manufacturing
US Manufacturing at Decade Low at 2nd Straight Drop
The Trump administration’s trade war with China has walloped factories across the United States, with American manufacturing hitting its lowest level in 10 years this past September.
Read moreAuto Workers Get $250 Checks as GM Strike Enters Third Week
The United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors has stretched into its third week with no end in sight, as some workers who applied for a union-sponsored supplemental weekly payment of $250 received their first check Tuesday.
Read moreOil Spills
A federal judge refused New Jersey-based Silbo Industries’ request to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction a product liability case that claims its subsea piping elbows leaked offshore Louisiana, resulting in “millions of dollars of damage.”
Read moreUS Has 501,000 Fewer Jobs Than First Reported
The U.S. job market isn’t quite as strong as originally believed — with revised figures showing that the economy had 501,000 fewer total jobs this March than initially reported.
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Man Charged With Violating US Sanctions of Iran
Federal authorities have arrested a man charged in a scheme to ship prohibited metals-processing machines to Iran in violation of sanctions imposed by the United States.
Read moreSteel Mill Sorry for Spill That Killed Fish, Closed Beaches
A steel company apologized for a spill of cyanide and ammonia that led to a fish kill and prompted the closure of beaches along Lake Michigan.
Read moreAmerican Hobby Store Getting Killed by Trump’s Tariffs
After getting his first customs bill in the mail since President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on Chinese imports, Mike Brey is considering closing up shop.
Read moreTrump to Promote Turning Natural Gas Into Plastics in Pa.
Trying to hold support in the manufacturing towns that helped him win the White House in 2016, President Donald Trump is showcasing growing efforts to capitalize on western Pennsylvania’s natural gas deposits by turning gas into plastics.
Read moreChinese Businesses Adapt to US Trade War
Export-reliant Chinese companies are slashing prices, moving production abroad, creating new domestic markets and rebranding goods as they try to survive the escalating trade war with the United States.
Read moreChemicals
The American Chemistry Council filed suit to protest the California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s listing of spray polyurethane insulation systems containing unreacted methylene diphenyl diisocyannates as a “priority product.”
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US Steel Shareholder Says Cost-Cutting Led to ‘Skeleton Crew’
U.S. Steel Corp. faces a shareholder derivative action after the company allegedly engaged in extreme cost-cutting and fraudulently pushed a process called the “Carnegie Way Program” as a means to make the company profitable again after years of financial downturn.
Read moreNot Made in USA
A federal judge approved a $1.4 million settlement of claims that New Balance falsely represented certain styles of its shoes as being “Made in USA,” with up to $650,000 in attorneys’ fees.
Read moreEU Court Upholds Toxic Designation for Chemical BPA
A trade group for the plastics industry failed to persuade the European General Court on Thursday that the industrial chemical BPA should not be classified as toxic.
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Dutch Court Rules for Aerospace Giant Airbus in Battle Over Rocket Parts
Airbus, the world’s second largest aerospace and defense company, will finally be moving the parts needed for its Ariane 6 rocket to its manufacturing facility after winning a contract dispute with one of its suppliers.
Read moreSupreme Court Adds 11 New Cases to Calendar
Taking up 11 new cases Friday on its way into summer hiatus, the Supreme Court stoked political passions this morning with the addition of cases about school choice and immigrant rights.
Read morePelvic Mesh
In a negligence case against C.R. Bard for its pelvic mesh product, a federal judge has asked the Third Circuit to resolve “whether Pennsylvania recognizes a strict liability claim for a manufacturing defect of a prescription medical device.”
Read moreVictims of Grenfell Fire Blame US Building Materials in Suit
Joined by families of the victims, nearly 250 survivors of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London brought a lawsuit Tuesday blaming faulty building materials made by U.S. for the blaze.
Read moreCarpet Manufacturers Fight Alabama Venue in Water Pollution Suits
Attorneys for the carpet industry argued before the Alabama Supreme Court Tuesday that two lawsuits alleging Georgia carpet manufacturers allowed contaminants to enter the drinking supply of Alabama cities should not be heard in that state’s courts.
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