President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines.
Category: Supply Chain
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Will Trump’s Tariff Deal Tilt the Playing Field Back Toward China?
The president’s trade truce with China has lowered U.S. tariffs to a level that could pause a longer-term effort to reduce America’s dependence on Beijing.
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The ‘Sleeper Issue’ at the Heart of Trump’s Trade War
Concern is increasing throughout Southeast Asia as U.S. officials, intent on slowing China, have yet to say how they will define the origin country of imports.
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Volkswagen Says Loss of Chip Supply Could Hit Production
After China stopped deliveries of Nexperia’s chips over a dispute with the Dutch government, German carmakers are worried about supply shortages.
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The Small Company in Europe Caught in the Big Trade War Between the U.S. and China
Nexperia, a computer chip maker headquartered in the Netherlands, was taken over by the Dutch government after pressure from officials in Washington.
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China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game
Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized.
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America Is Heavily Reliant on China for Raw Materials in Medicines
A new analysis found that nearly 700 drugs approved for use in the United States depend on chemicals solely produced in China.
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China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers
North Dakota farmers are scrambling to find extra storage space and bracing for land values to fall as soybeans that should be bound for China begin to pile up.
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China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers
North Dakota farmers are scrambling to find extra storage space and bracing for land values to fall as soybeans that should be bound for China begin to pile up.
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How Keen Footwear Stays Ahead of Trump’s Shifting Tariffs
Keen Footwear has limited its exposure to supply chain trouble and opened a plant in Kentucky. But the trade upheaval has strained its adaptive strategy.
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New Tariff on ‘Transshipped’ Goods Mystifies Importers
The Trump administration levied a hefty tariff on goods that are moved through other countries, but it has not yet fully explained its plans.