Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wisconsin Paper Manufacturer Cited for Safety Violations
Aug 4 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Appleton, Wisconsin paper products manufacturer for allegedly exposing employees to dangerous energy and machine guarding hazards after an employee suffered two finger-tip...
Michigan Manufacturer Sued for Sexual Harassment
Jul 29 2025 // East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, violated federal law when it subjected female production employees to sexual harassment before taking untimely remedial action, the U.S. Equal...
Owner of Tenn. Factory Where Workers Drowned in Helene Won’t Face Charges
Jul 21 2025 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing. First...
Billionaire-Backed California City Pitches Plans for Factory Hub
Jul 18 2025 // California Forever, the proposed futuristic community backed by billionaire venture capitalists, is now billing itself as a manufacturing center a year after local opposition forced it to withdraw plans to incorporate a...
OSHA Cites Florida Missile Manufacturer After Fire Injures Workers
Jul 15 2025 // The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that it has cited an Orlando, Florida target-missile manufacturer for exposing workers to fire, burn, and inhalation hazards. Aerojet Rocketdyne was...
Car Manufacturer Sued for Refusing to Allow Jewish Employee to Observe the Sabbath
Jul 8 2025 // FCA US, LLC, an international automobile manufacturer of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Fiat car brands, violated federal law by refusing to accommodate an employee’s request to observe the Sabbath and take unpaid...
Elon Musk Says First Tesla Drove Itself From Factory to Customer
Jul 1 2025 // Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said a Tesla Model Y SUV drove itself from the company’s factory near Austin to a customer’s home in the company’s latest move to showcase its push into...
India’s Sigachi Factory Fire Death Toll Rises to 39; Cause Still Unknown
Jul 1 2025 // HYDERABAD, India –– The death toll from the explosion and fire at Sigachi Industries’ chemical factory in southern India has risen to at least 39, officials said on Tuesday, forcing the supplier of pharma...
Michigan Paper Manufacturer Agrees to $300K Settlement Over PFAS Contamination
Jun 27 2025 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a settlement agreement with Domtar Industries, LLC and E.B. Eddy Paper, Inc. (together, Domtar) to address releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the...
Michigan Battery Manufacturer to Pay $95K Over Disability Discrimination Suit
Jun 20 2025 // Navitas Systems, LLC, an Ann Arbor, Michigan battery manufacturer, will pay $95,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal...
UK Car Theft Crisis Pits Manufacturers Against High-Tech Gangs
Jun 20 2025 // To the untrained eye, the red shipping container at Felixstowe looked no different to the thousands of others stacked up at Britain’s busiest seaport. Destined for Africa, its contents were listed as “household...
Illinois Manufacturer to Pay $520K Settlement Over Clean Air Act Violations
Jun 19 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with manufacturer Eakas Corp. for alleged Clean Air Act emissions violations at the company’s facility in Peru, Illinois. The company will pay $520,200...
Manufacturer Fined $500K for Violating OSHA Rule Leading to Ohio Worker’s Death
Jun 12 2025 // Fabcon, a Delaware corporation with a manufacturing facility in Ohio, was sentenced to pay a $500,000 fine, the statutory maximum, after pleading guilty to willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health...
Tariff Gloom Weighs on US Manufacturing; Delivery Times Lengthening
Jun 3 2025 // U.S. manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in May and suppliers took the longest time in nearly three years to deliver inputs amid tariffs, potentially signaling looming shortages of some goods. President...
Iowa-Based Ice Cream Manufacturer Issues Recall Over Plastic Concerns
May 20 2025 // An Iowa-based ice cream manufacturer has recalled nearly 18,000 containers of ice cream and frozen yogurt over concerns they could contain pieces of plastic. Wells Enterprises issued the voluntary recall last month,...
Illinois Chemical Manufacturer Reaches $400K Settlement With EPA
May 9 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act with Nalco Production LLC and Nalco Co. LLC. The companies manufacture polymer blend chemicals at their facility...
Tariff ‘Chaos’ Drags Key Texas Manufacturing Gauge to Worst Since 2020
Apr 29 2025 // A widely followed measure of Texas manufacturing activity weakened significantly as executives used words like “chaos” and “insanity” to describe the turmoil spurred by President Donald...
Fertilizer Manufacturer Fined $400K for Washington Worker Death from Toxic Gas
Mar 24 2025 // A fertilizer manufacturer has been fined $394,200 for the death of a worker killed by toxic gases at a work site. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries fined Two Rivers Terminal LLC for safety...
Kennedy Wants FDA to Close Food Manufacturers’ ‘Self-Affirm’ Safety ‘Loophole’
Mar 12 2025 // U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to revise safety rules to help eliminate a provision that allows companies to self-affirm that food...
Truck Trailer Manufacturer Earns TDI Lone Star Safety Award
Mar 6 2025 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has recognized Kalyn Siebert with the Lone Star Safety Award for its exemplary commitment to workplace safety. Kalyn Siebert is a leading...
