Manufacturing

China steels itself for new front in trade war after US proposes tariffs on metals

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The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office also initiated a probe into China’s maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, alleging that Beijing used “unfair, non-market policies and practices” to dominate these sectors. Henry Gao, a law professor at Singapore Management University, said he would not be surprised if China imposes countermeasures against the proposed tariffs through countervailing … Read more

Biden gives $6.1B to Micron Technology for chip factories in New York

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Joe Biden’s administration reached an agreement to dole out a staggering $6.1 billion in government support for semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology to produce advanced computer memory chips in New York and Idaho. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) personally pursued US-based Micron to build what will ultimately be a set of four chip factories near … Read more

American Image Awards Salute Wes Gordon, Lizanne Kindler, Carhartt

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Instead of the standard, self-congratulatory acceptance speeches that are routine at many awards dinners, this year’s American Image Awards honorees were all about communal power. Presented by the American Apparel & Footwear Association, Tuesday night’s seated dinner at Gotham Hall in New York City attracted a few hundred supporters. AAFA’s president and chief executive officer … Read more

Scholz wants Xi to stop Russia’s war. Xi wants Europe to stop trade war. – POLITICO

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The Chinese leader was responding to an investigation Brussels launched last year into Beijing’s electric vehicle subsidies. More recently the European Commission has announced a probe into state support for Chinese wind turbines being pitched for European generation projects, which followed similar checks on rail and solar projects. He told Scholz, who was in China … Read more

LA’s Garment Worker Center highlights new effort to support industry and its employees – Daily News

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As part of efforts to bolster the garment manufacturing industry and support its workers in Los Angeles, officials on Thursday unveiled a new task force and program to meet those goals. During a conference Thursday, the Garment Worker Center and the office of Los Angeles Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez facilitated a panel discussion and provided details … Read more

Ford delays start of EV production at Oakville plant until 2027

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Ford Motor Co. is delaying the start of electric vehicle production at its plant in Oakville, Ont., by two years. The U.S. automaker had planned to start production at the Canadian plant, which employs 2,700 workers, in 2025 and is pushing that back to 2027. Ford announced plans last year to spend $1.8 billion to … Read more

Major earthquake strikes off of Taiwan’s coast, killing at least 9 and injuring hundreds

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The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, stranding dozens of workers at quarries and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. The quake, which also injured more than 1,000, was centered off the coast of rural, mountainous Hualien County, where some buildings … Read more

Texas AG Ken Paxton announces investigation into Boeing supplier’s operations

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced an investigation into Boeing parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems regarding its operations, as well as the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Spirit AeroSystems is one of the largest manufacturers of aircraft parts in the world and makes the fuselages for the Boeing 737 and 787, as … Read more

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down at end of year amid plane-maker’s woes

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane-maker at the end of the year as part of a broader management shuffle, capping a tumultuous five-plus years that have shaken faith in one of the U.S.’s most-storied manufacturers. In a letter to employees announcing his departure, Calhoun wrote that the company is focused on returning Boeing “to … Read more

‘American Flannel’ Book by Steven Kurutz Looks at U.S. Manufacturing

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It’s a sobering statistic: in 1980, around 70 percent of the clothing worn by Americans was made domestically. Today, that figure is 2 percent. That was the impetus for Steven Kurutz, a longtime Styles reporter for The New York Times, to write a book chronicling a few of the last remaining companies producing apparel in … Read more