North America Manufacturing News Digest – the industry stories you should be aware of

Welcome to our weekly roundup of North America manufacturing news, designed to inform you of all the industry stories you should know about.

U.S. manufacturing contracts for ninth straight month as orders and employment weaken

U.S. manufacturing activity contracted again in November, marking the ninth consecutive month of decline, according to the latest Manufacturing PMI® from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Read more via The Manufacturer

Canadian Solar reshapes U.S. operations with North American reshoring push

Canadian Solar Inc. has announced a strategic initiative to resume direct oversight of its U.S. operations and to continue reshoring manufacturing to North America. Read more via The Manufacturer

Duravit opens climate-neutral ceramic plant in Canada

Duravit has strengthened its North American presence with the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Matane, Québec—one of the first sanitary-ceramics plants globally to rely exclusively on electric firing technology. Read more via The Manufacturer

NextPower expands manufacturing capacity with new Tennessee facility

Nextpower, a leading provider of intelligent power generation systems for solar power plants, has opened an expanded Southeast regional hub with a new Remote Monitoring Center in Nashville, alongside a major expansion of its U.S. steel fabrication capacity in the region. Read more via The Manufacturer

Britten-Norman BN2T-4S Islander Aircraft approved by TCCA Canada

UK aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) type certification for the BN2T-4S Islander, the Rolls-Royce Model 250–powered turboprop variant of the company’s iconic utility aircraft. Read more via The Manufacturer