Donald Trump imposes reciprocal tariffs on all countries, including India, China, EU, Taiwan
President Trump has announced sweeping tariffs on imports from all countries, including a 10% baseline duty and higher rates for all countries, with Cambodia (49%), Vietnam (46%), and Sri Lanka (44%) facing the highest levies. The policy also includes a 25% tariff on automobile imports. SOURCE: Mint US President Donald Trump has announced a comprehensive […]
Statement from IPC on ‘Liberation Day,’ Pressing for Domestic Manufacturing Strategy
BANNOCKBURN, Ill.– IPC, a global electronics association dedicated to furthering the competitive excellence and financial success of more than 3,200 members, shared the following statement today on U.S. tariffs and their implications on the global electronics industry. It can be attributed to Richard Cappetto, IPC senior director of North American government affairs: For decades, […]
Building a Different Kind of EMS: Indic MD Vivek Khanna’s Vision for Sustainable Growth in India
The landscape of global electronics manufacturing is shifting dramatically, and India stands to benefit from this transformation. Vivek Khanna, CEO of Indic EMS Electronics, sits down with Eric Miscoll at IPC Apex 2025 to reveal the growth story unfolding in India’s EMS sector. Khanna paints a vivid picture of an industry experiencing 41% year-over-year growth, […]
Electronics Industry Demand Strengthens in March
IPC releases March 2025 Global Sentiment of the Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain report BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA – This past March, electronics industry demand strengthened to its highest level in nearly a year, indicating strong expansion in customer and manufacturing activity according to IPC’s [IPC-Current-Sentimen-Global-EMSChain0525.pdf]March Sentiment of the Global Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Report. In addition, the Shipment […]
Reduce and Remove: The Two-Pronged Approach to the PFAS Problem
By Sona Dadhania, Principal Technology Analyst at IDTechEx The discussion surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), driven by the persistence and bioaccumulation of these “forever chemicals” in ecosystems and human bodies, has reached a critical juncture. With some 5,000 PFAS compounds being utilized in industries from food packaging to semiconductors, concerns over their environmental and […]