Tennessee Plant's 650 Jobs Could Be at Risk Due to Trump Trade Policy
Wacker says the rules do not distinguish U.S.-made material, and Reuters reported the company has lost its last two customers and is weighing a plant closure.
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Trump trade policy raises concerns about future of Tennessee plant, 650 Jobs
The future of a Wacker plant in East Tennessee that employs about 650 people has come into question after a report said new Trump administration trade measures jeopardized its customer base.
Tennessee plant's 650 jobs could be at risk due to Trump trade policy
A Wacker spokesperson says the White House proclamation does not effectively support U.S.-made polysilicon, raising questions about the future of the company's Tennessee plant and its 650 jobs. Here's what to know.
Trump’s push to protect US tech supply chain backfires on Tennessee plant
U.S. President Donald Trump's strategy to secure the domestic semiconductor supply chain has inadvertently backfired in Charleston, Tennessee, threatening a major manufacturing plant and endangering...
Wacker weighs closing Tennessee polysilicon plant after Trump tariffs, Reuters reports
A German chemicals company is considering closing the American plant that Washington’s new polysilicon tariffs were supposed to protect. Wacker Chemie has lost its last two customers for the material since the measures were announced and is weighing the future of a factory in Charleston, Tennessee, that employs about 600 people, Reuters reported in an exclusive. […] This story continues at The Next Web
Tennessee chip factory at risk of closure after Trump trade measures
A Tennessee factory that Washington had hoped to protect as part of a push to safeguard the U.S. semiconductor supply chain is at risk of closure after the Trump administration’s new trade measures drove away its two remaining customers, according to sources familiar with the matter. Germany’s Wacker Chemie, which produces polysilicon that goes into […]
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