Manufacturing - Page 13

November 23, 2023

Slovakia moves toward construction of Chinese-owned car battery plant

The Slovak government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with Gotion High-Tech to construct a car battery plant in Surany.

November 7, 2023

Bangladesh more than doubles garment workers' monthly minimum wage to $113

Bangladesh announced a new salary structure for its garment factory workers on Tuesday, including a 56% increase in their monthly minimum wage.

October 30, 2023

Canadian company plans $800M solar panel factory in southeast Indiana

Canadian Solar Inc. is set to construct an $800 million solar panel factory in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which will create an estimated 1,200 jobs in the area.

October 30, 2023

Tyson Foods investing big in bug protein for new venture

Tyson Foods is partnering with insect protein producer Protix to build a facility that produces pet food and livestock feed from bugs that consume animal waste.

October 5, 2023

Feds fine PA chocolate factory for failure to evacuate in deadly blast's lead-up

Federal officials fined R.M. Palmer Co. over $44,000 for failing to evacuate a West Reading, Pennsylvania, factory before a natural gas explosion killed seven people.

September 22, 2023

Americans, stand with the UAW and me and fight out-of-control corporate greed

Americans should stand with the UAW and me to fight out-of-control corporate greed. The company CEOs make hundreds of times more than autoworkers. That needs to change.

September 14, 2023

Here’s how to bring back steel manufacturing and jobs to America's heartland

We need to bring back steel manufacturing and jobs to America's heartland. US needs to fight back against China's domination of the global steel market.

September 8, 2023

Meet the American who patented the drinking straw, Marvin Stone, Civil War veteran and mint julep enthusiast

Marvin Stone, a Civil War veteran who survived combat wounds, patented the paper drinking straw in 1888. His invention has enjoyed a rebirth in the 21st century.

August 30, 2023

Top locomotive manufacturer, union reach tentative agreement

Pittsburgh-based locomotive manufacturer Wabtec has reached a tentative agreement with nearly 1,400 employees who have spent the last two months on strike.

August 24, 2023

Congressional inquiry to investigate Codelco's mining projects in Chile

Chile's parliamentary members in the lower house have collectively agreed to initiate an investigation into mining projects managed by Codelco, the nation's state-owned copper producer.