Etiket: factories
Brabant suppliers ASML are looking at factories outside China
Suppliers of chip machine maker ASML may want to build new factories in Asia, outside of China. This is what the Reuters news agency writes based on insiders and documents…
Fewer and fewer Philips factories were built
The number of Philips employees has fallen sharply in recent years. In the 1970s, about 400,000 people worldwide still worked for the electronics group, but since the late 1970s the…
Mango publishes list of Tier 3 factories as part of its new sustainability strategy
Fashion retailer Mango has published its list of Tier 3 factories as “one of the first major fashion companies in Spain”, having already announced its Tier 1 and Tier 2…
Shein is committing $15 million to modernize factories in its supply chain
Fast fashion online retailer Shein plans to invest $15 million over the next three to four years to improve hundreds of factories in its supply chain. In a statement, the…
Factories in China are running much less hard due to corona lockdowns
The strict corona policy in China has clearly left its mark on the industry of the world’s second economy. Manufacturing activity fell for the second month in a row in…
Brand letter FNV: ‘Closing coke factories leads to closure of Tata Steel and social drama’
Today, FNV is firm about the possible closure of the controversial coke factories at Tata Steel IJmuiden: “Closing the coke factories will inevitably lead to the closure of Tata Steel…
Workers at Shein factories are working 18-hour shifts, new research finds
A new investigation by fast fashion brand Shein has found that the factory workers who make the garments are paid just three cents per garment and have to work 18-hour…
Aldel and ArcelorMittal factories shut down over energy price
The problems in the energy-intensive industry as a result of the energy crisis are increasing. On Friday, aluminum factory Aldel in Delfzijl announced that it would stop production due to…
Steel group ArcelorMittal shuts down German factories due to expensive gas
Steel group ArcelorMittal is shutting down factories in Bremen and Hamburg because the gas and electricity they run on have become too expensive. It is therefore no longer possible to…
Red Band factories in Roosendaal close doors, new factory in the making
Cloetta, the Swedish candy company behind Red Band wine gum and Sportlife chewing gum, wants to close its two factories in Roosendaal. A factory in Turnhout, Belgium, also has to…