ST. CLOUD, FL—Mercury Marine assembly plant here has achieved a zero-waste-to-landfill designation. The factory makes electrical and plastic components for the company’s marine engines and related parts, accessories and technologies.

COWETA COUNTY, GA—FREYR Battery plans to open a new assembly plant here, about 40 miles south of Atlanta.

COVINGTON, GA—Archer Aviation Inc. will invest $118 million over the next 10 years to build a new assembly plant here to produce an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL).

FLORENCE, AL—First Solar Inc. has selected Alabama as the site of a more than $1 billion factory that will assemble solar modules.

DÜSSELDORF, Germany—Henkel has introduced three new low pressure molding (LPM) materials designed to seal and protect medical devices from moisture, temperature extremes, chemicals, vibration, impact and other environmental concerns.

NORTHBOROUGH, MA—Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical is investing “several million dollars” to expand its assembly plant here.

COOKEVILLE, TN—ATC Automation has delivered a state-of-the-art, modular automated assembly system for a global leader in drug manufacturing and drug delivery medical devices to. The system was designed and built at ATC’s campus in Cookeville, TN, and installed at the customer’s assembly plant on the East Coast.

CLINTON, PA—Haemonetics has begun operations at its new assembly plant here to make medical disposables and consumables.

DALLAS, TX—In October 2022, Spark and AcuityMD announced a partnership that could provide a pathway to sobriety to millions suffering from opioid addiction. The FDA-approved Sparrow therapy system represents a drug-free tool for helping treat opioid use disorder.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Medtronic earned $427 million, or 32¢ per share, off $7.585 billion for the quarter that ended October 28, 2022. The bottom line was down 67%, and the top line was down 3% compared with Q2 2021.