AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSemiconductor Supply Chain Security: U.S. lawmakers are pushing Commerce to block American purchases of Chinese memory chips from CXMT and add CXMT to the Entity List, warning dependence on Chinese suppliers poses “unacceptable risk” to national and supply chain security. Cyber Risk to Production: Coca-Cola’s Fairlife temporarily shut down U.S. operations after a ransomware attack hit parts of its production systems; the company says quality and safety weren’t impacted. Defense Manufacturing Orders: Optex Systems won a $1.2M contract from General Dynamics Land Systems (Canada) to support its Light Armored Vehicle Weapon system through 2029. Domestic Industrial Expansion: Detpak will open its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Spartanburg County, creating 50+ jobs in phase one. Battery Materials Permitting: Graphite One said Ohio EPA accepted its air permit application for an active anode materials facility in Conneaut, a step toward building a domestic graphite-to-anode supply chain. Workforce & Output Signals: Ohio’s unemployment rate fell to 3.6% in June, with goods-producing jobs rising, including manufacturing and construction.
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