Sciencemadness Discussion Board

US China trade war and chemistry

fusso - 20-5-2019 at 15:42

What impact will UCTW have on our chinese chemicals and equipment purchases?

sodium_stearate - 20-5-2019 at 16:26

They will get more expensive.

zed - 20-5-2019 at 17:44

Depends.

Tariffs on some products, but not others.

Thus far, the price of glassware hasn't been effected.

Could change tomorrow.

[Edited on 21-5-2019 by zed]

Herr Haber - 21-5-2019 at 03:30

I have several kilograms of Indium waiting for China to get angry at everyone :)
(waiting for the 380$ /kg)

Dr.Bob - 21-5-2019 at 10:17

Won't change prices to Asia (from China) I would guess, it might even drop there, as the demand may drop until the tariffs get sorted out.

Many of these tariffs won't take effect for a while, hopefully by the time they start taking effect, China and the US will kiss and make up. Muke of this is two leaders trying to show how powerful they are by being stubborn, eventually both will have to have their minons negotiate a deal that both can claim is a victory. That is what minons do.

None of the trade deals between the US and Canada or mexico have even be finished, but the trade wars in North America stopped months ago.