The Ontario government plans to expand the Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit that was announced as part of the 2023 budget, providing an additional $1.3 billion over three years to further support Ontario manufacturers as they work to lower costs and become more competitive in a highly volatile market. “Today’s announcement will provide important support to the more than 830,000 men and women who work in the manufacturing sector, and who are worried about the impact of tariffs on their jobs,” said Vic Fedeli, Minister of...

In seeking a simplified approach to environmental accountability in manufacturing, Epicor, an industry-specific enterprise software provider, has devised a patent-pending Carbon Cost Rollup solution within its Epicor Kinetic offering, the Epicor Industry ERP Cloud purpose-built for manufacturing operations. The offering is an adaptation of established “cost rollup” methods from standard costing systems that apply to carbon tracking by treating carbon dioxide emissions as a currency, which enables business leaders to calculate compliance...

American Battery Technology Company (ABTC), an integrated critical battery materials provider, received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for $900 million for its Nevada Lithium Project, which it expects will produce nearly 33,000 tons of lithium hydroxide annually. The LOI follows President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production,” which directed federal agencies to expedite funding and support for domestic critical mineral manufacturing...