
Chicago factories relearn the economics of repair
Rebuilding machinery instead of replacing it was a margin decision before it was an environmental one, and the workforce maths is the harder half.
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Rebuilding machinery instead of replacing it was a margin decision before it was an environmental one, and the workforce maths is the harder half.

Publishing the draft text mid-negotiation was meant to build confidence. It also changed which concessions were possible.

Factory tours and supplier meetings are now part of statecraft as governments compete for reliable semiconductor capacity.