Manufacturing & Industry

Washington – September 15, 2026 -- The American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that corrugated pizza box imports from China, Malaysia, and Turkey are sold at dumping margins as high as 568.50%.

Dumping margins reach triple digits across three countries

Saddle Brook, N.J. – September 13, 2026 -- Arrow Tool Group has signed on as a Diamond Sponsor for the 2026 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, committing tools, equipment and public relations support to move the tree from Idaho's Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

Arrow supplies tools and holiday kits for the cross-country tree tour

The New Jersey-based manufacturer, founded in 1929, will provide tools and equipment to the Capitol Christmas Tree team, donate holiday tool kits, and support public relations efforts aimed at community engagement along the tree's route. The partnership operates in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and the Society of American Foresters.

Mission Viejo, Calif. – – September 12, 2026 -- ERPVAR has signed a lead-generation partnership with Crawford Software aimed at driving a 30% increase in qualified sales pipeline for mid-market companies migrating off QuickBooks and other legacy platforms.

Partnership targets discrete manufacturers and distributors abandoning legacy systems

The agreement gives Crawford Software direct access to ERPVAR's buyer-intent database and HubSpot marketing infrastructure to identify organizations preparing to replace QuickBooks and other outdated software. Crawford Software specializes in ERP consulting and support for manufacturers and distributors across New England and the Tri-State area.

Vancouver – – September 12, 2026 -- RUA GOLD Inc. (OTCQX: NZAUF) (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) reported its highest-grade drill results to date at the Auld Creek gold-antimony project in New Zealand's Reefton Goldfield, with hole ACDDH119 returning 0.6 metres grading 82.9 grams per tonne gold and 24.80% antimony. The results land as Western governments race to replace Chinese antimony supply, a metal Future Market Insights values at roughly US$2.5 billion globally in 2026, rising to about US$4.5 billion by 2036 at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate.

Toronto – September 11, 2026 -- Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV; OTCQX: ORVMF) said its Bolivian subsidiary Empresa Minera Paitití S.A. (EMIPA) has produced its first doré bar from processing stockpiled oxide material at the Don Mario site in southeastern Bolivia.

First doré bar confirms metallurgical design of expanded plant

CEO Juan Gavidia said the result confirms the metallurgical performance of the expanded Don Mario Plant is in line with design and engineering assumptions. The company is now focused on safely increasing throughput and optimizing plant performance as operations ramp up.

Birkenhead – – September 11, 2026 -- Holiferm and Organica UK have combined operations, backed by continued commercial partnership with Sadorp, to create an end-to-end British biomanufacturing platform spanning ingredient science, product formulation and retail commercialisation.

Holiferm merges biosurfactant fermentation technology with Organica's formulation capability

Holiferm develops and manufactures nature-derived biosurfactants through proprietary fermentation technology at its North West England facilities. Organica formulates biodegradable, non-hazardous household and cleaning products for established UK and international brands. The combined entity now controls the chain from raw ingredient development through finished product manufacturing.

Newark, N.J. – September 11, 2026 -- Agilis, a digital and AI platform provider for the chemical industry, has formed an Advisory Board staffed with former senior executives from Dow, BASF, Brenntag, allnex and Boston Consulting Group to guide its enterprise scaling and international expansion.

Agilis has digitized more than one million SKUs across 50-plus countries

The company says it has run AI features in production with customers since 2024, a stage many chemical industry peers have yet to reach as they remain in pilot testing. The new board is tasked with advising on strategy, product direction, enterprise adoption, commercial execution and international growth.

Wiesbaden – September 11, 2026 -- German exports declined 0.8% month-on-month in July 2026 to a calendar- and seasonally-adjusted €138.2 billion, while imports dropped sharply by 5.7% to €116.9 billion, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

The trade surplus widened to €21.3 billion in July, up from €15.4 billion in June, though below the €16.8 billion recorded in July 2025. Year-on-year, exports rose 6.1% and imports climbed 3.0% compared with July 2025.

US-bound shipments surge 19.1% month-on-month to €14.4 billion

German exports to the United States jumped 19.1% versus June and were up 28.3% from July 2025, making the US the top destination for German goods. Exports to the United Kingdom fell 7.2% to €6.7 billion, while shipments to China dropped 9.5% to €5.6 billion.

Milton Keynes, England – September 10, 2026 -- Rockwell Automation has launched a new cybersecurity-focused season of its ROKStudios video series, as fresh data shows nearly half of manufacturers reported a cyber incident in the past year.

Rising IT/OT convergence drives operational risk for manufacturers

The new season, drawing on Rockwell's 11th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report, documents how increasing connectivity between IT and operational technology environments is expanding the attack surface for industrial operators. The company states that cyber risk has shifted from an episodic concern to an ongoing operational requirement as manufacturers scale AI, automation and connected systems.

Canton – September 10, 2026 -- More than 400 representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region and international organizations gathered in Shenzhen on September 5 for the Asia-Pacific Media Forum (APMF) 2026, held in China's Guangdong province ahead of the APEC 2026 economic leaders' meeting scheduled for November in China.

Forum convenes ahead of APEC leaders' meeting

The APMF 2026 opened in Shenzhen with delegations touring Guangdong province prior to the main event, examining local industrial and manufacturing operations firsthand. The visits were organized to give journalists and experts direct exposure to supply chain infrastructure and investment activity in the region.