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Inside Lego's Danish <endeca_term>factory</endeca_term>

Inside Lego's Danish factory

...Almost none of the plastic used in the Lego factory goes to waste, but a very small amount does get spilled. This... Read more

29 August, 2011 by Daniel Terdiman

Workers protest at Foxconn plant in China

...Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Foxconn, Apple's main manufacturer, threatened to jump off the... Read more

30 April, 2012 by Ryan Huang

Apple invests in Toshiba LCD factory, says report

...Apple will be investing in a Toshiba LCD factory that will be turning out mobile phone displays for future iPhones, according... Read more

14 December, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Report: Apple agrees to environment audit at China plant

...into the pollution controls implemented by one of its supply partner's factories in China. The Financial Times reported on Sunday that the iPad maker... Read more

16 April, 2012 by Kevin Kwang

Foxconn audit finds violations in overtime and conditions

...was posted to the FLA's website on Thursday, found all three factories in the region to be in violation of both the labor organisation... Read more

30 March, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Apple begins labour checks at Foxconn plants

...the Fair Labor Association, an organisation "dedicated to ending sweatshop conditions in factories worldwide", to investigate Foxconn facilities in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China. Apple has... Read more

14 February, 2012 by Don Reisinger

Microsoft investigates suicide threat at Xbox factory

...is probing a report that more than 300 workers at a Foxconn factory that makes Xboxes in China threatened a mass suicide earlier this month... Read more

12 January, 2012 by Steven Musil

Intel-Micron venture opens Nand flash fab in Singapore

...Nand flash memory facility in the island state. The $3bn (£1.8bn) factory, which was originally slated to open in December 2008, met with delays... Read more

21 April, 2011 by Liau Yun Qing
Intel to invest $5bn in Arizona plant

Intel to invest $5bn in Arizona plant

...in the US. Intel has announced plans to invest $5bn in a factory in Arizona, as President Obama dined with tech bosses including Steve Jobs... Read more

21 February, 2011 by Sam Diaz

Sony and Nokia voice Foxconn concerns

...have said they are looking into what is happening at the Foxconn factories in China, according to Agence France Presse. "In response to recent reports... Read more

1 June, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Cook: Apple takes working conditions seriously

...Tuesday.Cook explained that he has "spent a lot of time in factories, and not just as an executive," adding that most of Apple's... Read more

15 February, 2012 by Rachel King

Apple: Suppliers still need to clean up their act

...Apple has released its latest report into working conditions at its suppliers' factories. Image credit: Apple In its report (PDF), the company said that it... Read more

16 January, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Explosion strikes iPad supply plant in China

...temporarily affected by an explosion on Sunday at a yet-to-open factory in China. The blast, which occurred at a plant belonging to Pegatron... Read more

19 December, 2011 by Steven Musil

Salesforce and Toyota plot 'social network' for cars

...It would also allow car owners to connect with dealers and the factory. Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff said that as Toyota moved on with... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Suzanne Tindal

Intel announces billion-dollar investment in US facilities

...up in 2013 and the company is planning upgrades at four existing factories in Arizona and Oregon. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story... Read more

20 October, 2010 by Sam Diaz

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