Manufacturing
How a trade case moves from petition to duty
An antidumping case runs through the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission on a fixed clock, with provisional duties possible within about seven months.
Owen Blackwood
Manufacturing
Manufacturing covers production as it is actually run: capacity utilization, tooling and retooling costs, automation and robotics payback, skilled labor availability, quality and yield, and decisions to open, relocate or close plants. Coverage names the suppliers and components involved. Intended for operations leaders, engineers and investors in industrial firms.
Production reported in detail: capacity utilization, tooling and automation costs, skilled labor supply, reshoring projects and plants opening or closing.
Manufacturing
Trump Cuts Steel Tariffs To 25%
A June proclamation halved the general steel and aluminum tariff rate to 25% from 50%, with lower rates for some allies and a 10% rate for mostly U.S.-origin metal, the Federal Register shows.
Owen Blackwood
Manufacturing
White House trims some metals tariffs to 15%
A July 20, 2026 proclamation lowers certain steel, aluminum, and copper rates from 25% to 15%, continuing the shift toward product-by-product rates.
Owen Blackwood
Manufacturing
New metals tariff framework runs through 2027
Proclamation 11032 sets differentiated rates for an expanded product list through December 31, 2027, replacing one-rate-for-all with a negotiated ladder.
Owen Blackwood
Manufacturing
Defense demand tests the industrial base
Ramping munitions and shipbuilding exposes the same bottleneck everywhere: sub-tier suppliers, machine capacity, and skilled trades.
Owen Blackwood