MONTREAL (AP) — In an industrial suburb of Montreal, sheets of copper move along a conveyor belt suspended four stories above the floor of a foundry — a metals plant — until they drop into a lava-hot furnace. Next come pieces of discarded copper wire. Out of the furnace comes liquid copper, alight with green […]
Jun. 4—Maine’s largest water district has filed a lawsuit against Dupont, 3M and other manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals to hold them responsible for the cost of testing and treating polluted wastewater. “Protecting public health, safety, and the environment is (our) top priority,” said general manager Seth Garrison. “By taking legal action against manufacturers of […]
Jay Goyal, president of Goyal Industries in Mansfield, has joined the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Board of Directors. “Jay’s unique background as both a manufacturer and former state (representative) is a strong addition to OMA’s board,” OMA President Ryan Augsburger said. “We are thrilled to have his expertise and guidance in pursuing Ohio’s manufacturing competitiveness.” Jay […]
Apr. 12—AUGUSTA — The House of Representatives on Thursday night advanced a bill to allow civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers who irresponsibly market and sell firearms. It’s the first major piece of gun legislation to receive a floor vote since the mass shooting in Lewiston, when Robert Card Jr. used an assault-style semi-automatic gun to […]
Redline Plastics logo MANITOWOC — Redline Plastics continues to wrack up awards and recognition. The Manitowoc manufacturer recently was named one of the Top 25 Fastest Growing companies in Northeastern Wisconsin by Insight Publications. It took third place among the nominees. “This incredible achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our […]
Three of the largest manufacturers of medical-grade nitrogen gas in the US have barred their products from being used in executions, following Alabama’s recent killing of the death row inmate Kenneth Smith using a previously untested method known as nitrogen hypoxia. The three companies have confirmed to the Guardian that they have put in place […]
Oleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, has urged NATO to procure 1 million drones from Ukrainian manufacturers as promised. Source: Kamyshin on Telegram Quote: “On behalf of the whole Ukrainian defence sector, I called upon NATO to procure the promised one million drones from Ukrainian manufacturers at today’s Munich Security Conference. We have […]
The Skhemy project’s investigative journalists have discovered how surveillance cameras in Ukraine transmit data to servers controlled by a Chinese manufacturer. Source: Skhemy, an investigative reporting project by Radio Liberty; journalist Nataliia Sedletska on Facebook Details: According to journalists, hundreds of thousands of cameras from Chinese manufacturers Hikvision and Dahua are used in Ukraine. Skhemy […]
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Toy makers grappling with surging costs in China are finding no easy options when it comes to shifting production to cheaper centres elsewhere. Six years ago, monopoly maker Hasbro approached Indian durable goods and aerospace supplier Aequs to sub-contract. “They said if you can get into toy manufacturing, now […]
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Toy makers grappling with surging costs in China are finding no easy options when it comes to shifting production to cheaper centres elsewhere. Six years ago, monopoly maker Hasbro approached Indian durable goods and aerospace supplier Aequs to sub-contract. “They said if you can get into toy manufacturing, now […]
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will sanction five U.S. military manufacturers in response to the latest round of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are a frequent source of tension between Washington and Beijing. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its territory, a claim Taiwan’s government […]