AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France : European firms are concerned they could get caught in the cross-fire of rising economic rivalry between the United States and China, with some officials at a French business conference also frustrated at Europe's slowness in crafting a response.Rising trade tensions between the t
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France : European firms are concerned they could get caught in the cross-fire of rising economic rivalry between the United States and China, with some officials at a French business conference also frustrated at Europe's slowness in crafting a response.
"Geopolitics obviously has an influence on the way companies operate," Menegaux said, adding Michelin was reviewing the sourcing of some components to avoid being too dependent on China. China's show of force over the supply chain for key metals comes after years of strategic investments and shouldn't come as a surprise, said Christel Bories, chief executive of mining group Eramet."In the battery value chain, it's not just a question of controlling the chain, but also of controlling costs," Bories said, adding that China was in the midst of building another monopoly over the supply of nickel and cobalt - also key battery components - in Indonesia.
Attending the conference, Heather Boushey, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, defended the IRA, saying the United States would stick with its trading partners even if it was rethinking its role in the global trading system.
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