Sulzer’s essential business keeps imports pumping during COVID-19 pandemic April 23, 2020 Capital goods manufacturer Sulzer has been able to keep most of its factories open during the COVID-19 pandemic as it “is categorized as a provider of essential services”, CEO Grégoire Poux-Guillaume has stated. The firm’s pumping systems are used in the utility industry, though it’s oil secto... Read more →
Tariff Quote Watch: Altra Industrial, Haldex cut China exposure as tariff worries wane February 20, 2020 Corporate preoccupations with trade policy have declined in conference calls regarding the Q4 results season. That’s come in the face of the phase 1 U.S.-China trade deal and increasing preoccupations with COVID-19 coronavirus. Panjiva’s analysis of 4,451 conference calls since Jan. 1 shows 21... Read more →
Losers Outstrip Winners 2.4-to-1 as Tariff Exemptions Process Grinds On December 4, 2018 The U.S. Trade Representative has now received 11,565 requests for exemptions from the 25% duties on Chinese exports applied in July and August as part of the section 301 review of Chinese IP practices. Companies facing 10% duties from September are unlikely to get the chance of an exemption d... Read more →