Category: Factories and Manufacturing

Trump Wants America to Make iPhones. Here’s How India Is Doing It.

India is carving out a new space for Foxconn and other high-end manufacturers, just as President Trump demands American companies do at home.
Trump’s Tariffs Have Unsettled Thailand’s Pet Food Exporters

After rapid growth, Thailand is the biggest overseas supplier of pet food in the United States. Volatility in policy has some importers looking elsewhere.
U.S. Textile Makers, Feeling Forgotten by Trump, Hope Boom Days Are Ahead

The Trump administration faces hard choices in determining what industries to protect as it uses tariffs to construct an industrial policy.
Ford Will Keep Battery Factory Even if Republicans Ax Tax Break

Ford Motor said it would open a new plant in Michigan that could become ineligible for federal incentives under a policy bill championed by President Trump and passed by the House.
Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs

For every 20 positions, there’s one qualified candidate, says one manufacturing chief executive. Some of President Trump’s policies are likely to exacerbate the problem.
How Trump’s Metals Tariffs Could Make Food and Beer Cans More Expensive

Food and beverage companies say new tariffs on steel and aluminum will raise the cost of their containers. They say consumers are likely to pay the difference.
BYD and Other Chinese Carmakers Expand Sales in Europe Despite Tariffs

BYD and other companies doubled their share of the car market after the European Union imposed higher tariffs on electric vehicles from China.
Why Eliminating Coal Could Take a Long Time

A mining and processing business in California is replacing one coal plant but says another could stay online for many years.
Trump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Battery Boom

Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in the United States because of tariffs on China and the proposed rollback of tax credits.
China Labor Bulletin, a Rights Group in Hong Kong, Shuts Down

The China Labor Bulletin, which tracks factory closures and worker protests in China, cited financial difficulties for its dissolution.
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Raised Safety Concerns But Had Never Crashed Before

There are more than 1,100 of the jets in service today. Air India flies nearly three dozen of them.
Boeing’s Dreamliner was the subject of safety concerns but never had a crash before Thursday.

In a statement, Boeing said that it was aware of the crash on the Air India flight and was “working to gather more information.”