WADESBORO, N.C.—One worker is dead after an explosion at a North Carolina plant, according to a county official. Firefighters called to the Darling Ingredients rendering plant in the Wadesboro area around 9 p.m. Thursday found a plume of smoke, Anson County Emergency Services Chief Rodney Diggs said. After air monitoring determined that there wasn’t a…
Worker Dead After Explosion at North Carolina Plant
Intel to Invest $4.6 Billion in New Chip Plant in Poland
WROCLAW, Poland/STOCKHOLM—Intel plans to invest up to $4.6 billion in a new semiconductor assembly and test facility near Wrocław, Poland, as part of a multi-billion-dollar investment drive across Europe to build chip capacity, it said on Friday. The U.S. chipmaker last year announced plans to build a big chip complex in Germany along with facilities…
One Person Killed in Boiler Explosion at Southeastern Texas Power Plant
FRANKLIN, Texas—One person was killed when a boiler exploded at a southeastern Texas power plant Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for Dallas-based Luminant. “A contractor was fatally injured” in the blast about 8 a.m. at the Oak Grove Power Plant, according to a statement from spokesperson Meranda Cohn for Luminant, which owns the plant….
South Korean Supplier Plans $40 Million Auto Parts Plant in Georgia Near New Hyundai Complex
STATESBORO, Ga.—A South Korean company will build a $40 million factory in coastal Georgia to make heating and cooling systems near a Hyundai Motor Group auto assembly plant. Hanon Systems announced Tuesday that it would build the plant in Statesboro, with plans to hire at least 160 new employees. Hanon Systems is the eighth major…
Ukraine Restores Power to Russia-Occupied Nuclear Plant
KYIV—Ukraine reconnected the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to its external power supply on Monday after a brief outage that had left it reliant on emergency generators. Back-up diesel generators had earlier kicked in at the plant in southern Ukraine to ensure nuclear fuel was kept cool and prevent a potential disaster. Each side blamed…
Eli Lilly to Invest Additional $1.6 Billion in 2 New Plants
Eli Lilly and Co. said on Monday it will invest an additional $1.6 billion at its two new manufacturing sites in Indiana, United States to support the manufacturing of its recently approved cancer drug, Jaypirca, among others. The company’s total investment commitment in the facilities now stands at $3.7 billion, Eli Lilly said. Lilly has…
Mexican President Says Tesla to Build Plant in Mexico
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president announced Tuesday that electric car company Tesla has committed to building a major plant in the industrial hub of Monterrey in northern Mexico. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the promise came in phone calls he had Friday and Monday with Tesla head Elon Musk. It would be Tesla’s third plant outside…
US to Loan Li-Cycle $375 Million for New York Recycling Plant
The U.S. Energy Department on Monday said it will lend Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. $375 million as it builds a battery recycling facility in New York set to become one of the country’s largest sources of lithium by next year. The loan is the latest move by Washington to spur development of a domestic electric vehicle…
Mexico President Flags Water-Scarcity of Northern State Eyed for Tesla Plant
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president said on Monday the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, considered the front-runner to land a major investment from Tesla Inc., struggles with a lack of water and touted the benefits of the poorer southern region where he has fought to boost development. The state of Nuevo Leon at the U.S. border…
Blaze at US Drone Plant in Latvia; Arson Not Suspected
HELSINKI—Firefighters worked for a second day Wednesday to fully extinguish a blaze at a U.S. company’s drone plant in Latvia, as police said no indications of sabotage have been found so far. Latvia’s State Fire and Rescue Service was alerted Tuesday afternoon that a fire had broken out at Edge Autonomy’s drone production plant in…
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