Numerous companies have expressed concern over the U.S.’s tariffs over the last year and change, in many cases citing the tariffs when referring to gloomy earnings forecasts or workforce reductions. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. From beverage can makers to […]
Category: Manufacturing
This Morning in Metals: Sign Up for MetalMiner-Avetta Webinar on Hiring in Manufacturing
This morning in metals news, this week’s MetalMiner-Avetta webinar is fast approaching, global steel industry groups demand action on steel excess capacity, and Anglo American released its third-quarter production results and full-year guidance revisions. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. Sign […]
This Morning in Metals: MetalMiner Webinar to Explore Manufacturing Talent Gap
This morning in metals news, an upcoming MetalMiner webinar will explore the challenges manufacturers face in talent acquisition, the nickel price continues to fall after a hot summer and miner BHP released its production results for the quarter ending Sept. 30. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and […]
MetalMiner Webinar: How Can Manufacturers Confront the ‘Skills Gap’?
Manufacturers today are grappling with a shortage of people. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. Much ink has been spilled about the contemporary skills gap, which has forced manufacturers to go to new lengths to fill positions in their operations. Given […]
Over Half of Executives Surveyed by Reshoring Institute Considering Reshoring — But Challenges Persist
As global supply chains twist and turn amid economic pressures, including the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, much attention has been paid the phenomenon of reshoring. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. Simply put, reshoring is the practice of bringing manufacturing back […]
Aluminum Production in China Illustrates Manufacturing Slowdown
GDP figures may be holding up well, but metal consumption in China suggests the global slowdown and the ongoing trade war with the U.S. are taking their toll on China’s manufacturing sector. Buying Aluminum in 2019? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook Reuters reported top state primary aluminum producer Chalco is quoted as filing an […]
Week in Review: Risk Mitigation, Trump and Greenland, and a Chicago Nonprofit Teaches Skills
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look at the week that was and some of the metals storylines here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Bill DeMartino of riskmethods recently spoke at MetalMiner’s Forecasting Workshop on the subject of risk mitigation tips and […]
In the Age of the Skills Gap, Students Learn Tricks of the Trade at Chicago Nonprofit
Standing on an otherwise quiet stretch of Ravenswood Avenue on Chicago’s North Side — with a green barrier of vegetation obscuring the Metra tracks on the other side of the street — one can hear faint sounds of hard work being done. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook […]
Is the Global Automotive Manufacturing Downturn Cyclical or the New Normal?
Automotive markets just about everywhere are in decline this year. The question is: to what extent is this a cyclical downturn as opposed to a structural shift? Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook The Financial Times article reported Indian passenger vehicle sales fell 31% last month from the […]
Jaguar Land Rover Takes Major Steps Toward an Electric Future
Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR), decision to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to enable its Castle Bromwich plant in the U.K. to build electric cars, as reported by the Financial Times, is interesting on a number of levels. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Specifically, for JLR it underlines […]
