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US tariffs could redirect manufacturing to Mexico

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), effective 1st July 2020, modernises the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by updating trade, labour, environmental, and digital commerce regulations. A key feature is that USMCA-compliant goods are exempt from US tariffs, including those set for 2nd April 2025. Compliance hinges on a significant portion of a product’s value

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Supply chain chaos as TI raises prices by 15% minimum

Anglia Components has responded to concerns in the market that lead times are predicted to move out rapidly later in the year now that the market appears to be picking up. News from many sources confirm that the excess inventory which has built up over the past two years has mostly been consumed, and at

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Sandia to help propel US semiconductor manufacturing

Sandia National Laboratories has joined a new partnership aimed at helping the United States regain its leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. While the US was considered a powerhouse in chip production in the 1990s, fabricating more than 35% of the world’s semiconductors, that share has since dropped to 12%. Today, the US manufactures none of the

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What do Trump’s tariffs mean for European semiconductor procurement?

By Puneet Saxena, Corporate Vice President, Manufacturing Industry Strategy, Blue Yonder Since April 2025, the global semiconductor industry, along with its interconnected procurement, supply chain, and customer base, has been grappling with the impact of newly imposed tariffs from the Trump administration. Just weeks earlier, outlets including Reuters reported that “Tariffs on imported semiconductor chips

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How geopolitics is redirecting semiconductor investment

Geopolitical tensions are redirecting global investments in advanced semiconductor technologies, reshaping the semiconductor supply chain in pursuit of technological sovereignty. The vast majority of the world’s most advanced silicon chips are manufactured in Taiwan by a single company – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). These chips power everything from data centres to smartphones. However, Taiwan’s

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Micron announces plans to expand US investments

Micron Technology and the Trump Administration announced Micron’s plans to expand its US investments to approximately $150 billion in domestic memory manufacturing and $50 billion in R&D, creating an estimated 90,000 direct and indirect jobs. As part of the announcement, Micron plans to invest an additional $30 billion beyond prior plans which includes building a

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UK auto & aerospace sector benefit from UK-US trade deal

For the first time, the US has committed to reducing tariffs on UK aerospace goods such as engines and similar aircraft parts from the general 10% tariff being applied to all other countries, which is expected to come into force by the end of the month. This deal is seen as a huge win for

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“A delicate moment for the global electronics supply chain”

The global electronics supply chain stands at a precarious crossroads. For Andrea Klein, CEO of Rand Technology, the current trade and tariff environment – coupled with seismic shifts in technology adoption – has created one of the most complex and uncertain periods the industry has experienced in decades. But also, one of the most exciting.

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Hotspot: India

This article originally appeared in the March/April issue of Procurement Pro. By Harry Fowle, Associate Editor India, home to the world’s largest population, is a sleeping giant when it comes to its position on the world stage. Housing the recipe for success, it only needs time to cook up its power in many ways, whether

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AI supply pressures intensify amid global tariffs

This article looks at how Rand Technology sees the intersection of runaway AI demand, memory shortages, and looming tariffs shaping the next wave of supply chain disruption. The rapid rise of Generative AI has reshaped performance expectations and infrastructure requirements across nearly every sector. As enterprises and governments rush to deploy LLMs and accelerate AI

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