Pidilite Walks Pricing Tightrope as Raw Material Costs Soar
Pidilite Industries, India’s leading adhesives maker, has implemented two staggered price hikes—4‑5% in early April and 5‑7% in early May—to offset a 40‑50% surge in its raw‑material costs. The cost shock stems primarily from the West Asia conflict, which pushed vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) prices from $840 to $1,800 per tonne. Although VAM represents less than 10% of Pidilite’s input basket, the steep escalation threatens to compress margins. The company now faces a delicate balance between protecting profitability and maintaining demand.
Altech Batteries to Discontinue German Silumina Anodes Project
Altech Batteries (ASX: ATC) has halted its 8,000‑tonne‑per‑year silumina anodes project in Germany after six years of development, citing a lack of strategic funding and forward sales. The German subsidiary will be liquidated, with the Saxony land sold for roughly...
Voltavate Launches Victorian R&D Site for Battery Manufacturing Push
Battery‑technology startup Voltavate has opened its Australian headquarters and R&D facility in Port Melbourne, marking a shift from laboratory‑scale work to pilot‑scale manufacturing of its proprietary separator technology. The new site will enable in‑line production of battery separators and independent...
Led by Industry, Japan and Taiwan Plant Seeds of Drone Cooperation
Japan and Taiwan are initiating a joint drone development effort led by industry groups, aiming to build a supply‑chain alternative to China’s dominance. The partnership was highlighted by a demonstration of Taiwan‑made Hummer 2 drones at a training session in Yilan....
How Mars Uses 4flow's AI Platform for Logistics Optimization
Mars partnered with 4flow to replace its traditional transportation control tower with an AI‑native, modular logistics platform. The new system enables predictive, capacity‑aware orchestration, allowing early assessment of decisions and preventing downstream disruptions. By breaking down planning and execution silos,...
Legor's Turnover Soars to €128 Million, Launches 3D Metal Hub Spin-Off
Legor, the Italian alloy specialist, reported €128 million (≈$139 million) revenue in 2025 with single‑digit growth and unveiled the 3D Metal Hub spin‑off, featuring HP metal 3D printers and its proprietary Tritone technology for precious metals and titanium. The hub employs binder‑jetting...
Australian-First Critical Minerals Facility Opens in Sydney
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has opened a new critical minerals processing facility at its Lucas Heights site, marking the first such plant in the country. The complex adds capabilities for extracting clay‑hosted rare earth elements and...
Copper's Biggest Rival Yet? New Carbon Nanotube Fibers Could Reshape Wiring for EVs, Drones and Aircraft
Spanish researchers at IMDEA Materials have demonstrated a scalable process for carbon‑nanotube (CNT) fibers that reach 24.5 MS m⁻¹ conductivity—about half that of copper but six times lighter. The breakthrough relies on gas‑phase intercalation of tetrachloroaluminate (AlCl₄⁻), which boosts conductivity more than...
China's Solar Boom Has Created a Massive Oversupply Problem
China now produces more than twice the global demand for solar components, driving a price war that has left many manufacturers indebted. Industry leaders and the government have convened to launch a $7 billion buy‑out of inefficient plants, impose capacity caps,...
Could Investing $10,000 in USA Rare Earth Make You a Millionaire?
The U.S. launched Project Vault, a $12 billion Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve, to curb reliance on Chinese rare‑earth processing. USA Rare Earth secured roughly $1.6 billion—including a $1.3 billion senior loan and a 10% government stake—to fund its mine‑to‑magnet strategy, building a magnet plant...
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[Gasgoo News]Stellantis, Leapmotor Expand Partnership; Huawei Digital Power, JAC Upgrade Cooperation
Stellantis announced on May 8 that it will broaden its strategic tie‑up with China’s Leapmotor, evaluating a new production line at the Figueruelas plant in Zaragoza for an all‑electric Opel C‑segment SUV, with a possible start as early as 2028. Leapmotor...
MIT Researchers Revive 40-Year-Old Triangular Zipper Concept Now Made Possible by 3D Printing, Creates Shape-Shifting Robots and Deployable Structures —...
MIT's CSAIL team revived a 1985 triangular‑zipper idea, now 3D‑printed as the “Y‑Zipper,” which locks three flexible polymer arms into a rigid triangle in seconds. The mechanism instantly turns floppy tentacles into load‑bearing beams, demonstrated in a quadruped robot, a...
