Food & Drink Manufacturing: General Mills says it has removed artificial colors from all U.S. cereals, aiming to finish the last categories by end-2027. Biopharma/CMO Finance: Samsung Biologics plans a 3 trillion won rights offering to fund a peptide CDMO acquisition (PolyPeptide Group) and expand its Songdo campus. Semiconductors & AI Supply Chain: SK hynix breaks ground on a $4B+ Indiana HBM advanced packaging and R&D push, targeting cleanroom completion in 2028 and mass production in 2029. Industrial Investment: LS Cable & System will build the “LS Advanced Materials Manufacturing Complex” in Chesapeake, a $689M copper rod, magnet wire and rare-earth magnet site. Energy/Construction Policy: California approves vehicle-to-grid solar requirements for all new buildings after 2028. Legal/Workplace Safety: A Pennsylvania teacher is arrested over alleged child pornography manufacturing charges; in Georgia, a man gets 53 years for a 2023 shooting at a manufacturing facility. Competition/Antitrust: Pakistan’s Supreme Court upholds a CCP finding of price-fixing by the PVMA, ordering a Rs30M penalty. Public Health Supply Chain: Baxter issues a nationwide recall of certain IV saline lots after fibreglass contamination concerns. Manufacturing Jobs & Skills: Boeing will more than double registered apprenticeships at its North Charleston campus to 1,000+ over two years. Regional Housing Build-Off: Australia’s national “Kit of Parts” deal targets faster off-site and modular home construction.