WASHINGTON/LONDON—U.S. manufacturing grew steadily in August but factory activity in China, the euro zone and Britain fell as Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s zero COVID-19 curbs continued to hurt businesses, surveys showed on Thursday, although there were indications cost pressures were starting to ease. The overall weakness in global manufacturing activity added to signs…
Global Factory Activity Mixed in August, Signs Cost Pressures Easing
Eurozone Factory Production Falls in June for First Time in 2 Years: PMI
LONDON—Eurozone manufacturing production fell last month for the first time since the initial wave of the coronavirus pandemic two years ago as higher prices and a darkening economic outlook kept consumers wary of making purchases, a survey showed. S&P Global’s final manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 52.1 in June from May’s 54.6, its…
This Pioneering Woman from History Advocated Tirelessly for the Wellbeing of Factory Workers
June 27, 2022
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Alice Hamilton was the leading expert of occupational health and industrial toxicology at the height of her career, but she traveled a long, hard road to get there. Hamilton was born in 1869 and grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her grandfather had made money in the railroad industry, and the family was well off,…
8 Killed, 15 Injured in Factory Fire in Northern India
LUCKNOW, India—At least eight workers were killed and over a dozen others injured after a fire erupted in a chemical factory in northern India, police said Saturday. The fire broke out after a boiler exploded in the factory in the Hapur area of Uttar Pradesh state, said senior police officer Pravin Kumar. The injured have…
US Manufacturing Grows Solidly But Inflation and Labor Crunch Take Toll
America’s manufacturing sector expanded in May, according to two separate sets of U.S. factory performance gauges, which diverged in the details but both showed hiring difficulties and inflationary pressures weighing on economic activity. One of the measures, the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing PMI, rose to 56.1 percent in May from 55.4 percent in…
Thousands of Employees at Shanghai’s Tesla, Apple Supply Factories Infected With COVID-19
April 23, 2022
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Shanghai continues to implement the Chinese Communist Party’s harsh “dynamic clearing” COVID-19 pandemic control policy, while the outbreak continues spreading in China. Employees of the well-known company Quanta (Shanghai) Computer Co., Ltd., which produces Tesla accessories and Apple laptops, revealed to The Epoch Times recently that thousands of workers were infected, and their calls to…
India Factory Fire Kills 6, Hospitalizes 13 With Burns
HYDERABAD, India—Fire raged through a pharmaceutical factory after an explosion in southern India, killing at least six workers on night shift and burning 13 others, police said Thursday. The fire broke out due to a chemical reactor leaking monomethyl nitric acid—used for manufacturing several types of polymers—which caused an explosion on Wednesday night, Police Officer…
Oreo Maker Mondelez Says Ukrainian Biscuit Factory Suffered ‘Significant Damage’
April 1, 2022
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NEW YORK—Oreo cookie maker Mondelez International Inc. said its plant in Trostyanets, a town in eastern Ukraine, has suffered “significant damage” because of military action due to the war. The company added that to the best of its knowledge, no employees were injured in the attack. The Oreo plant—one of at least two Mondelez factories…
Tesla Halts Work at Shanghai Factory for 2 Days Amid China COVID-19 Curbs: Notice
March 17, 2022
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SHANGHAI—Tesla is suspending production at its Shanghai factory for two days, according to a notice sent internally and to suppliers, as the Chinese regime tightens COVID-19 restrictions to curb the country’s latest outbreak. The Shanghai factory runs around the clock, and suppliers and Tesla staff were told on Wednesday in the notice, reviewed by Reuters,…
Japan’s February Factory Activity Growth Falls to 5-month Low: Flash PMI
TOKYO—Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded at the slowest pace in five months in February as output contracted, underscoring the prolonged impact that global supply chain disruptions are having on the world’s third-largest economy. Activity in the services sector shrank at the fastest rate since May 2020 as demand weakened after the country saw coronavirus infections spike…
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