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Rising Fuel Costs Crimp Globalization, China Affected

August 3, 2008

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Furniture giant Ikea opened its first U.S. factory in May to trim transportation costs while a growing number of electronics manufacturers that jumped on the China bandwagon years ago are returning to Mexico for production because of rising fuel costs. To read more, click here.

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