Supply Chain Research

The U.S. International Trade Commission received two petitions to investigate dumping / subsidy allegations in imports to the U.S. in May. One focused on walk-behind lawn mowers while the other relates to car and light truck tires. The tire case covers imports from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam which were led by $1.9 billion of shipments from Thailand and $1.1 billion of imports from South Korea. Hankook and Nexen have a significant amount of sourcing in the related products from those countries, with Hankook receiving 69.5% of imports from named countries, with 98.4% of Nexe...