China’s JA Solar Sets Up Shop In Arizona as Year-Old Forced Labor Law Targets Its Supply Chain Back Home
Shanghai-based JA Solar announced on Tuesday that it has leased space for a $60 million manufacturing facility in the U.S., its first, to be built in Phoenix, Arizona. The move…
Skyrocketing Pharmaceutical Imports to the U.S. Endanger National Security
China now accounts for 95 percent of imports of ibuprofen, 91 percent of imports of hydrocortisone, 70 percent of imports of acetaminophen, and 40 to 45 percent of imports of…
Biden joins hands with floor leader “I will not sign a bill without Buy America”
President Biden invited and accompanied Senator Mitch McConnell on the site visit that day. President Biden said, “I wanted to start the new year with bipartisan figures regarding this historic…
CORE Industrial Partners Portfolio Company Saylite Acquires Vantage Lighting
Vantage offers a complete line of American-made (compliant with the Buy American Act), energy-efficient new construction and remodel luminaires. Using domestic, precision manufacturing technologies, Vantage designs and builds its innovative…
GM reclaims U.S. auto sales crown from Toyota
General Motors Co reclaimed the top spot in U.S. auto sales from rival Toyota Motor Corp in 2022 as it was able to better meet strong demand for cars and…
US fleets get tax breaks for EU-built EVs
Fleet operators in the United States (US) who buy an electric commercial vehicle made in the European Union can take advantage of the same tax advantages as if the vehicle…
Oatly Jumps on Production Deal to Fix Persistent Shortages
Swedish-owned Oatly Group AB announced it will transfer leases and production capacity at two US facilities to Canadian manufacturer YaYA Foods Corp. — a bid to fix product shortages that…
Global pandemic roils 2020 Reshoring Index, shifting focus from reshoring to right-shoring
A Deloitte survey in late 2020 found that more than 80% of industries experienced supply chain disruptions because of the pandemic. It adds that “about 75% of companies are planning…
Target recalls 204,000 weighted blankets after two kids die by suffocation
Made in China, the blankets were sold exclusively at Target stores and online from December 2018 through September 2022 for $40. Read the article.
Hochul signs Buy American Salt Act Thursday
“With the Buy American Salt Act, we are helping State and local governments purchase salt that comes from mines based in the United States – some right here in New…