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ProfessorGAC

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10. Chemicals, Too

Fri May 23, 2025, 08:30 PM

May 23

Especially true with commodity chemicals. The margins are so thin that the shipping would outweigh any labor cost savings. Easily.
Our company had sites in China, but for the Chinese market. Any exports were to southeast Asia, S. Korea, or India. But, nothing was repatriated.
It just doesn't make economic sense.
So, that manufacturing sector is pretty solid, too.

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manufacturing in the US [View all] RJ-MacReady May 23 OP

Has the manufacturing of Trump family products been brought back to America? Norrrm May 23 #1

Rein in ceo pay. mwmisses4289 May 23 #2

They dont want manufacturing in the US Johonny May 23 #3

Why do we need to "counter" Melon May 23 #4

we don't want those jobs RJ-MacReady May 23 #5

The US is advantaged on some pieces of manufacturing Melon May 23 #7

Yes RJ-MacReady May 23 #8

Chemicals, Too ProfessorGAC May 23 #10

Absolutely. Especially ethane/ethylene derivatives Melon May 24 #12

Chinese Chemical Plants ProfessorGAC May 24 #13

Spot on.... Melon May 25 #14

There are millions of people currently working for much less than that in all sorts of occupations. MichMan May 23 #6

The last time we were a manufacturing powerhouse... KentuckyWoman May 23 #9

I'm in Chemicals Melon May 25 #15

Often lots of pollution from manufacturing womanofthehills May 23 #11

It's because plants or factories need room and other requirements Melon May 25 #16