Trump's tariffs unevenly reshape American manufacturing

Trump tariffsActivity has risen, but trade policies fail to bring jobs back to sectorU.S. President Donald Trump's tariff-heavy trade policy has redrawn the supply chain map for American manufacturers. (Nikkei montage)PAK YIUAugust 14, 2026 21:36 JSTNEW YORK -- At Revere Copper Products, America's oldest copper rolling mill, decades of losing ground, and customers, to lower-priced Chinese copper began to turn around when the first Trump administration imposed broad tariffs in 2016.