Food Manufacturing: Last Week in Review (November 14-20)

Stay on top of the biggest stories in the news and find out what was trending by taking a look at the most-viewed content that appeared last week on Food Manufacturing.

Jesse Osborne
Nov 21, 2016
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As Plastic Production Grows, Negotiations to Reduce it Stuck in Low Gear
December 1, 2023
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Timken to Shutter Kansas Belt Plant
December 1, 2023
The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, Friday, July 7, 2023.
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As Plastic Production Grows, Negotiations to Reduce it Stuck in Low Gear
With three rounds of talks now complete, major questions remain unresolved.
December 1, 2023
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Timken to Shutter Kansas Belt Plant
The Fort Scott location is one of two Timken Belts facilities.
December 1, 2023
The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, Friday, July 7, 2023.
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GM Believes It Will Start Making Money on EVs in 2025 as Higher Margin Models Arrive
GM's CFO conceded that the company has struggled to ramp up electric vehicle manufacturing.
December 1, 2023
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio on Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. The windows were broken during a demonstration intended to show the strength of the glass. Musk is expected to give an update on manufacturing problems with the long-awaited Cybertruck at an event Thursday marking the first deliveries of the futuristic, angular pickup truck.
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Tesla Delivers First Cybertrucks
And the starting price is $20K higher than initially promised.
December 1, 2023
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OSHA Fines Ohio Meat Processor Following Worker's Injury
The employee fell into corrosive chemicals while changing bearings on a fan motor.
November 30, 2023
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Firearms Manufacturer Abandons Plans for Florida Facility
The company will lose over $1 million in financial incentives.
November 30, 2023
In this photo provided by Japan Coast Guard, debris believed to be from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft is seen off the coast of Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.
Aerospace
Osprey Flights Suspended after Fatal Crash of U.S. Air Force Aircraft
The U.S. Osprey crash killed at least one of the eight crew members.
November 30, 2023
United Auto Workers members walk the picket line during a strike at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, in Sterling Heights, Mich., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, Ford said Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.
Automotive
Ford: UAW Strike Ate Up $1.7B in Profits
The six-week strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles.
November 30, 2023
An electric van drives past a visible in-road wireless charging coil to be installed in a street in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. A demonstration of the first electric vehicle charging road in the U.S. took place Wednesday on a quarter-mile stretch of a Motor City street.
Automotive
Nation's First EV-Charging Roads Installed in Detroit
Copper inductive charging coils allow vehicles equipped with receivers to charge up their batteries while driving, idling or parking above the coils.
November 29, 2023
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U.S. Steel to Permanently Idle Steelmaking at Ill. Facility
Initially, the company blamed UAW strikes.
November 29, 2023
A Chevrolet Bolt is displayed at the Philadelphia Auto Show, Jan. 27, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Automotive
Consumer Reports: EVs Less Reliable, on Average, Than Conventional Cars and Trucks
A survey found that EVs encountered nearly 80% more problems than ICE vehicles.
November 29, 2023
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Stratolaunch Awarded Flight Test Contract for Navy's Hypersonic Program
The Leidos-led team intends to deliver an affordable solution for hypersonic payloads.
November 29, 2023
A logo of Toyota Motor Corp. at a dealer Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Tokyo. Toyota is selling a part of its stake in components maker Denso to raise cash for its drive toward electric vehicles and other innovations, Japan's top automaker said Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.
Automotive
Toyota to Sell $2B Denso Stake
The automaker is working to shore up cash for EV investments.
November 29, 2023
United Auto Workers members join the picket line, in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. General Motors says pretax earnings took a $1.1 billion hit this year from a six-week strike by autoworkers, but the company expects to absorb the costs of a new contract and is even raising its dividend. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 reinstated its full-year earnings forecast that was withdrawn after the United Auto Workers began targeting the factories of Detroit automakers with strikes on Sept. 15.
Automotive
Despite $1.1B in Strike Costs, GM Bullish on Year
The Detroit automaker says it can absorb the agreed-upon pay hikes.
November 29, 2023