Kate Magill

Washington, D.C., United States

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Onsemi, Lattice expect minimal direct tariff impacts

6 days ago | finance.yahoo.com | Kate Magill

This story was originally published on Manufacturing Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Manufacturing Dive newsletter. Chipmakers Onsemi and Lattice Semiconductor Corp. both remain confident in their operational resilience in the face of tariffs, saying levies waged by the Trump administration aren't likely to have material impacts on their performances.
Onsemi, Lattice expect minimal direct tariff impacts

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Chipmakers Onsemi and Lattice Semiconductor Corp. both remain confident in their operational resilience in the face of tariffs, saying levies waged by the Trump administration aren't likely to have material impacts on their performances.
Utz holds financial guidance amid tariffs

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Food manufacturer Utz held firm in its 2025 financial guidance in its Q1 earnings report, aiming for net sales growth in the low single-digits. Given that the company sources nearly all of its inputs domestically and operates all factories in the U.S., CEO Howard Friedman said in a statement Utz expects to incur only a “modest impact” from the tariffs on its business.
Cleveland-Cliffs to lay off 950 workers in Illinois, Pennsylvania

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Cleveland-Cliffs is laying off more workers, this time in Illinois and Pennsylvania. The steelmaker is idling its Conshohocken and Steelton mills in Pennsylvania, as well as its Riverdale mill in Illinois, a spokesperson confirmed Monday. The idlings will impact approximately 950 employees when they occur around June 30.
‘We’re headed in the wrong direction’: Tariffs drive up prices, hurt output: PMI

1 week ago | automotivedive.com | Kate Magill

Tariffs are pushing up manufacturing prices and hurting demand and production as President Donald Trump surpasses 100 days in office, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s April Purchasing Managers’ Index. ISM’s April PMI registered a 48.7% in April, down from 49% the month before amid dropping industry confidence and confusion over the administration's tariff policy. A reading below 50.0% reflects economic contraction.
Nucor optimistic about demand despite tariff uncertainty

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Steelmaker Nucor saw a drop in performance at the top of the year, posting Q1 earnings of $156 million, an 81% year-over-year plummet from $845 million in Q1 2024. Despite the lower performance, the company is optimistic about its position in the industry, with CFO Steve Laxton saying on an earnings call Tuesday that demand remains in line with its forecast for the year.
Chipmaker TSMC looks to reach net-zero emissions by 2050

1 week ago | esgdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is pushing to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the chipmaker announced last week. The company set a target to reach peak carbon emissions this year, reduce them to 2020 levels by 2030 and to use renewable energy for 60% of global operations by 2040.
‘We’re headed in the wrong direction’: Tariffs drive up prices, hurt output: PMI

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Tariffs are pushing up manufacturing prices and hurting demand and production as President Donald Trump surpasses 100 days in office, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s April Purchasing Managers’ Index. ISM’s April PMI registered a 48.7% in April, down from 49% the month before amid dropping industry confidence and confusion over the administration's tariff policy.
IBM to invest $150B in US manufacturing, R&D

2 weeks ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. IBM plans to spend $150 billion in the United States over the next five years to accelerate its quantum computing push. The investment includes $30 billion for research and development and manufacturing capacity for mainframe and quantum computers, according to the company's Monday announcement.
Clean energy manufacturers cancel projects as Trump-era policies take hold

2 weeks ago | utilitydive.com | Kate Magill

Clean energy manufacturers canceled, closed or downsized nearly $8 billion in projects in the first quarter of 2025, as the Trump administration's rollback of support for the sector sets in.