MADE IN USA NEWS
Hyster-Yale said it will expand USA manufacturing to build high-capacity forklifts and container handlers, including electric models, that meet Build America, Buy America rules.
Ascend Elements said its Georgia plant will produce 99% pure lithium carbonate from used batteries within 12 months, the first from recycled material in the USA.
Unimacts will run a dedicated line at its Houston, Texas plant to make Origami Solar steel module frames, giving Texas panel makers a domestic alternative to imported aluminum frames.
Honda said its new battery-powered zero-turn commercial mower will be the first electric product built at its Swepsonville, North Carolina plant, using domestic and globally sourced parts.
Weinbrenner Shoe Co., maker of union-made Thorogood boots, is building a new facility in Marshfield, Wisconsin, with union firms winning about 80% of contracts where available.
Venice, Florida drinkware maker Tervis filed for Chapter 11 to reorganize. Its classic plastic insulated tumblers are made in the USA, while its stainless steel line is made in China.
Radians is combining its Made in USA manufacturing and custom imprinting under one roof at 6100 Global Drive in Memphis, its largest expansion in ten years, without tax incentives.
Solar module maker Heliene signed a multi-year deal for wafers from NorSun’s planned $620 million, 5 GW ingot and wafer plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma, starting in 2026.
Ralph Lauren worked with at least six USA suppliers, including Ferrara Manufacturing, Shaniko Wool, Rancourt and Saitex USA, to make Team USA’s Paris 2024 ceremony clothing in the USA.
Foreign automakers have built more cars in the United States than the Detroit 3 here in America for the first time. That’s a big deal. Even if you add in…