Tag: London manufacturing
Politicians, analysts weigh in on 136-job London auto parts plant’s closing
Ontario New Democrats say the announced closing of a 136-job auto parts plant “reflects a broader pattern of decline” in Southwestern Ontario’s manufacturing sector as industry analysts and an economic development official tapped the brakes on their reactions. Autoneum, a Swiss firm that makes carpets and wheelhouse liners for vehicles at its Huron Street plant, […]
A London plant making copper products that recently broke ground on a major expansion, has vowed to take the threat of U.S. tariffs “head on,”said the head of a London manufacturing group.
Great Lakes Copper, Canada’s only copper milling plant, recently announced a 90,000 sq. ft. expansion to its Clarke Road facility.
$7.8B in U.S. exports at stake as tariff threat hits London manufacturers
Manufacturers in London plan to cut their workforce as the fallout of threatened 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian-made goods exported to the United States is already being felt, the manager of the London Region Manufacturing Council said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump said the tariffs would kick in Tuesday, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
Jobs, $7.8B in U.S. exports at stake as tariff threat hits London manufacturers
Manufacturers in London plan to cut their workforce as the fallout of threatened 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian-made goods exported to the United States is already being felt, the manager of the London Region Manufacturing Council said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump said the tariffs would kick in Tuesday, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
The American parent of London’s Accuride Canada plant squeezed money out of the local manufacturer and “drove it into the ground,” throwing more than 200 people out of work, the union representing its
The American parent of London’s Accuride Canada plant squeezed money out of the local manufacturer and “drove it into the ground,” throwing more than 200 people out of work, the union representing its workers charges. Unifor Local 27 is questioning the economics of the looming closing of Accuride Canada. The London plant on Firestone Boulevard […]