Category: Factories and Manufacturing

Europe Frets U.S. Battery Factory Subsidies Will Hurt, Not Help

The European Union is trying to assemble the building blocks to produce electric cars, but subsidies are luring companies to the United States.
In Italy, Using Modern Jewelry Machinery for New Creations

Manufacturers in Vicenza are experimenting with technological advances that would allow brands to go beyond traditional handcrafted methods.
Hyundai and LG Plan $4.3 Billion Battery Plant in Georgia

The facility is the second battery project under development in the state by Hyundai Motor Group and may bring 3,000 jobs.
Australia Tries to Break Its Dependence on China for Lithium Mining

Half of the world’s supply of the critical battery ingredient is mined in Australia, which ships virtually all of it to China. The government and business are betting they can change that.
Silicon Valley Chosen for $4 Billion Chip Research Center

Anticipating federal subsidies, Applied Materials said it planned to invest up to $4 billion in the semiconductor project in Sunnyvale, Calif.
The U.S. Needs Minerals for Electric Cars. Everyone Else Wants Them Too.

The United States is entering an array of agreements to secure the critical minerals necessary for the energy transition, but it’s not clear which of the arrangements can succeed.
U.S. Semiconductor Boom Faces a Worker Shortage

Strengthened by billions of federal dollars, semiconductor companies plan to create thousands of jobs. But officials say there might not be enough people to fill them.
G7 Countries Borrow China’s Economic Strategy

Wealthy democracies rev up an effort to spend trillions on a new climate-friendly energy economy, while stealing away some of China’s manufacturing power.
An Automaker Has a Stark Warning for the U.K. Car Industry

Stellantis said post-Brexit export rules and the lack of a domestic battery manufacturer could force it to close its plants in Britain.
Brooklyn’s Batcave Reborn as Gotham’s Art Factory

A philanthropist spent $180 million to transform a relic of Gowanus’s industrial past into Powerhouse Arts, equipped to produce the art of the future.
Drug Shortages Near an All-Time High, Leading to Rationing

A worrisome scarcity of cancer drugs has heightened concerns about the troubled generic drug industry. Congress and the White House are seeking ways to address widespread supply problems.
U.S. Solar Makers Criticize Biden’s Tax Credits as Too Lax on China

U.S.-based manufacturers of solar products say rules issued by the Biden administration on Friday will “cement China’s dominance” over the solar industry