AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoManufacturing Policy & Trade: The U.S. House unanimously passed the bipartisan PAIL Act to crack down on CCP trade crimes like tariff evasion and forced-labor violations, aiming to protect American workers and manufacturers. Industrial Demand Signals: ISM’s August manufacturing PMI slipped to 54.6, with new orders and imports weaker even as production stayed elevated. Construction Watch: July construction spending fell 3.8% year over year, with data centers, power, and highways propping up the total while manufacturing construction kept shrinking. Energy Grid Industrial Base: Trump’s bulk-power emergency order is pressuring foreign-made grid equipment while potentially opening room for domestic suppliers like SolarEdge. Corporate Moves in Manufacturing: Chobani and Keurig Dr Pepper reshaped their partnership ahead of a split, while Chobani’s “Zero Sugar” case was reinstated by the 7th Circuit. Plant Expansions & Jobs: Astemo Americas announced a $112M Madison County expansion in Kentucky, and Griesson-de Beukelaer is investing $70M+ in Mississippi to build a new snack facility. Biotech Manufacturing Model: CAR-T growth is still “scale-out,” not scale-up, as individualized manufacturing runs, testing, and logistics must expand together.
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