Sonoco Takes $829 Million Impairment, Mitsubishi Electric Links Humanoids, EU Proposes Sub-1-Tonne Exemption — and 7 More | BPJ News
From a huge impairment to robot production, we track the conditions under which manufacturing investment turns into profit—and the costs that reach printing companies.
Sonoco's $829 million impairment requires a distinction between the consumer packaging businesses affected, including those in Europe and Asia-Pacific, and its North American recycled paperboard business. Humanoids, interest rates, solvents and EU packaging regulation are also unsettling decisions on capital spending and costs.
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In packaging, impairments in consumer packaging businesses including those in Europe and Asia-Pacific were reported in the same quarter as lower volumes and higher costs. In manufacturing, early production of humanoid robots has begun, making the costs of safety integration and handling stoppages clearer. Interest rates, solvents, EU regulation and election advertising reach equipment costs, input costs and delivery times through different routes.…
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