Category: Supply Chain

A Maine Town, Once Dependent on a Paper Mill, Tries to Move On

The New York Times – Business:
For over a century, Madison Paper Industries was a small Maine town’s economic engine. A new owner moved in, but uncertainty persists.
U.S. Trade Deficit Dips in June as Imports Fall Back

The New York Times – Business:
Imports and exports both declined, retreating from a busy month in May, data from the Commerce Department showed.
Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other Items

The New York Times – Business:
A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why.
China Threatens Retaliation as U.S. Moves to Block Robot Imports

The New York Times – Business:
The dispute highlights how robotics has become the latest battleground in the intensifying technological and industrial rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Sending Some Companies Back to China

The New York Times – Business:
For some U.S. brands seeking a location for their factories, the economic logic is once again pointing to China.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Sending Some Companies Back to China

The New York Times – Business:
For some U.S. brands seeking a location for their factories, the economic logic is once again pointing to China.
Global Economic Output Looks Slower for 2026, IMF Says

The New York Times – Business:
The I.M.F. projected world output would fall to 3 percent for the year, a number pushed down by high commodity prices.
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in May

The New York Times – Business:
Imports rose and exports fell in the month, pushing the trade deficit to its highest level in over a year
Inside Bath & Body Works’ Fragrance Factory

The New York Times – Business:
“Japanese Cherry Blossom” has brought in $1.5 billion over the last 20 years. Can the company’s close-knit network of suppliers come up with the next big thing and improve sales?
The South Korean Mine at the Center of America’s Tungsten Push

The New York Times – Business:
Deep beneath a South Korean mountain, workers are reviving a mine that could challenge China’s grip on a metal vital to weapons, chips and industry.
How a Jet Fuel Refinery Is Scrambling After the Iran War Oil Shock

The New York Times – Business:
For a mega-refinery in Ulsan, South Korea, a top exporter of jet fuel to the West Coast of the United States and other places, weaning off Middle Eastern oil is no small feat.
Lesson Learned From Iran War: Reduce Reliance on Strait of Hormuz

The New York Times – Business:
Increased stockpiles, more pipelines and other tactics could loosen the waterway’s stranglehold on the global economy.