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Women in Manufacturing

Biden’s infrastructure plan earmarks $1B for Great Lakes cleanup

The lakes provide drinking water for 40 million people and underpin the economy in eight Northeastern and Midwestern states and two Canadian provinces.


G-20 finance leaders eye ways to support pandemic recovery

Surging prices for food and energy are among the challenges the financial leaders confront as they discuss how to best nurture a global economic recovery.


Canadian Tire reports Q4 profits up from a year ago

The retailer's in-house brands, such as Noma, Canvas, Sherwood and WindRiver, made up 40 per cent of the retailer's total sales.
 
MANUFACTURING IN FOCUS 
 
Bast Fibre

Bast Fibre completes acquisition of Lumberton Cellulose

BFT plans to expand capacity to over 30,000 tonnes per year, trying to establish BFT Lumberton as a fully integrated natural fibre processing park. » Read more
 
UBC Millwrights

UBC Millwrights release statement in support of green steel transformation in Hamilton

The Millwright Regional Council of Ontario will work with ArcelorMittal Dofasco to transform the steel plant. » Read more
 
Enerkem

Enerkem project receives $5.5M for biofuels project

The main objective of the project is to validate a solution that can directly provide low-carbon fuel to the heavy transportation sector. » Read more
 
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MANUFACTURING IN-DEPTH 
 
Low-tech

Low-technology: why sustainability doesn’t have to depend on high-tech solutions

“Low-tech” does not mean a return to medieval ways of living. But it does demand more discernment in our choice of technologies – and consideration of their disadvantages. » Read more
Storm Eunice

Storm Eunice: how forecasters predicted super-strong winds days before it even formed

The improvement in the forecast is partly because of the hugely improved resolution of the supercomputer models. » Read more
COVID-19

Despite its disastrous effects, COVID-19 offers some gifts to medicine – an immunology expert explains what it can teach us about autoimmune disease

COVID-19 may accelerate research processes by giving scientists new insight into old findings about the immune system. » Read more
 
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Cleantech Canada

Green skills transition, 3.1 million Canadian jobs to be affected: report

According to the report, 3.1 million Canadian jobs will change over the next decade due to the climate transition. » Read more

Ontario invests in Welland and St. Catherines manufacturers

Valbruna ASW Inc. is Canada’s only manufacturer of specialty steel products, including carbon, alloy and stainless steel. » Read more