The U.S. Census Bureau released the full-year 2010 trade data today, so we wanted to provide a few highlights: -Imports under GSP in 2010 totaled $22.6 billion, up from $20.2 billion in 2009, but still well below their 2008 peak of $31.2 billion -Thailand was the top GSP supplier country with $3.6 billion, followed by...
Continue readingPenn Pac, a small business in Manheim, Pennsylvania, provides slitting, warehousing, and distribution services for companies in need of packaging film. Penn Pac imports polypropylene sheets from suppliers in Brazil, including Vitopel and POLO Films. By collaborating with plastics suppliers, converters, and the end-users, Penn Pac helps reduce...
Continue readingThere’s a company in Louisville, Kentucky that designs, manufactures, and services Heat Recovery Steam Generators, or HRSGs. Basically, HRSGs increase energy efficiency by capturing the hot exhaust from a gas turbine and turning it in to steam that can be used to power another turbine. The Kentucky-based company imports parts for its HR...
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