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Struggling cocoa crop may hurt chocolate manufacturers
Supply remains scarce due to heavy rains and the spread of black pod disease in West Africa, according to a recent CoBank report.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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Cargill to lay off more than 100 workers from Nashville meat plant
The Minnesota-based company says it will relocate some production to Nebraska and Texas as it optimizes its manufacturing footprint.
By Nathan Owens • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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TrendlineTop 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.
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Spirit AeroSystems ups production oversight as skepticism over quality looms
The Boeing supplier vowed to increase inspections, improve training and add automation to its processes after last month's Alaska Airlines incident.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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OSHA cites Wisconsin ice cream plant after ammonia outbreak
Schoep's Ice Cream will face $145,000 in penalties for violating 12 safety management rules.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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House advances manufacturing R&D tax bill
The legislation would allow companies to fully expense R&D spending, which industry groups say is needed to allow for greater innovation.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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Novo Holdings to buy contract drugmaker Catalent for $16.5B
In a related deal, Novo Nordisk will buy three Catalent factories as it works to expand production of its obesity and diabetes medicines.
By Jonathan Gardner • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Energy Department opens battery R&D funds for sodium-ion
The $15.7 million will also go towards projects using smart manufacturing technologies to lower the cost of battery production.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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How the US is trying to attract more foreign semiconductor investment
The Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act would push federal agencies and states to boost the domestic chip supply chain.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Intel delays $20B Ohio project
The New Albany facilities are now expected to be completed by the end of 2026 instead of 2025.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Nestlé to lay off 216 workers at Ohio factory
The Solon plant, which produces brands like Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's, is one of multiple facilities the food and beverage giant has shuttered in recent months.
By Christopher Doering • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Manufacturing ‘ready to start running again’ with demand up: PMI
The industry is at the beginning of a possible growth cycle, but manufacturers are likely to be slow to start hiring again, economists say.
By Kate Magill • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Entos Pharmaceuticals opens California facility
The Carlsbad facility will produce messenger RNA and plasmid DNA, part of a broader strategy to expand production in both the U.S. and Canada.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Crown to close can metal plants in Illinois, Mississippi
About 190 employees may be impacted by site closures expected in March.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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US electric demand set to grow 1.5% annually through 2026
Growth in manufacturing and industrial electrification are among the factors behind the growth, according to the International Energy Agency.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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Intel, UMC to collaborate on chip fabs
The semiconductor companies will make a 12-nanometer chip process platform at Intel’s fab factory in Arizona.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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The year ahead in manufacturing
From the biggest plant projects to the toughest jobs to fill, here are some of the top issues to watch in 2024.
By Kate Magill • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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3M on track to sunset PFAS manufacturing by 2026
The company has reformulated or discontinued nearly 25,000 products with links to forever chemicals.
By Sara Samora • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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Mars to build $237M Utah facility for Nature’s Bakery brand
The Salt Lake City plant will increase capacity for the granola and snack bar maker that has become the eighth best-selling product line in the category.
By Christopher Doering • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Leggett & Platt to reduce manufacturing, distribution sites
The bedding maker will lay off 900 or more workers in its restructuring, it said in a securities filing.
By Sara Samora • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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The top challenges in semiconductor manufacturing this year
Even as investment in the industry booms, chipmakers are still likely to face long roads ahead to stand up new factories and train specialized labor.
By Rebecca Heilweil • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Quality control at BoeingFAA pauses Boeing production expansion plans
A detailed inspection and maintenance process must be performed on each of the 171 grounded 737-9 Max aircraft before they can return to service.
By Sara Samora • Jan. 26, 2024 -
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Lucid Motors expands Arizona plant ahead of Gravity launch
The EV campus will grow by about 3 million square feet as the company adds a new manufacturing facility, storage space and more.
By Michael Brady • Jan. 26, 2024 -
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Lonza to lay off over 200 at clinical manufacturing facility
The pharmaceutical company will begin the first round of job cuts at the Hayward, California, site on Feb. 2.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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Policy outlook 2024: What’s on manufacturers’ minds
Three industry groups said they are watching federal funding, regulation concerns and election rhetoric — among other issues.
By Sara Samora • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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WestRock to close plants in Seattle and North Carolina, affecting more than 240 jobs
Production volumes from the Seattle box plant and North Carolina healthcare packaging plant will shift to other WestRock facilities. Laid-off employees can apply for open positions at other locations.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 25, 2024
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