Deglobalization Round-Up: June 17
June 17, 2023US capital stops flowing to China, Volkswagen builds an EV plant in Canada, and Italy investigates Chinese government access to TikTok. Plus Bunzl's de-risking and restrictions on AI platforms in China.
Deglobalization Round-Up: Saturday June 10
June 10, 2023Sequoia splits up its US and China operations, Microsoft moves AI researchers from China, and Pirelli's CEO warns that Sinochem's investment threatens the company's integrity. Plus, New Balance expands its US manufacturing footprint.
Deglobalization Round Up: May 12
May 12, 2023Reshoring solar panel manufacturing would speed decarbonization. Plus British Columbia's public pension manager exits China, US tech investors do too, and (three makes a trend) Italy intends to exit the Belt and Road Initiative.
Deglobalization Round-Up: April 29
April 29, 2023Lego launches its first US manufacturing facility, Germany considers limiting export to China of chemicals used to produce semiconductors, and Aidan Madigan-Curtis of Eclipse Ventures argues that new technologies will fundamentally shift the landscape for American production.
Deglobalization Round-Up: April 19
April 19, 2023CEOs embrace reshoring, Dell and Apple want to diversify away from China, and investors are pulling out of China. Plus: China's surgical retaliation against Western companies, Christine Lagarde's fragmentation warning, and is India the answer?
Deglobalization Round-Up: April 5
April 5, 2023Jamie Dimon sours on China, China retaliates against US export controls, and LG increases its investment in Arizona. Plus corporate America is talking deglobalization and emerging economies from Poland to Mexico will benefit.
Deglobalization Round-up: March 18
March 18, 2023Vanguard ditches China, and so do software developers. Plus: A potential TikTok ban, the EU moves to restrict investments in overseas production facilities, and a new paper points to the benefits of reshoring API Production.
Deglobalization Round-Up: March 11
March 11, 2023Canada moves to review mineral investments, Germany to review telecommunications networks, and the US to review technologies emanating from adversary countries. Plus US companies are rethinking Chinese supply chains, reshoring solar energy production promises to accelerate decarbonization, and Silicon Valley Bank's China tie.
Deglobalization Round-Up: March 4
March 4, 2023General Electric invests in the US as Apple's China suppliers seek international bases, the US solar industry tries to wean itself off China, and HSBC admits that its support for Beijing has threatened human rights. Plus, Putin and Biden shore up their respective, conflicting alliances against a backdrop of global trade, Beijing's data control, and new additions to the entity list.
Deglobalization Round-Up: February 25
February 25, 2023The Kyocera president says that China is "no longer viable" as the world's factory, as developments in rare earths and semiconductors underscore the point. Plus, China looks further to shore up dependencies on chips, foreign auditors and the US sets up a "Disruptive Technology Strike Force."
Deglobalization Round-Up: February 17
February 17, 2023China bets sink Tiger Global and the Singapore sovereign wealth fund balks at Beijing. Plus semiconductor companies moving out of China, Europe's push for solar, and the "critical-minerals club."
Deglobalization Round-Up: February 10
February 10, 2023Redwood Materials receives a 2 billion USD loan to produce battery materials in the US and the EU doubles down on cutting dependence on foreign energy sources. Plus spy balloon fall-out, aluminum detentions, and outbound investment screening.
Deglobalization Round-Up: January 27
January 27, 2023Slumping demand for Chinese goods hits international shipping, Apple moves away from China, and Senate legislation would ban Strategic Petroleum Reserve sales to China. Phoenix Tailings's co-founder, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, and India's industry minister say they're ready for reshoring.
Deglobalization Round-Up: January 19
January 19, 2023Davos might be the symbol of globalization, but even there, the trend toward deglobalization is clear - and MacroFab, GlobalFoundries, and active managers are benefiting (though investors in ByteDance aren't).
Deglobalization Round-Up: January 13
January 13, 2023Will deglobalization be the defining trend of 2023? Moves by Apple, restrictions on Tesla, retaliation from China, and incentives in South Korea all suggest the answer is a strong yes.
Deglobalization Round-Up: January 7
January 7, 2023Dell, Panasonic, Denso all rethink dependence on China, while The New York Times covers a turn to Mexico, China threatens retaliation for COVID-19 travel restrictions, and Moscow and Beijing join forces on propaganda.
Deglobalization Round-Up: December 30
December 30, 2022Is the automotive industry the canary in the coal mine: Major auto makers turn away from China, Tesla shuts down production in Shanghai, BMW and Volkswagen grapple with soaring COVID-19 cases in China. Plus: Customs and Border Production detains goods made with North Korean labor and tensions between Serbia and Kosovo escalate.
Deglobalization Round-Up: December 23
December 23, 2022Stellantis and Apple scale back from China, the Australian sovereign wealth fund projects continuing deglobalization, and Robert Lighthizer calls for strategic decoupling. Plus China increases oversight over cross-border data transfers.
Deglobalization Round-Up: December 16
December 16, 2022Redwood Materials announces a 3.5 billion USD recycling and manufacturing campus in South Carolina, while both McKinsey and Bank of America suggest that deglobalization is here to stay. Plus: China takes the US to court.
Deglobalization Round-Up: December 2
December 2, 2022Australia prepares to tighten regulations on foreign investment in it critical minerals industry and Canada warns of dependence on unreliable trade partners. Plus former Cisco CEO predicts deglobalization in the tech sector - while Apple's China dilemma and MacroFab's profits prove his point.
Deglobalization Round-Up: November 25
November 25, 2022Bill Ackman calls deglobalization a long-term structural tend, The Financial Times investigates it as a necessity for future prosperity, and growing contradiction between the US and Chinese business environments underscore its inevitability. Plus: Violence at Apple's main Chinese iPhone-making plant, continued supply chain disruption, and an opportunity for Mexico.
Deglobalization Round-Up: November 4
November 4, 2022A week in deglobalization: Apple adds new production in India, Canada orders Chinese companies to divest, Bright Machines raises $132 million, Maersk warns of continued price pressures on supply chains, and Deloitte sees reshoring picking up steam.
Deglobalization Round-Up: October 28
October 28, 2022A week in deglobalization: Japanese companies seek ex-China production, Motion Control Robotics breaks ground in Ohio, Mexican industrial real estate prepares to boom, GE faces supply chain snarls, and Bloomberg opinion calls for friendshoring.
