Manufacturers prepare for Maine’s sweeping PFAS restrictions

Companies are pushing to replace inputs or change product labeling as they work to comply with the state’s landmark law. 

By Elizabeth Gribkoff • May 13, 2025

Small Business Administration boosts manufacturing funding efforts

The agency will provide up to $1.1 million to three applicants to deliver training and assistance to small manufacturers. An effort to unlock more financing for businesses is also in the works.

By Nathan Owens • May 12, 2025

US, China agree to reduce tariff rates for 90 days

By Wednesday, the two countries will charge 10% baseline duties during the period and remove certain retaliatory levies that pushed rates over 100%.

By Philip Neuffer • May 12, 2025

Senate Dems push for small business tariff exemption

Under a bill introduced this week, duties imposed when President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on April 2 would not apply to goods imported or used by small companies.

By Daphne Howland • May 8, 2025

US semiconductor import probe looms over medtech industry

Medical device manufacturers could face increased costs if the Commerce Department's Section 232 probe leads to tariffs on chips.

By Susan Kelly • May 8, 2025

US, UK agree on framework for tariff, market access deal

Although not yet legally binding, the proposed agreement outlines the potential makeup of the Trump administration’s first trade pact since unveiling its reciprocal tariff plan in April.

By Philip Neuffer • Updated May 9, 2025

RTX, GE Aerospace brace for potential multi-million tariff impacts

The aerospace component manufacturers are each preparing to take various mitigation actions, such as streamlining operations to soften the levies’ blow.

By Sara Samora • May 7, 2025

Trump orders FDA to help speed building of new drug factories

Yet regulatory relief for U.S. expansion could be accompanied by new tariffs and drug pricing rules.

By Jonathan Gardner • May 6, 2025

‘We’re headed in the wrong direction’: Tariffs drive up prices, hurt output: PMI

Manufacturers pulled back on production last month as the Trump administration's volatile trade policy caused consumer confusion and a drop in demand, per the Institute for Supply Management. 

By Kate Magill • May 1, 2025

Are tariffs the new COVID-19 for manufacturers?

The Trump administration’s tariff policies are forcing companies to better leverage AI tools to stay agile and quickly adapt to new challenges, writes industry analyst Jan Burian.

By Jan Burian • May 1, 2025

TSCA 10-year review offers chance for industry-sought reform

Chemical makers hope next year’s review pushes chemical reviews to be faster and more transparent. 

By Sara Samora • April 30, 2025

Trump softens tariffs on auto parts for US-assembled cars

The president will allow automakers to offset some costs while clarifying that potentially overlapping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, steel and aluminum will not stack.

By Philip Neuffer • April 29, 2025

The Trump administration restored Manufacturing Extension Partnership funding. Will it stick?

MEP program funding is guaranteed for affected centers through the next six months. Lawmakers are looking for a more permanent solution.

By Nathan Owens • April 29, 2025

What does the US import from China?

Over $400 billion worth of goods were imported from China in 2024, with electronics, toys, furniture and machinery topping the list.

By Edwin Lopez • April 29, 2025

Tariffs could spike costs for domestic automakers by $108B

A new report estimates that higher import duties on automotive parts will impact nearly all of the 17.7 million vehicles built in the U.S. annually.

By Kalena Thomhave • April 29, 2025

White House declares goal to reach 1M new apprentices per year

The White House’s fact sheet highlighted a shortage of construction and durable goods workers, which is expected to grow steadily, and flagged AI as a focal point for development.

By Kathryn Moody • April 28, 2025

3M expects up to $850M tariff hit

The company is leaning on its 90 days of inventory to soften the blow, hoping to cut the impact cost in half.

By Sara Samora • April 25, 2025

Boeing Q1 revenue jumps to $19.5B as tariff impacts loom

The company is successfully ramping back up production, but is dealing with fallout from the U.S.’s trade war as China customers refuse to accept deliveries.

By Sara Samora • April 24, 2025

Commerce finalizes tariff rates on solar imports from Southeast Asia

The 3,403.96% subsidy rate set for four Cambodian solar exporters is “among the highest rates I've ever seen,” said American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee attorney Tim Brightbill.

By Diana DiGangi • April 24, 2025

Auto manufacturers: US tariff policies ‘will scramble the global automotive supply chain’

In a letter to the Trump administration, industry leaders say recent actions will increase costs and eliminate jobs.

By Larry Avila • April 23, 2025

How chemical manufacturers can train AI models

Companies can use AI to summarize lengthy regulations, such as TSCA, but need to continually verify data accuracy, panelists said at last week’s GlobalChem conference.

By Sara Samora • April 21, 2025

Productive by design, secure by default: Industrial access for federal standards

Frictionless access meets audit-ready compliance for teams managing IT and OT environments.

By Chip Hughes, Chief Products Officer • April 21, 2025

Trump’s tariffs aim to reverse decades of industry decline. Will they succeed?

While major firms like TSMC and Nvidia have announced massive U.S. investment in recent weeks, experts are skeptical the policies will lead to a widespread revitalization of domestic manufacturing.

By Kate Magill • April 18, 2025

Abbott expects a ‘few hundred million’ in tariff costs in 2025

The medical device maker said it’s on track to expand two new manufacturing and R&D sites in Illinois and Texas by the end of the year.

By Elise Reuter • April 18, 2025

JCB plans San Antonio factory expansion to dodge Trump’s tariffs

The U.K.-based heavy machinery manufacturer said the levies will impact its business in the short term.

By Sara Samora • April 17, 2025