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Industry
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Consortium introduces new field service advisor for Nova Scotia
Owen Sound, Ont. – Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), a unique not-for-profit consortium serving and supporting Canada’s manufacturing industry, would like to advise its members, and community partners that after seven great years with EMC, Glenn Durnford, will be retiring…
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Saputo hopes to benefit from Mexican dairy tariffs, after drop in profits
Toronto – Canadian cheese and dairy giant Saputo Inc. is hoping to use its international operations to milk the Mexican market in the wake of impending tariffs. The Montreal-based company doesn’t have a large Mexican presence yet, but could see…
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Trump’s auto tariffs would devastate supply chains, cause mass layoffs: experts
Montreal – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on auto imports from Canada would devastate the integrated supply chain that has taken decades to build and cause job losses on both sides of the border,…
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U.S. steel tariffs prompt ADF to impose work sharing at Quebec plant
Montreal – ADF Group Inc. says uncertainty over U.S. steel tariffs reduced orders and prompted it to introduce work-sharing for employees at its Quebec plant. “Backlog growth is paramount to our success and unfortunately the uncertainty surrounding the steel import…
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Data as a practical problem solver
Maintenance optimization and reliability engineering in the age of digitalization.
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Managed dairy system enticed Coca Cola to build Ontario milk plant: Dairy Farmers
Toronto – Coca-Cola Canada’s decision to invest $85 million in a new milk processing plant in Ontario shows why the Canadian government should continue to defend the country’s supply management system, said the general manager of the Dairy Farmers of…
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Trump’s aggression against G7 and Canada: five questions about what’s at stake
Quebec – When Donald Trump boarded Air Force in Quebec and whisked his way to Singapore on Saturday, he left behind a stormy wake of mixed signals that bordered on rage. Hours after indicating he would sign on to a…
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Leading metals distributor invests in automotive metals processing facility in Brantford, Ont.
Burlington, Ont. – Samuel, Son & Co., a leading metals distributor and industrial products manufacturer, today announced an $18 million investment in its Brantford, Ont., automotive metal processing centre. The expansion is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter…
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Steelworkers ratify new contract with Moly-Cop AltaSteel
Edmonton – United Steelworkers (USW) Local 5220 members have ratified the tentative agreement reached with Moly-Cop AltaSteel Ltd. in Edmonton on May 27, 2018. The four-year agreement was accepted by 90% of the members voting at dual meetings yesterday. The…
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Canada posts job losses in May, but wages increased
Ottawa – Canada’s economy unexpectedly lost jobs for the second month in a row in May, but wages posted their fastest year-over-year increase in nine years, Statistics Canada said Friday. The economy lost 7,500 jobs in May as a drop…
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Business groups look forward to Ford’s industry friendly policies, seek details
Incoming Ontario premier Doug Ford promised a business-friendly government during the provincial election campaign, but now industry groups want the details about what that is going to look like. “Now what we want is definition of the mandate,” said Rocco…
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Trudeau stops in Canada’s aluminum country before facing Trump on tariffs at G7
Saguenay, Que. – Just before he heads to the G7 summit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a stop in the heart of Canada’s aluminum country – and he’s repeating his pledge to try to convince Donald Trump that his…
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Welding takes centre stage at FABTECH Canada 2018
Toronto – SME, FMA, AWS, PMA and CCAI, the producers and co-sponsors of FABTECH, have announced a larger traditional welding presence at FABTECH Canada, taking place June 12-14 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Leaders in the welding industry, including the Canadian Welding Bureau Group, ESAB Canada…
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Industry players wary of tariff war, in spite of potential benefits
Canada’s tariffs on imported U.S. goods – everything from strawberry jam to sleeping bags – could steer consumers to seek out cheaper, made-in-Canada alternatives, but domestic industry players are fearful that input costs will rise and American politicians could retaliate…
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Canada hoping its own tariff threat will prompt U.S. climbdown: Morneau
Whistler, B.C. – Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he’s hopeful the threat of retaliation against U.S. trade measures will convince the Trump administration to back down from the steel and aluminum tariffs it has imposed on its G7 allies. The…
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What’s Up Doug? A seal that prevents ingress into bearings in harsh environments
Taconite seals could be the standard for severe duty service in pulleys.
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Ottawa will work with Canadian aluminum, steel companies to ensure jobs safe: PM
Halifax – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will work with Canadian steel and aluminum companies hit by punishing U.S. tariffs to make sure jobs and workers north of the border are protected. In a CBC radio interview in Halifax…
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US manufacturing picks up pace in May
Washington – U.S. manufacturers expanded at a faster pace last month, another sign of strength for American industry. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, reports that its manufacturing index rose to 58.7 in May from…
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Pace of economic growth slowed in Q1, Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada reports that real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.3% in the first quarter, following an increase of 0.4% in each of the previous two quarters. Final domestic demand rose by 0.5%. Growth was moderated by a deceleration in household spending, lower…
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Aluminum and steel users disappointed with imposition of hefty U.S. tariffs
Consumers on both sides of the border could be caught in the middle of a trade war as businesses slap them with higher prices to offset the impact of billions of dollars worth of reciprocal tariffs announced by the United…
