Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum
Officials say the tariffs will help thwart China’s efforts to dominate the market for emerging technologies in ways that pose risks to U.S. national security and economic stability.
Officials say the tariffs will help thwart China’s efforts to dominate the market for emerging technologies in ways that pose risks to U.S. national security and economic stability.
The pair are teaming to support a growing number of advanced manufacturing companies that are integrating more digital technologies into their operations.
Cummins saw its first quarter revenue drop by 1% on a year-over-year basis. Its profit was way up due to one-time gains from the spinoff of its filtration business.
The company plans to develop at least 12 buildings totaling more than 1.6 million square feet. The project is expected to anchor the LEAP Research and Innovation District northwest of Lebanon.
The mix of tariffs and investigations also represent Biden’s sharpest actions to date to prevent China from unleashing on global markets an avalanche of low-cost goods, at a time when demand in its domestic economy is weak.
In January, NHanced cut the ribbon on a facility at WestGate@Crane Technology Park at Odon and is already expanding there with $236 million in planned investment. And in January, NHanced announced a $152 million investment in a former Cook Medical facility in Bloomington.
No specific details have been disclosed, but Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) are expected to join Purdue President Mung Chiang for the announcement.
Kokomo Opalescent glass can be seen worldwide, including at the Vatican; the Chicago Cultural Center; Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana House in Springfield, Illinois; Disney World and Disneyland; The White House; Yellowstone National Park; Washington, D.C., Metro; and DreamWorks Studios.
Some local workplaces’ plans include everything from shifting delivery and staffing schedules to paring back operations to working remotely—or even taking the day off.
Japanese automakers have fallen behind rivals such as Tesla of the U.S. and BYD of China in developing EVs, partly because they have historically been so successful with combustion engine vehicles.
The CEO of Blue Marble says the company is about $22 million in debt and considering its options after three of its creditors moved last month to force it into bankruptcy.
Proponents of the PFAS proposal, which included many in the chemical manufacturing industry, said the definition change is needed to preserve uses of PFAS in “essential” items like lithium batteries, laptop computers, semiconductors, pacemakers and defibrillators.
Operations at the 781,500-square-foot Tipton Transmission Plant, which includes three buildings and spans 103 acres, were quietly suspended last summer.
Allegion, which has its Americas headquarters in Carmel, announced Monday that it has acquired Spain-based Montajes Electronicos Dorcas S.L.
The American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation in Austin, Texas has announced plans for what it calls a first-of-its kind project that could bring hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment to Indiana.
Caterpillar said the project would help retain the nearly 1,900 employees who currently work at the facility and create another 100 jobs.
Ash & Elm Cider Co.’s owners say the company is just getting started, with plans to expand its retail business to neighboring states and grow its online cider club into the nation’s biggest.
The union said last week said that nearly 9,000 workers at the massive plant in Louisville would walk picket lines starting Friday if the contract dispute was not resolved.
The Indiana-based manufacturer agreed late last year to pay $2 billion to settle allegations that it unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of Ram pickup truck engines in violation of Clean Air Act emission standards.
The lubricant and fuel-additive company on Friday announced the promotion of Morgan Lucas to CEO and Katie Lucas to president as part of a family-leadership-transition plan.