AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoFactory AI: China is preparing policies to embed AI across manufacturing, building on more than 13,000 advanced smart factories. US startup Arda raised $230 million at a $1.5 billion valuation to develop AI tools for factory operations. Supply Chains: Apple pledged up to $100 million for US-made titanium and expanded a US partnership for iPhone camera components. TP-Link also signed a letter of intent to assemble Wi-Fi 8 routers in Mississippi from 2027, subject to approval. New Capacity: Renaissance Fiber secured $2.24 million to scale hemp processing in North Carolina, while Connected Kerb opened an Aberdeen facility to manufacture EV chargers. Job Cuts: Greggs proposed closing four factories and cutting about 740 jobs in a restructuring expected to save £20 million. More than 200 jobs are also at risk as Resideo and Honeywell plan to move production from Lanarkshire. Pharma Production: Alvotech won FDA approval for a process that more than doubles output per batch of its Simlandi biosimilar.
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