Hebei Automotive Industry Clusters at a Glance: Gasgoo Global Auto Industry Big Data
Hebei’s automotive sector is evolving into a multi‑layered cluster anchored by four specialized hubs—Baoding, Cangzhou, Shijiazhuang and Xingtai. Each hub leverages a dominant automaker, such as Great Wall Motor in Baoding and Beijing Hyundai in Cangzhou, to attract global Tier‑1...
Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote Targets New Refinery in Kenya
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is evaluating a 650,000‑barrel‑a‑day oil refinery in Kenya, with Mombasa emerging as his preferred location. He estimates the project will cost between $15 bn and $17 bn. The move follows Kenya’s President William Ruto’s call for a regional refinery, previously...
India’s Policy Push to Boost Aerospace Manufacturing: Thales
Thales says India’s new production‑linked incentive (PLI) scheme, higher defence budget and customs‑duty exemptions will accelerate aerospace component manufacturing. The Union Budget 2026‑27 earmarks roughly ₹7.85 lakh crore (about $95 billion), a 15% rise, while the UDAN programme allocates ₹28,840 crore ($3.5 billion) to develop...
TSMC to Remain Top Apple Chipmaker Despite Reported Intel Deal: Experts
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is expected to stay Apple’s primary chip supplier despite recent reports of a preliminary deal between Apple and Intel. Experts cite TSMC’s advanced packaging technologies such as InFO and CoWoS, which are critical for the...
Manufacturers Face Crunch on Industrial Metals
The Iran war has sharply disrupted industrial‑metal supplies, pushing U.S. aluminum prices up nearly 90% as shipments from the Persian Gulf falter and tariffs jump from 10% to 50%. Automakers, which now use 30% more aluminum than in 2020, face...
Vorbeck Materials Opens New Production Facility
Vorbeck Materials has opened a new manufacturing plant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, designed to become its primary production hub for advanced materials and firefighting foams. The facility is slated to produce up to one million gallons of foam each...
“Cannot Be Explained” – New Ultra Stainless Steel Stuns Researchers
University of Hong Kong researchers introduced SS‑H₂, a stainless‑steel alloy that resists corrosion at voltages up to 1700 mV, enabling seawater electrolysis for green hydrogen. The material employs a sequential dual‑passivation strategy, adding a manganese‑based protective layer atop the conventional chromium...
Prediction: The Helium Crunch Will Accelerate the Reshoring of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chip Manufacturing. Here Are the Best Growth Stocks...
A recent Iranian drone strike on QatarEnergy’s helium plant has tightened supplies of semiconductor‑grade helium, a critical coolant for AI chip production. U.S. fabs, which source helium domestically and from Algeria, are less exposed, prompting a faster reshoring of AI...
Brazil's Petrobras Halts Ops at 2 Fertilizer Units
Brazil’s state‑controlled oil giant Petrobras has temporarily halted production at two recently restarted fertilizer plants. The Ansa unit in Paraná was shut on April 30 after a compressor‑room incident, while the Fafen unit in Sergipe stopped due to power‑supply damage, with...
Xiaomi Auto Goes Global: A "German Exam" That Must Be Won
Xiaomi Auto announced its first global expansion, targeting a 2027 launch in Germany. The company revealed a Munich‑based R&D center dedicated to high‑performance and luxury electric vehicles, and restructured its leadership with Yu Liguo heading overseas preparations. With over 650,000...
Chevy Is Discontinuing the Medium-Duty Silverado That International Builds
General Motors will cease production of its medium‑duty Silverado 4500, 5500 and 6500 models at the end of September 2026. The decision follows GM’s choice not to renew its 2015 joint‑venture contract with International, which is also shutting down its...
DigiTimes Report Says Motherboard Manufacturers Are in Crisis.
DigiTimes reports a sharp decline in motherboard shipments as the ongoing memory shortage squeezes manufacturers. Asus allegedly shipped only 5 million units in the first half of 2026, far below its 15 million total in 2025, suggesting a roughly 60 percent drop. Higher...
Understanding Hunan's Automotive Industry Cluster at a Glance | Gasgoo Global Automotive Industry Big Data
Gasgoo’s data shows Hunan’s auto sector organized around a core‑periphery model, with Chang‑Zhu‑Tan as the nucleus. Changsha leads with over 1,000 suppliers and a full‑stack vehicle‑manufacturing and intelligent‑technology ecosystem, while Zhuzhou and Xiangtan supply power‑train components and cost‑effective chassis parts...
