Trump’s new tariffs threaten the chemicals sector

By Rebecca Trager2025-04-04T12:53:00

US President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during a tariff announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC

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Broad and high tariffs could mean severe job losses and supply chain disruption for chemistry-using industries

Sweeping new trade tariffs introduced by US president Donald Trump in dramatic fashion on 2 April could devastate the already struggling chemical industry in the US and beyond.