Opinion

Trump’s tariff stand-off

By 2025-04-04T12:53:00

US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden

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Piling cost and complexity to stretched global supply chains will hit industries hard

The broad and variable trade tariffs introduced by US president Donald Trump are set to play havoc with complex chemical supply chains, with ripple effects proliferating across vast swathes of the manufacturing industry.