Wacker's Tennessee facility at risk of shutting down due to Trump trade policies
The Wacker Chemie factory in Charleston, Tennessee, which provides jobs for about 600 people, is at risk of closing. This comes after trade actions taken by the Trump administration caused the company to lose its last two clients. The German firm, which manufactures polysilicon for solar panels and computer chips, expects to make a final decision in the near future. Opponents of the policy argue that it does not adequately protect domestic polysilicon production, potentially allowing China to gain control over the semiconductor supply chain.