ABB invests in US robot factory as reshoring trend hots up

May 3, 2024

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – ABB is expanding its main US robot factory as its customers there in the automotive, packaging and machinery industries confront a tight labour market as they bring production back home. The Swiss engineering company, which competes with Japan’s FANUC and Germany’s Kuka, is spending $20 million boosting capacity at […]

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US imports shift towards closer shores as reshoring gains momentum

April 30, 2024

The US market is increasingly favouring goods manufactured closer to home, particularly in North America, while reducing its reliance on goods from Asian low-cost country regions (LCCRs), according to the 2024 Kearney Reshoring Index. This shift underscores a strategic pivot in US import patterns, influenced by ongoing industrial reshoring and nearshoring initiatives. US imports from […]

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Musk in Beijing as Apple seeks to reshore from China to India

April 30, 2024

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric vehicle giant Tesla, made an unannounced visit to Beijing on April 28, to reportedly discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving software and seek permission to transfer data collected in China abroad. A swelling and vast consuming middle class, availability of local labour and favourable and consistent tax laws and […]

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SPESA conference reveals how AI can aid nearsourcing, reshoring

April 22, 2024

The supply chain problems created by the pandemic and worsened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing conflict in Gaza have made clothing and textile companies look more closely at nearsourcing and reshoring production options as well as the benefits of AI. The recent Sewn Products Equipment and Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) association’s […]

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Big plans by large European, US organisations for reindustrialisation

April 21, 2024

Forty-seven per cent of large European and US organisations have already invested in reshoring their manufacturing production and 72 per cent are currently developing a strategy for reindustrialisation or already have one in place, according to a new report by Paris-based Capgemini Research Institute. Most of these organisations have initiated these strategies within the past […]

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UK Firms Embrace Reshoring Amidst Global Supply Chain Concerns

April 18, 2024

UK firms are planning to invest hundreds of billions in an attempt to bubble-wrap supply chains and bring manufacturing closer to home, new research suggests. Investment in re-industrialisation among UK firms is expected to hit $423.5bn over the course next three years, according to research from professional services firm Capgemini, up from $351.4bn over the […]

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EU, US Reindustrialization Accelerates: Study

April 18, 2024

PARIS: A study released on Thursday by a consulting firm Capgemini reveals a significant surge in investment by companies in Europe and the United States aimed at reshoring manufacturing operations following the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Over the next three years, companies across 13 industrial sectors in […]

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Reshoring the UK pharmaceutical supply chain for future resilience

April 17, 2024

Questions of supply chain security and resiliency have been growing in recent years. Sparked initially by the COVID-19 pandemic, the debate has been fuelled by the turbulent geopolitical landscape of recent times, which has created further disruption and uncertainty around access to raw materials and the global transportation of goods. It’s no surprise to see […]

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Made in the USA: 3 Stocks Poised to Profit From the Reshoring Boom

April 16, 2024

It’s no secret that the U.S. is undertaking a massive effort to reassure manufacturing. Those efforts should return manufacturing and production to the USA. Reshoring has many benefits including the creation of manufacturing jobs, a reduction in unemployment and balancing trade deficits. It is therefore easy to understand why reshoring stocks have such strong appeal.  U.S. […]

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Enabling the Reshoring Surge: Best Practices for Strengthening the U.S. Workforce

April 15, 2024

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. An October 2023 Medius survey found that 69 percent of U.S. manufacturers have started to reshore and 93 percent plan to increase their pace of reshoring. To make that happen, we need a much larger and stronger skilled workforce. A skilled workforce is the nail for […]

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