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Apr. 4, 2013

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Have an Idea? Let’s Manufacture It In the US 1

Under the umbrella of Edison Nation, whose tag line is "You Invent. We Produce (All in the U.S.)," organizations are banding together to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to manufacture new products in the U.S....More
Apr. 4, 2013

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You Mean the US Military Didn't Have to Buy Domestic Steel?

I must not be paying close enough attention. It would seem to me that the U.S. Department of Defense would be required to buy U.S. steel for its projects....More
Apr. 4, 2013

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Biorational Products Plant Opens in Iowa

Valent BioSciences' $150 million facility will manufacture microbial insecticides, fungicides and nematicides, as well as plant growth regulators....More
Apr. 3, 2013

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Cuba Gears Up for First Free Trade Industry Zone

A $900 million investment by Brazil will kick off country’s first free trade manufacturing zone project....More
Apr. 2, 2013

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Packaging Manufacturer Opens Factory in Thailand

Rapak's new facility was chosen due to its ability to service South East Asian market....More
Apr. 1, 2013

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Note to Manufacturers: California Might Not Be so Bad

Enterprise zones offer perks that make California a good site for business....More
Apr. 1, 2013

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Seco Relocates Custom Tooling Division to US Headquarters

Company will close Tennessee plant due to excess capacity....More
Apr. 1, 2013

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Canadian Chloride Manufacturer to Build Plant in Kentucky

Macco Organiques will invest $9.5 million in the 'center' of their U.S. market....More
Apr. 1, 2013

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First New Domestic Refinery in 35 Years Being Built in North Dakota

Demand comes from the burgeoning exploration industry sited around the Bakken Shale formation....More
Mar. 29, 2013

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Sanofi Builds Factory in Vietnam for ASEAN Markets

The 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) consists of a market of 600 million people....More
Mar. 28, 2013

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Reshoring is Not a Trend

So says Michael Heilala of Accenture at the EM Roundtable in the Rockies. Heilala, who as senior principal of the Global Manufacturing Strategic practice at the consulting firm, pointed out that in a “few short years reshoring has evolved from something companies use to talk about to something they are doing."...More
Mar. 26, 2013

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German Firms Keen to Invest in Brazil

Germany is keen to boost its already substantial investment in Brazil ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio summer Olympics....More
Mar. 25, 2013

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Slovakia Eyes BMW for Fourth Car Plant

Slovak officials would welcome BMW, which is reportedly looking at opening a factory in eastern Europe where production costs are lower than in Germany....More
Mar. 22, 2013

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New York Partners with Israel to Grow Nanotechnology Industry

Governor says deal will lead to new investments and creation of jobs both in New York and Israel....More
Mar. 21, 2013

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Battery Manufacturer Opens New Facility in China

Demand for motive power batteries continues to grow in China and the Asia region....More
Mar. 21, 2013

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Pharmaceutical Company Expands in Florida

To support its expansion, Actavis, which is adding 220 employees, has been approved for nearly $2.9 million in grants, tax refunds and employee training incentives....More
Mar. 21, 2013

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Reshoring on the Banks of the Gulf: A Houston Story

Reshoring is making a case in Houston, where in the past four years these three manufacturers have moved operations....More
Mar. 21, 2013

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ThyssenKrupp to Build Cement Plant in Indonesia

The Indonesian cement market is predicted to grow at a double-digit rate in 2013....More
Mar. 20, 2013

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Ford to Pay $750 Million to Staff in Closing Belgium Plant

The company, which has suffered heavy losses in Europe, announced in October it would shutter the Genk plant at the end of 2014, wiping out more than 10,000 direct and indirect jobs....More
Mar. 19, 2013

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Manufacturing in Houston [Slideshow]

A look inside the plants of these Houston manufacturers: Farouk Systems, Toshiba Industrial Products, Emerson’s Daniel Measurement and Control plant, Blackwell Plastics, LSI Industries and Neutex Advanced Energy Group.
Mar. 19, 2013

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Italian Manufacturing Company Opens First US Plant in West Virginia

Pietro Fiorentini's new facility will produce components for the treatment of shale oil and gas....More
Mar. 19, 2013

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Thailand Approves Infrastructure Projects to Reduce Logistic Costs

The transportation network development would reduce logistical costs from 18% to about 10% and strengthen the trade competitiveness of Thai manufacturers, government says....More
Mar. 18, 2013

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Lockheed Martin Announces Liquefied Natural Gas Project in New Orleans

Project at Michoud Assembly Facility will result a total of more than 400 new jobs...More
Mar. 18, 2013

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Lego to Build Chinese Factory to Serve Asia

The world number three toy maker considered Asia 'a relatively small market' in its 2012 annual report, but said Monday it had seen annual growth of over 50% in recent years....More
Mar. 15, 2013

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Federal Initiatives to Support Reshoring

'Manufacturing has been one of the few bright spots in the recovery, and if we are going to meet the President’s goal of creating one million new manufacturing jobs by 2017, we’ll need an aggressive set of policy measures to make that happen,' said Scott Paul, executive director of Alliance for American Manufacturing....More