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Aviva

Stelco’s battery recycling agreement with Primobius

The company estimated it will generate up to 40,000 net tons per annum of scrap steel that will be recycled into Stelco's steelmaking operations.


Ontario Premier Doug Ford scheduled to make announcement, implement further lockdown measures

Public Health Ontario reported 16,714 COVID-19 cases on Jan. 2. after a record-breaking 18,445 reported the day before.


Quebec reports 15,845 COVID 19 cases, starts store lockdown measures on Jan. 2

The bulk of the province's stores were closed on Jan. 2, following through on an announcement made by Premier Francois Legault on Dec. 30.
 
MANUFACTURING IN FOCUS 
 
FIBBR

FIBBR’s new Quantum fiber-optic HDMI cable

FIBBR Quantum is compatible with all the requirements of HDMI 2.1. The company has called this an entry-level product which should match 8K performance. » Read more
 
Dreametech

Dreametech to join CES 2022

The L10 Pro has Dreametech's latest navigation system, combining LiDAR and 3D mapping technologies. These technologies allow it to learn floor plans, avoid obstacles, and optimize cleaning routes. » Read more
 
Electromate

Electromate named to 2021 list of Best Workplaces™ in Professional Services

To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work- Certified™ in the past year and work primarily in the Professional Services Industry. » Read more
 
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Top 10 manufacturing quotes of 2021

Top 10 manufacturing quotes of 2021

Here are CM's Top 10 quotes from our interviews and discussions which colour the events of another year in manufacturing. » Read more
AI chatbots

AI-powered chatbots, designed ethically, can support high-quality university teaching

The university of the future as anticipated by many scholars and policy makers has already started. Technology, if used ethically and strategically, can support faculty in their mission to prepare their students for the needs of our society and the future of work. » Read more
Plant-based - Healthy?

Plant-based doesn’t always mean healthy

The Impossible Burger, for example, is an impressive meat-free mix of soy, potato proteins, coconut and sunflower oils. It even bleeds like the real thing. At the same time its calorie count and saturated fat levels mirror a McDonald’s quarter-pounder, and it has six times more sodium. » Read more
 
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China pursues tech ‘self reliance,’ fueling global unease

To help make China a self-reliant “technology superpower,” the ruling Communist Party is pushing the world’s biggest e-commerce company to take on the tricky, expensive business of designing its own processor chips – a business unlike anything Alibaba Group has done before. » Read more

Statistics Canada says economy grew 0.8% in October, sees gain in November

The Canadian economy kept up its streak of monthly gains in October and appears to have done so again in November, which has left total economic activity within a statistical inch of where it was before COVID-19 hit. » Read more