This is how we win a new Cold War with China

March 28, 2023

It takes two to tango, but only one to start a war. And thanks to Xi Jinping’s decade-long rule, the U.S. is now locked in a new Cold War with the People’s Republic of China, an adversary even more capable and dangerous than the Soviet Union was at the height of its power. In this […]

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Efforts to reshore furniture manufacturing may be dwindling

March 27, 2023

HIGH POINT — Due to extreme supply disruptions and resulting high import costs sparked by the pandemic, many furniture suppliers saw great value in producing and sourcing in North America, with Mexico in particular seeing a huge boost in popularity. Companies such as New Classic Furniture, A-America, Legends Furniture and American Woodcrafters all have begun […]

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Reshoring to U.S. and foreign direct investment up record 53% in 2022

March 27, 2023

SARASOTA, Fla. — Reshoring and FDI job announcements in 2022 were at the highest rate ever recorded, with electric vehicle battery makers the top category, according to the Reshoring Initiative’s 2022 Data Report. Fourth quarter announcements accelerated even more than anticipated due to the Chips and Infrastructure Acts and deglobalization trends. The Reshoring Initiative report contains […]

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CATL M3P Battery Production Begins, DOE Predicts 1000 GWh Of North America-Built Batteries By 2030

March 26, 2023

The New York Times‘ motto is “All the news that’s fit to print.” Here at CleanTechnica, our motto is, “All the clean tech news that fits, we print.” There is a lot of EV battery news out there lately, so that will be the subject of today’s news blast. CATL M3P Production Last summer, we […]

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Reshoring and FDI Up 53%, a New Record

March 25, 2023

March 24, 2023 – Reshoring + FDI job announcements in 2022 were at the highest rate ever recorded. 4Q announcements accelerated even more than anticipated due to the Chips and Infrastructure Acts and deglobalization trends. Top takeaways: Supply chain gaps and the need for greater self-sufficiency set the stage for the current upward trend in reshoring. […]

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Trade and financial flows have fallen well below their peaks, and poorer countries will bear the brunt.

March 24, 2023

Globalization was meant to bring the world closer together, enmeshing advanced and developing economies in a web of mutually beneficial economic and financial linkages. From about the mid-1980s, trade and financial flows between countries expanded rapidly as governments dismantled barriers to these flows.  Not everything went according to plan. Tensions rose as the benefits were […]

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White House unveils ‘bold goals’ for US biomanufacturing efforts

March 23, 2023

The US government is setting more goals around biomanufacturing efforts, with a vision for stronger supply chains and greater domestic production. A 64-page report released by The White House on Thursday lays out “bold goals,” including an aim to produce at least a quarter of all active pharmaceutical ingredients in the US for small-molecule drugs […]

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Supply Chain Simplification: More Accessible Collaborations, Quality Control Lead the Way for Reshoring in 2023

March 21, 2023

Sponsored As economic uncertainty remains at the forefront, there is a continued quest to combat the multitude of challenges encountered by the manufacturing industry, as well as the trickle-down effects on commercial real estate markets. At the recent NAI Global Convention in Las Vegas, NAI Global president and CEO, Jay Olshonsky sat down with an […]

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Brexit, trade and manufacturing: a Midlands’ perspective

March 17, 2023

David Bailey outlines the findings of a new UK in a Changing Europe working paper which examines how Brexit has impacted on manufacturing in the UK Midlands and the extent to which such firms are reconfiguring their supply chains. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) provided important clarity for UK manufacturers in many ways, avoiding […]

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Expanding Supply Chain Knowledge With Materials Data in 2023

March 17, 2023

Over the past three years, we’ve seen the emergence of two dominant themes relating to unpredictable market demand, prices and materials: the need to reduce risk, and to optimize supply chains. SAP recently reported that more than half of U.S. companies expect supply chain issues to continue in 2023. Yet large and mid-market businesses are still […]

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