Global Scans · Manufacturing · Weekly Summary

• [New] Construction is underway on the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels for the Yellowtail and Uaru projects, with Yellowtail anticipated to start production in 2025 and Uaru targeted for 2026. ExxonMobil
• [New] Since PFNA is environmentally persistent and products containing PFNA are still in use and may be imported into the U.S., there is a substantial likelihood that environmental contamination of sources of drinking water will continue. Federal Register
• [New] Since PFHxS is environmentally persistent and products containing PFHxS are still in use and may be imported into the United States, the EPA anticipates environmental contamination to sources of drinking water will continue. Federal Register
• [New] Swave Photonics has started offering development kits for the HXR technology to device manufacturers, with availability expected in the second half of 2024. Display Daily
• [New] Purdue Lunabotics will be one of dozens of college teams from around the country that have designed and built remote-controlled mining robots capable of performing proposed construction operations on a simulated Lunar regolith surface. Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Enginee
• [New] TSMC is currently using the age-old FinFET process for its N3 (3 nm) process, but it's expected to transition to nanosheet GAA transistors when it begins production at 2 nm in 2025. ExtremeTech
• [New] Most recently, the U.S. has raised concerns that potential overcapacity in Chinese industries - such as electric vehicles, steel and solar panels - might crowd out U.S. and other foreign manufacturers. AP News
• [New] Across Europe, initiatives to boost armament manufacturing are gradually gaining momentum and will lead to far greater production volumes by the end of the current year. Atlantic Council
• [New] There will be around 18 Mt CO 2 eq and 11 Mt CO 2 eq of GHG emissions due to polycrystalline and monocrystalline silicon cell manufacturing, respectively, in China by 2030 compared with the US, with 15 Mt CO 2 eq and 1 Mt CO 2 eq. Nature
• [New] Energy consumption for MG-Si production will reach 0.8 million MJ by China and 0.05 million MJ by the US in 2030, whereas energy consumption for SoG-Si production is expected to reach 0.9 million MJ (China) and 0.06 million MJ (US). Nature
• [New] HEFA will form the bulk of SAF production out to 2030, while the sub-mandate for power-to-liquid, widely regarded as the most sustainable alternative liquid fuel for aviation if produced using green hydrogen and carbon captured from the air, is low and generally lags behind the EU's ambition. Aviation Environment Federation
• [New] Low Volume Products - product lines with less than 5,000 units placed across the UK per annum - will be exempt from specific DRS obligations, such as the requirement to pay fees, apply deposits, and carry DRS labelling. BeverageDaily.com
• [New] Developing new wool products and uses is crucial to the future viability of sheep but may require farmers looking for new opportunities. Farmers Weekly
• [New] By 2030, when the United States grid is expected to get two thirds of its power from carbon-free sources, an EV built with recycled materials could break even on emissions in a matter of months. CarSifu
• [New] As the DFC invests in that project, it will be working with the US Department of Energy, which has loaned a company in Louisiana funds to expand its capacity to produce graphite-based materials for batteries. Money Lowdown
• [New] The announced investments in battery manufacturing will first need to be realised, and we estimate that it would require USD 100 billion in capital expenditures 10 to reach the level of battery manufacturing capacity necessary to meet demand for electric cars in 2030 in the APS. / USA IEA
• [New] In China, committed battery manufacturing capacity is well above what is needed to supply domestic electric car sales in 2030. IEA
• [New] Subaru announced a new and more ambitious target of 50% BEV sales out of a total of 1.2 million car sales in 2030, with a production capacity of 400000 BEVs in Japan and even a new BEV production line in the United States before 2030. IEA
• [New] There is little precedent for the Fed to cut rates in robust growth periods such as the present, with gross domestic product expected to accelerate at a 2.4% annualized pace in the first quarter of 2024, which would mark the seventh consecutive quarter of growth better than 2%. TheAdviserMagazine.com
• [New] More than 90 countries that allied as the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution warn about the alarming acceleration of primary plastic production globally and raise scientific concerns about the adverse health impacts related to plastics to toxic chemicals. Fortune
• [New] All UK Emissions Trading System sectors should be covered to minimise the risk of material substitution, as should products where CBAM materials make up a substantial part, to avoid value chain circumvention. EUROMETAL

Last updated: 28 April 2024