Intel to cut 25% of its workforce, scrap European manufacturing projects

The chipmaker is also further slowing construction of its chip campus in New Albany, Ohio, in an effort to course correct and better align with market demand.

By Nathan Owens • July 25, 2025

‘Losing steam’: Economy stalls amid trade uncertainty

As tariff impacts hit, production output, hiring and inventory levels are flatlining, per Victoria Bloom, chief economist at the National Association of Manufacturers.

By Sara Samora • July 25, 2025

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

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Trump approves emissions exemptions for some chemical, taconite iron ore facilities

Dow, BASF, U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs are some of the companies that received two-year delays from complying with the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollutants regulations.

By Sara Samora • July 23, 2025

Texas Instruments’ earnings outlook stirs confusion, signals soft demand

Analysts on the Q2 call noticed a “tone” shift in how executives were thinking about the semiconductor recovery cycle, asking what happened since April to warrant the change.

By Nathan Owens • July 23, 2025

3M sees ‘strong’ Q2 with $6.3B net sales

The chemical and consumer product manufacturer updated its outlook to include tariff impacts and aims to accelerate new product launches.

By Sara Samora • July 22, 2025

AstraZeneca plans $50B in US manufacturing, R&D

The investment includes a new factory in Virginia, as well as expansions in Maryland, Indiana and Texas.

By Ned Pagliarulo • July 22, 2025

Joby scales up manufacturing in California, Ohio

The electric air taxi maker recently closed a $250 million tranche of investment from automaker Toyota.

By Sara Samora • July 21, 2025

Cleveland-Cliffs looks to sell idle steel plants to data center developers

During a second quarter earnings call Monday, the company also reported record-high shipments as Section 232 tariffs affected the automotive and steel markets.

By Nathan Owens • July 21, 2025

TSMC’s Q2 revenue tops $30B, beats expectations

The chip manufacturer plans to establish a semiconductor manufacturing cluster in Arizona to support customers in smartphone, AI and high-performance computing applications.

By Sara Samora • July 18, 2025

Chip design software firm Synopsys completes $35B deal

The acquisition will incorporate Ansys’ simulation and analysis technology to better address manufacturing innovation as products become more intelligent.

By Nathan Owens • July 17, 2025

GM’s Ultium Cells to expand production of low-cost battery cells at Tennessee plant

The automaker is targeting significant cost savings for electric vehicles compared to its current high-nickel battery chemistries.

By Eric Walz • July 17, 2025

Nearshoring, labor among key manufacturing trends to watch in rest of 2025

The year has brought many changes due to tariffs and other policy shifts. Experts from Streamliners Management Consulting, Southern Illinois University and the Global Supply Chain Institute look ahead to what’s next.

By Michelle No • July 17, 2025

Rolls-Royce invests $75M in South Carolina engine plant

The 60,000-square-foot expansion will boost production of machinery used to power data centers and other industrial facilities.

By Nathan Owens • July 16, 2025

Long-standing tractor makers Agco and TAFE settle their disputes

The companies have settled their ownership issues surrounding the Massey Ferguson brand, as well as terminated their commercial agreements and ongoing legal proceedings.

By Nathan Owens • July 15, 2025

Boeing’s inadequate training and oversight led to doorplug blowout: NTSB

The Federal Aviation Administration’s ineffective compliance enforcement also led to the 2024 Alaska Airlines incident, the National Transportation Safety Board said in the investigative report.

By Sara Samora • July 15, 2025

The US is already a manufacturing powerhouse, but shadow factories can make it the global leader

Shadow factories can offer manufacturers a way to decrease downtime and aid others in onshoring production lines, writes Augury CEO Saar Yoskovitz. 

By Saar Yoskovitz • July 14, 2025

US plans 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

President Donald Trump unveiled the new duty rates, set to begin Aug. 1, in separate letters shared on social media Saturday morning. 

By Max Garland , Philip Neuffer • July 14, 2025

A new era: Unleashing the potential of manufacturing

Manufacturing is at a crossroads. Down one path? Stagnation. The other? Big opportunity via tech.

July 14, 2025

Nissan delays EV production start at Mississippi plant

The move was an internal decision and ‘not a specific reaction to policy changes,’ a spokesperson said.

By Larry Avila • July 11, 2025

Nutella maker Ferrero to buy WK Kellogg for $3.1B

The acquisition would give the Luxembourg-based company a presence in cereal, ice cream, protein bars, cookies and confections.

By Christopher Doering • July 10, 2025

Boeing’s commercial deliveries continue to improve in Q2

While the plane manufacturer has a strong backlog, the company is keeping its focus on improving safety and quality to ramp up production.

By Sara Samora • July 10, 2025

Cascades to close Niagara Falls containerboard mill, affecting 123 employees

Aging infrastructure and high operating costs contributed to the decision to close, according to a Cascades spokesperson. This is the sixth major U.S. containerboard production facility closure in 2025 so far.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 10, 2025

Intel plans to lay off more than 500 Oregon workers

While the changes are happening at four locations, the cuts will largely affect software and hardware engineers, developers and managers at the company’s Jones Farm Campus.

By Nathan Owens • July 9, 2025

Tariffs or not, automation is still key to reshoring manufacturing

Tariffs may accelerate reshoring, but sustainable manufacturing success depends on the competitive advantage that automation delivers, writes HowToRobot co-CEO Søren Peters. 

By Søren Peters • July 8, 2025

US preps for August return of country-specific reciprocal tariffs

The Trump administration plans to reinstate the levies Aug. 1 after alerting individual trading partners of their specific duty rates.

By Philip Neuffer • July 7, 2025