West Point expansion will enable the automaker to produce its first EV in North America.

    By • July 17, 2023
  • The Nikola Tre fuel cell electric truck.
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    Bosch ramps up hydrogen fuel cell production in Germany

    Nikola Corp. will use the fuel cell modules to power its electric semitrucks, with North American deliveries slated for later this year.

    By • July 17, 2023
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    Courtesy of Honda Aircraft Co.

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    Honda Aircraft Co. to add production lines at North Carolina plant

    The $55.7 million expansion will allow the aircraft maker to produce its new HondaJet 2600.

    By • July 14, 2023