ViNtrol, Inc. manufactures a variety of valves, chokes, and actuators used primarily by the oil and gas industries. Its Oklahoma City facility has more than 71,000 square feet of workspace dedicated to product assembly, product testing, valve automation, valve enhancements and product upgrades. ViNtrol supplements its Oklahoma production with...
Continue readingThis morning I saw the interesting news release “GSP: Sleeping Bags and Tropical Fruit.” It was posted last week on the website of iTi Tropicals in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, which sources tropical fruit juice, puree & concentrates from South America and Asia. The title of the news release caught my eye because who, afte...
Continue readingThe U.S. Government released the trade data for January 2011 today, so this is the first time we’ve been able to see the actual costs of GSP expiration. The number isn’t pretty: $54.4 million in tariffs paid on about $1.5 billion worth of (previously) GSP-eligible products. How does this affect American companies, or as we.....
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