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  • Plastic Grillo's Pickles tubs in a grocery store display case
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    Grillo’s maker expands with $54M pickle factory

    The 155,000-square-foot facility is part of a Midwest expansion from Irresistible Foods Group, which broke ground on a nearby King’s Hawaiian bakery operation last year.

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    Kimberly-Clark, Suzano form $3.4B tissue joint venture

    The combined company will help alleviate volatile input costs sparked by recent tariffs, the Kleenex tissue maker said. 

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    Ransomware attacks jumped 46% across industrial sectors: Honeywell

    Cybersecurity threats have increased across manufacturing, construction and other sectors, including a surge in activity targeting agriculture and food production.

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    Green Bay Packaging to invest $1B in Arkansas paper mill

    The multiyear kraft linerboard project in central Arkansas involves purchasing 300 acres of land for potential future expansion.

  • Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 4 in Washington, D.C.
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    Lutnick says Commerce Department ‘renegotiating’ CHIPS contracts

    The Commerce Department secretary said he's looking to revamp deals that were "overly generous" as the department seeks to cut its budget by 16.5%. 

  • Emirates Global Aluminum's Al Taweelah aluminum refinery.
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    Courtesy of Emirates Global Aluminum
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    ​​​​​​​A UAE aluminum giant could bring the US its first new aluminum plant since 1980

    The $4 billion smelter in Oklahoma would nearly double domestic aluminum production and is part of a $200 billion basket of recently announced investments between the United States and United Arab Emirates.

  • United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a hearing before the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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    White House extends exclusions for Section 301 China tariffs

    Exemptions to the duties installed during previous administrations will remain until Aug. 31, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced last week.

  • A JBS Processing Plant stands
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    JBS USA to build $135M sausage plant in Iowa

    The announcement follows the meat company’s move earlier this year to invest $200 million to expand beef production in Texas and Colorado. 

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    GlobalFoundries commits $16B to expand New York, Vermont facilities

    The chipmaker said the move resulted from President Trump’s push to onshore U.S. manufacturing and expand the domestic semiconductor supply chain for companies like Apple and General Motors.

  • A Sentera drone flying in the air over a field.
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    Deere buys Minnesota drone technology startup

    After partnering with Sentera for the past decade, Deere’s latest move bolsters its precision agriculture capabilities for aerial field scouting.

  • The inside of a battery manufacturing facility.
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    Clarios plans $1B plant to shore up US critical mineral supply

    The facility would recycle metalloid antimony to boost U.S. battery production.

  • A white factory with the blue U.S. Steel logo and U.S. flag on the building.
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    Trump to increase steel, aluminum tariffs to 50%

    The president announced the tariff hikes, which are set to begin Wednesday, while touting Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel during a rally in Pittsburgh.

    Updated June 3, 2025
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    Williams International to build $1B aviation engine plant in Florida

    The Boeing supplier plans to begin construction on the Okaloosa County manufacturing campus this month due to “pressing customer demands.”

  • A person wearing blue latex gloves holding a magnifying glass over a microchip.
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    Materion expands chip materials production to South Korea

    The Ohio-based company said the deal would strengthen its position as a leading supplier of tantalum products used in microchips.

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    Packaging manufacturers worried by 50% tariffs on steel, aluminum

    Doubling tariffs on metals imports risks unintended consequences throughout the packaging supply chain, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute and the Aluminum Association.

  • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24, 2025.
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    The Commerce Department recalled funding for 6 manufacturing tech hubs. What happens next?

    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the hubs were previously awarded funding that was not actually available yet and through a rushed selection process by the Biden administration.

  • President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the US Steel-Irvin Works on May 30, 2025 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
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    Manufacturing continues to stall as the industry grapples with tariff uncertainty: PMI

    While production rose slightly in May, inventory backlogs dwindled as companies worked through stock pulled forward earlier this year ahead of tariffs.

  • A high-voltage electric transformer at a utility substation.
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    Transformer, breaker backlogs persist, despite reshoring progress

    Manufacturers have been slow to invest in U.S. capacity amid uncertainty over long-term electricity demand. That’s changing, but there’s a long way to go, experts say.

  • A sign made of brick and wood to welcome people to the state of Minnesota.
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    Minnesota is set to impose new PFAS reporting requirements in January. Manufacturers say they need more time.

    Manufacturers and trade groups are urging the state to extend the forever chemicals reporting deadline, saying they need more time to sift through complex, multitiered supply chains.

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    Motorola to acquire defense radio maker for $4.4B

    The deal with Silvus Technologies would expand the company’s portfolio to include mobile ad-hoc network devices used by the military for data transmission and communications.

  • In a moderns electronic manufacturing plant a design engineer in sterile coverall holds microchip with gloves and examines it.
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    Opinion

    Growth, geopolitics, and GPUs: Mapping the 2025 semiconductor landscape

    Despite strong demand for advanced graphic processing units, chipmakers will continue to face workforce challenges and tariff pressures for the rest of the year, writes KPMG’s Chris Gentle. 

  • Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the future of artificial intelligence and its effect on energy consumption and production at the Bipartisan Policy Center on Sept. 27, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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    Nvidia logs 69% Q1 revenue jump despite Trump export controls

    Despite a $4.5 billion loss due to the Trump administration's restrictions on AI chips to China, the company saw skyrocketing data center demand and continues to invest in U.S. production. 

  • A view of the United States Court of International Trade in New York City, on June 22, 2019.
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    US court blocks Trump’s sweeping tariffs

    The Court of International Trade said the president overstepped his authority, halting various duties. After an appeal, the ruling has been paused.

    Updated May 30, 2025
  • A rendering of AVL Manufacturing's new factory in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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    Power enclosure maker AVL to establish its first US plant

    The Canada-based company is expanding to meet increased demand for data centers, which use the metal casings to protect their backup power units.

  • A person holding a sign with the faces of people killed in the  Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 crash.
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    Boeing, DOJ reach $1.1B deal to drop plane crash criminal charges

    The new deal with the Department of Justice could keep the aircraft maker from a June 23 jury trial over two fatal 737 Max aircraft crashes that killed 346 people.