LS Electric Launches Beyond X Safety Offering with XSC Safety PLC, XSR Safety Relays
LS Electric introduced the Beyond X Safety lineup, featuring the XSC Safety PLC and XSR Safety Relays. The compact XSC controller delivers 16 safety inputs, four OSSD outputs and high‑density I/O, while the modular XSR relays offer customizable hardwired safety...
Kodiak and Roehl Transport Begin Autonomous Freight Operations Between Dallas and Houston
Kodiak AI has begun autonomous freight operations with Roehl Transport, hauling trucks between Dallas and Houston four times per week. The Kodiak Driver, the company’s AI‑powered autonomous system, earned a 98‑out of‑100 VERA safety score, the highest in an independent...
Opinion: Autonomy Is Reshaping Logistics, but Its Real Value Lies in Better Decision-Making
The piece argues that autonomy—not just automation—is reshaping logistics by turning real‑time data into actionable decisions. Labor shortages, rising costs and supply‑chain volatility are pushing warehouses toward faster adoption, with automation growth exceeding 10% annually. Digital twins and AI‑driven mobile...
China’s Cars Aren’t in the U.S., but Its Auto Parts Are Everywhere
Chinese firms have quietly built a massive footprint in the U.S. automotive supply chain, owning stakes in roughly 10,000 American parts suppliers. More than 60 of those suppliers are directly controlled by Chinese companies, ranging from air‑bag producers to glass...
Navrattan Cement to Invest ₹250 Cr to Set up Green Cement Manufacturing Plant in Punjab
Navrattan Cement Industries LLP, a Navrattan Group subsidiary, announced a ₹250 crore (≈$30 million) investment to build a green‑cement manufacturing plant in Rai Majra, Rajpura, Punjab. The facility will employ advanced low‑carbon technologies aimed at cutting emissions and boosting energy efficiency versus conventional...
Taiwan’s Plastic Habit Collides With Shortages Caused by a Faraway War
Taiwan’s plastic sector is scrambling for feedstock after the Iran war disrupted petrochemical shipments from the Persian Gulf. Formosa Petrochemical, the island’s largest producer, imports two‑thirds of its naphtha from the Middle East, but tankers stopped arriving in early March,...
Hon Hai, Poland Firm Evaluate Potential EV Production, R&D Hub
Taiwanese manufacturing giant Hon Hai (Foxconn) has formed a strategic partnership with state‑owned ElectroMobility Poland (EMP) to evaluate establishing an electric‑vehicle production and R&D centre in Poland. The joint effort focuses on leveraging Foxtron Vehicle Technologies' EV platforms and engineering...
U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturers Need to Learn to Solder
The Intertek CEA Global PV Manufacturing Quality Report 2026 reveals stark yield gaps between U.S. and Chinese solar panel factories, with some U.S. sites delivering as low as 30% yield versus near‑100% in mature Chinese plants. Soldering defects dominate the...
Queensland Funds New Biomedical Manufacturing Projects to Strengthen Sovereign Capability
Queensland has earmarked about US$133 million from its Sovereign Industry Development Fund for its first biomedical manufacturing projects. More than US$12.9 million will support AdvanCell’s Thorium‑228 radiopharmaceutical plant and US$1.6 million will fund Southern RNA’s semi‑automated sterile fill‑finish platform, together creating roughly 100...
Jiatai Earns Airbus Quality Champion Award at 2026 Supplier Symposium
Jiatai Aircraft Equipment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of AVIC Cabin Systems, was named the sole Airbus China Quality Champion at the 2026 Airbus China Suppliers Symposium. The award highlights Jiatai's excellence in product quality, delivery reliability, and collaborative supply‑chain performance....
Bioinspired Artificial Muscle Filaments Bend and Twist with Temperature Changes
Harvard researchers have unveiled a rotational multimaterial 3‑D printing process that embeds liquid crystal elastomer actuators alongside passive elastomers to create hair‑like filaments that bend, twist, expand or contract with temperature changes. The technique writes molecular alignment directly into the...
