Greeley, Brendan, Welch, David, and Weinstein, Austin
Subjects
AUTOMOBILE industry, NORTH American Free Trade Agreement, SUPPLY chains, ECONOMICS
Abstract
The article looks at the potential implications for the automobile industry if incoming U.S. President Donald Trump renegotiates the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), noting that the industry has developed a complex cross-border supply chain involving Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, referred to as the auto alley. It discusses how U.S. trade policies may effect auto industry employment levels in the U.S.
The article discusses North America which is the largest synthetic latex polymers consuming market worldwide with nearly 30% of the total market share in 2015. It states that acrylic emulsions are the most consumed polymers in the region which is produced locally. It states that the acrylic products such as pure acrylics, vinyl acrylics and styrene acrylics the leading product categories in North America with more than 58% of latex consumption by volume in 2015.
DIGITAL printing equipment, INK-jet printers, ROTARY presses, CUSTOMER services, ECONOMICS
Abstract
The article profiles the digital label printing equipment maker SPGPrints America Inc., based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Topics mentioned include the focus on modularity in ultraviolet (EV) inkjet label printing, the developing of products for the rotary screen sector, and the service operation which supports the North American customers.