Welcome to our weekly roundup of North America manufacturing news, designed to inform you of all the industry stories you should know about.
US tariffs show the need for EU-based manufacturers to relocate production to the UK
Following the latest rounds in a brewing trade war between the US and the EU, there has been a heightened need for EU-based companies to urgently look to expand their manufacturing capacity in the UK. Last week the US threatened the EU with 50% tariffs, suspended until July 9. However, the UK’s ten per cent tariff rate now makes the UK a very competitive geography for relocating EU manufacturing. More via The Manufacturer
Deca and IBM sign agreement to manufacture in North America
Deca Technologies and IBM have signed an agreement to implement Deca’s M-Series™ and Adaptive Patterning® technologies in IBM’s advanced packaging facility in Bromont, Quebec. More via The Manufacturer
L’Oréal Groupe commemorates 50 years of American manufacturing excellence at North Little Rock Plant
L’Oréal Groupe has commemorated the 50th anniversary of the beauty leader’s flagship makeup manufacturing facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas. More via The Manufacturer
Japan’s Kewpie Corp. opens second U.S. manufacturing facility
Kewpie Corporation has begun production of condiments at a new plant in Tennessee built to serve as the second production base in the United States for Q&B Foods, Inc., a Kewpie group company headquartered in California, U.S.A. More via The Manufacturer
Genentech announces new North Carolina manufacturing facility
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, has announced plans to invest more than $700m in a new 700,000 square foot state-of-the-art drug manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, NC. More via The Manufacturer
German manufacturer Homanit selects Clarendon County to establish U.S. manufacturing operation
Homanit, a leading manufacturer of wood materials, has announced that it has selected Clarendon County to establish the company’s U.S. manufacturing operation. The $250m investment will create 300 new jobs. More via The Manufacturer