Supermaterial applications company Lyten has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dermody Properties to locate its new lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory, a world’s first, on land near Reno, Nevada owned by the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority. The facility, when at full capacity, will produce up to 10 gigawatt hours of lithium-sulfur batteries annually. The facility will manufacture cathode active materials and lithium metal anodes and assemble lithium-sulfur cells in both cylindrical and pouch formats, which will support the production of...

Ardena, a specialist pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has signed an agreement to acquire Catalent’s state-of-the-art advanced drug product manufacturing facility in Somerset, New Jersey, which will expand its footprint into the U.S. The U.S. facility will complement its existing facilities in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and Sweden, and will significantly enhance its capabilities in downstream late-stage and small-scale commercial manufacturing of oral drug products. This will also support its...

Metal fabrication company Bartlett Group, recognized for its innovative approach to industrial services and custom fabrication, has selected Sherwood Park in Strathcona County, Alberta for its Canadian headquarters and manufacturing facility. The investment will create 100 permanent jobs and 25 temporary construction jobs for the facility retrofit, though seasonal peaks could see as many as 150 people employed. The project is expected to be complete in November 2024. “Throughout my career in both the nuclear and industrial sectors, I have...