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Production of Carbon Components to Start in Europe

March 27, 2017
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A new chapter in the reshoring of bicycle and e-bike parts production from Asia to Europe in order to increase supply chain flexibility has been announced at last week’s Taipei Cycle Show. The production of carbon components in Europe …
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Continental’s New Factory

March 27, 2017
It plays right into the notion advanced by the current administration of halting the export of the U.S. jobs if not actually reshoring what’s already been lost. But it also recognizes the utterly futility of thinking the U.S. can be an insular economy …
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Trump Trade Stance Turns U.S. Automakers Hawkish on China

March 27, 2017
The auto sector’s newfound support for a harder and smarter trade line on China opens the door for the president to use the American market’s lure to start a reshoring dynamic. He can’t walk through it quickly enough. Alan Tonelson, who writes on economic …
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A 4-Step Process to Help Senior Teams Prioritize Decisions

March 26, 2017
In its fast-changing industry, big challenges loomed on many fronts. Computer-driven, automated manufacturing that could make reshoring of factories feasible threatened to redraw the supply-chain map. Advanced materials and new construction methods were …
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Near-Shoring Is No Cure-all for the Traditional American Worker

March 26, 2017
The return of manufacturing to the U.S. and Europe from Asia is happening – but not at the pace that proponents of reshoring might hope. And there are some unexpected complications that need to be addressed. “Near-shoring” is a clear and continuing trend …
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Can Donald Trump Revive American Manufacturing? An Interview With High-Tech Expert Rob Atkinson

March 23, 2017
But there are some jobs that are better and that we could be bringing back. And indeed there is some reshoring going on now. Judis: What kind of industries could come back? Atkinson: Some kind of industries that can come back are where the goods weigh more …
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121st Metalcasting Congress Builds Momentum as Booth Space Sells Out and Registrations Climb

March 22, 2017
Designers and buyers will have tailored educational sessions aimed at their specific business needs. Keynote speaker Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, is an expert with wide-ranging knowledge of manufacturing, trade, and the economy.
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Where the Jobs Are

March 22, 2017
A Feb. 23 news item from the Associated Press cuts to the heart of the matter when it comes to reshoring of manufacturing and why skeptics (including this humble writer) abound over whether Foxconn and others truly intend to set up large manufacturing …
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How Political Uncertainty Is Affecting Cities That Rely On The Cross-Border Economy

March 22, 2017
“Costs rose in China and with shipping adding pressure, companies are reshoring or nearshoring closer to U.S. markets.” There is a benefit to companies — and the local economies — of only shipping a few miles across the border rather than across an …
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Cheap Energy & New Technology: China Sees a Manufacturing Future — In America

March 22, 2017
Nowadays, the exit of U.S. factory jobs from the country is roughly matched by posts coming in, according to the nonprofit Reshoring Initiative, which encourages companies to bring production back to the U.S. Job-creating investment from China is booming …
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