Supply Chain Research

Hong Kong-based power-tool maker Techtronic may increase production in the U.S., and cut it in China, if faced with tariff increases from the Trump administration. It currently runs five factories in the U.S. where it could scale up. That follows similar comments and moves from other Asian manufacturing firms including LG Electronics. Panjiva data shows Techtronic’s exports to the U.S. climbed 4% in February on a year earlier to hit a new high. It therefore outstripped Black and Decker for a second month, but lagged Japanese rival Makita.