How Euler Motors Zoomed In On Electric Cargo, Laid Out Its Growth Blueprint
Euler Motors, founded in 2018, has raised $229 million and now commands roughly 22% of India’s electric cargo‑vehicle market. After proving demand with three‑wheelers for logistics giants, it launched the HiLoad EV in 2021 and expanded into four‑wheel commercial EVs, which...
Why Is Honda Still Suspending $15 Billion EV Factory in Canada?
Honda has placed its $15 billion electric‑vehicle factory in Canada on indefinite suspension, citing steep U.S. tariffs and sluggish American EV demand. The pause, originally framed as a temporary delay, now appears permanent as the automaker pivots to hybrids for its...
Britannia Moves Manufacturing to India Amid West Asia Crisis
Britannia Industries has relocated its North American export manufacturing from Oman to its Mundra, Gujarat facility to sidestep disruptions caused by the West Asia crisis, including the Strait of Hormuz closure. The company plans selective price hikes and gram‑weight reductions...
Intel Shares Jump on Reported Chip Production Deal with Apple
Intel Corp. saw its stock jump 13.9% after the Wall Street Journal reported a preliminary agreement with Apple to produce chips for future devices. The partnership is expected to leverage Intel’s new 18A manufacturing node, possibly the enhanced 18A‑P version...
Tesla Sees ‘Many Thousands’ of Semis Being Built in 2026
Tesla announced it will build "many thousands" of Class 8 battery‑electric Semis before the end of 2026, with a long‑term goal of 50,000 units per year. The first Semi rolled off the high‑volume Reno line in late April, and the company...
Delayed Publication of Fastmarkets’ North American Ferrous Scrap Prices for May
Fastmarkets, which normally publishes North American ferrous scrap prices by the 10th of each month, announced a delay for the May data set. The postponement stems from ongoing negotiations between buyers and sellers and the fact that the 10th falls...
Addressing Manufacturing and Access Barriers in Advanced Therapeutics
Advanced cell and gene therapies are moving from research to commercial markets, but their complex manufacturing creates variability that delays patient access. Industry leaders are deploying process analytical technologies (PAT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to gain real‑time insight and predictive...
Journey of DRAfter 2400: Med Marine Adds Powerful Touch To Sekavin's Fleet
MED Marine has delivered the DRAfter 2400 conventional tugboat to Greek operator SEKAVIN, completing the handover on 14 April after construction at EREGLI Shipyard. The 24‑metre vessel provides a 40‑tonne bollard pull, 10‑knot speed, and a crew capacity of six, enhancing SEKAVIN’s...
Geopolitics Is Rewriting Memory Sourcing
Geopolitical tension, especially between the United States and China, is fragmenting the global memory supply chain, creating a two‑speed market where advanced DRAM and HBM are routed to politically aligned regions while legacy memory circulates more broadly. OEMs must now...
Supermicro’s New AI Campus Embodies the Industrialization of AI Infrastructure
Supermicro unveiled a 714,000‑square‑foot AI Campus near its San Jose headquarters, the company’s largest U.S. site covering 32.8 acres. Branded as a Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS) hub, the campus combines design, domestic manufacturing, testing, service and global distribution...
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3D Systems announced that the new Cadillac Formula 1® Team has deployed seven large‑format SLA 3D‑printing systems to accelerate wind‑tunnel testing and produce critical race‑car components ahead of its 2026 debut. The printers, paired with Accura Xtreme White 200, Black and HPC materials, enable tool‑free...
Manufacturing Retains Growth Pace in Q4 Despite Cost Pressures: Ficci
India’s manufacturing sector kept expanding in Q4 FY 26, with 93% of surveyed firms reporting stable or higher output despite rising input costs. Domestic demand remained robust, as 89% expected orders to stay flat or grow, while capacity utilisation slipped to...
Tesla’s Latest Recall? Wheels May Fall Off Cybertrucks
Tesla announced a recall of 173 rear‑wheel‑drive Cybertruck Long‑Range trucks after discovering that the wrong grease on lug nuts can loosen them, allowing brake‑rotor stud holes to crack and potentially detach the wheel hub. The defect could cause wheels to...
Whirlpool Seeing ‘Recession-Level Industry Decline’ Because of War
Whirlpool Corp. reported a near‑10% revenue decline in its latest quarter as North American appliance sales fell 7%, driven by consumers postponing big‑ticket purchases. The company attributes the slump to the Iran‑Israel conflict, which it says triggered a recession‑level industry...