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August 4, 2022
In this photo provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.. NASA's Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency's deep space exploration systems.
NASA Aims for Saturday Launch of New Moon Rocket
August 31, 2022
BAE Systems’ Combat System Mission Crew Workstation (CSMCW) is now qualified for the P-8A Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Patrol Aircraft – adding to the aircraft’s mission capability.
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Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.
August 4, 2022
The European Union on Thursday blocked the merger between South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai and Daewoo, saying a union between two of the world’s biggest players in the industry would have given the combined company a global stranglehold on the production of liquified natural gas carriers.
Supply Chain
EU Rejects Merger of Shipbuilders Daewoo, Hyundai
Regulators said the deal would have given the combined company a stranglehold on liquified natural gas carriers.
January 13, 2022
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Food & Beverage
Bunnies to the Rescue
Easter Sunday is an important date that chocolate makers will miss.
April 10, 2020
European Antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks to journalists during a news conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. The European Union has fined U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm $271 million, accusing it of 'predatory pricing'.
Product Development
EU Fines Qualcomm
The chipmaker was accused of abusing its dominance in 3G baseband chipsets by selling them below cost to force a startup out of the market.
July 18, 2019
Anti-Brexit demonstrators near College Green at the Houses of Parliament in London.
Regulation
Chaotic Brexit More Likely
Exiting without a deal in place would jeopardize trade and travel overnight.
April 2, 2019
In this April 6, 2016 file photo, truck drivers stand among trucks on the highway from Brussels to Luxembourg, in Spontin, Belgium. The European Union has reached a tentative agreement on the first specific EU standards for trucks to get polluting CO2 levels down. A Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, agreement between negotiators from the European Parliament and member states says that such emissions will have to be 30 percent down by 2030 compared to today's levels.
Regulation
EU Sets Standard for H-D Trucks
CO2 emissions for new trucks will have to be 30 percent down by 2030 compared with today's levels.
February 19, 2019
In this March 8, 2018 file photo photo Volkswagen cars are pictured during a final quality control at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Germany's economic growth has stagnated in the last three months of the year.
Supply Chain
EU Warns of Reduced Imports if Car Tariffs Proceed
The U.S. Commerce Department is expected issue its guidance on whether auto imports endanger U.S. national security, leaving Trump to decide whether to impose taxes.
February 19, 2019
In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks, during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.
Supply Chain
EU Leaders Say No to Brexit Deal
The main issue is a 'backstop' provision, which keeps the U.K. in a customs union with the EU, removing the need for checks along the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
January 30, 2019
This Wednesday, April 26, 2017 file photo shows a Google icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager is planning a statement on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 amid reports that her office will slap a record $5 billion fine on Google for abuse of its dominant position in the Android mobile phone operating systems. The decision was widely expected this week and financial media, including Bloomberg and the Financial Times, said the amount would total 4.3 billion euros.
Regulation
EU Fines Google a Record $5B
The EU's fine is the biggest ever imposed on a company for anticompetitive behavior.
July 18, 2018
The European Union is proposing bans on plastic products like cotton buds, straws, stirs and balloon sticks when alternatives are easily available in an attempt to cut marine litter.
Regulation
EU Proposes Plastic Straw Ban
The Commission said its proposal would seek to avoid environmental damage estimated at over $250 billion over the next dozen years.
May 29, 2018
In this Thursday, April 27, 2017 file photo, visitors look at a display booth for Qualcomm at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing. The European Union is slapping a $1.23 billion fine on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm for abusing its market dominance in the lucrative sector of vital components in smartphones and tablets.
Operations
Qualcomm for Paying Off Apple
Payments were made by reducing prices on Qualcomm components for iPhones and iPads.
January 24, 2018
In this Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, a man slices cuts of meat from a rotisserie Doner spit inside a Doner restaurant cafe in Frankfurt, Germany. The European Parliament narrowly defeated plans to ban an additive that is considered key in industrial meats for the popular doner kebab. Needing an absolute majority of at least 376 votes for a ban on phosphates, the legislature fell 3 votes short on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.
Operations
EU Won't Ban Kebab Additive
The industry says it needs the phosphates to keep the frozen meat juicy.
December 13, 2017
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Regulation
Amazon Must Pay Back Taxes
Almost three quarters of Amazon's profits in the EU were not taxed.
October 4, 2017
European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference regarding a truck cartel case at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017.
Operations
Truck Maker Faces $1B Cartel Fine
EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the company had colluded with five other heavy vehicle makers for 14 years to fix truck prices.
September 27, 2017
EU Antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager addresses the media at EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The European Union has slapped its biggest ever cartel fine, worth $3.24 billion, on a half-dozen of Europe's top truck producers for colluding to keep prices artificially high at the expense of consumers.
Regulation
Record Fine for Truck Makers
MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco and DAF colluded on pricing to pass along costs for meeting environmental standards.
July 19, 2016