Finnish crane maker vows ‘made in USA’ as Biden pledges to phase out Chinese

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Finland again, icebreakers and now cranes. Didn’t read the article, it’s behind a paywall.

Here’s the White House announcement:

Konecranes: In response to the White House-led effort to enhance the security of the maritime environment, Konecranes, a Finnish-based port equipment manufacturer, is announcing its plans to establish and grow a consortium of U.S. partners, including steel structure providers and other manufacturers, to build ship-to-shore (STS) cranes in the United States to serve North American ports. This combination of Finnish expertise and American industrial capacity will continue to position Konecranes as a global leader in material handling solutions. Konecranes is committed to growing its workforce in the United States as demand for cranes produced by trusted vendors increases. Konecranes estimates that every STS crane built in the United States will require the production of 1,500 tons of U.S.-made steel and over 100,000 labor hours for the whole value chain.

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Sounds great, but do we really think this will compete with ZPMC’s dominance of the market? It is going to take a whole lot of Uncle Moneybag’s money to offset that competitive advantage.

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This is not behind paywall:

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Pretty dang late in the game. Seems like people are “getting woke” (pun intended) to the threat of the PRC and the decades long infiltration of US business and industry by their software and manufactured products.

The cynic in me says, “Election pandering!” while the realist says, “Hopefully, better late than never”. We shall see.

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