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Ambassador Greer to Tour Utah’s Advanced Manufacturing Plants

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Ambassador Greer to Tour Utah’s Advanced Manufacturing Plants pbrouillette Fri, 10/09/2026 - 14:45 WASHINGTON — Next week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer will travel across Utah to tour advanced manufacturing plants, ranging from a major semiconductor facility to a plant producing consumer goods, like basketball hoops, kayaks, and folding chairs. The two-day swing will highlight the Trump Administration’s work to revitalize our industrial base and strengthen our supply chain resilience. While in Utah, Ambassador Greer will join a panel for the G20 Interfaith Forum focused on unleashing human potential for the common good. For press inquiries, please email madeline.yarbrough@ustr.eop.gov. Thursday, October 15 Lifetime Products tour in Clearfield, Utah Fireside chat at Brigham Young University ( closed press ) Friday, October 16 G20 Interfaith Forum panel at the University of Utah DPS Skis tour in Salt Lake City, Utah ( closed press ) Texas Instruments tour in Lehi, Utah ( closed press ) Varex Imaging tour followed by fireside chat with CEO Sunny Sanyal Dinner hosted by World Trade Center Utah ( closed press ) ###

Directly affected

  • CLFD Clearfield

    Named in this report.

  • TXN Texas Instruments

    Named in this report.

  • VREX Varex Imaging

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • NVDA NVIDIA

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor

    The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan

  • ASML ASML

    Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of industrial companies

  • CAT Caterpillar

    A large machinery maker

  • AMD AMD

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMAT Applied Materials

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • LRCX Lam Research

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
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NVDA———————
TSM———————
ASML———————
AVGO———————
XLI———————
CAT———————
AMD———————
AMAT———————
LRCX———————
SMH———————

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Taiwan Strait, seven days against thirty

Taiwan Strait has 49 linked stories in the last 7 days and 49 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Ambassador Greer to Tour Utah’s Advanced Manufacturing Plants.” The recent pace is rising.

Who collects and who pays in semiconductors

Companies mentioned with this story

  • VREX Varex Imaging

    For “Ambassador Greer to Tour Utah’s Advanced Manufacturing Plants,” Varex Imaging (VREX) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names VAREX IMAGING CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to VREX

  • CLFD Clearfield

    In “Ambassador Greer to Tour Utah’s Advanced Manufacturing Plants,” Clearfield (CLFD) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names CLEARFIELD INC in the summary; GA resolved that company to CLFD

From Taiwan Strait to Varex Imaging (VREX)

On 22 Oct 2026, “Ambassador Greer to Tour Utah’s Advanced Manufacturing Plants” is the story that connects Varex Imaging (VREX) to Taiwan Strait.

The link for Varex Imaging (VREX) is this: The reported development directly names VAREX IMAGING CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to VREX

Also listed, Clearfield (CLFD): The reported development directly names CLEARFIELD INC in the summary; GA resolved that company to CLFD

The price range for Varex Imaging (VREX), and the dates in the story

CLFD traded between 27.91 and 34.11 across 19 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.27. VREX traded between 18.43 and 18.53 across 7 sessions. The latest close on file is 18.48.

How solid the semiconductors case looks

21 out of 100

“Ambassador Greer to Tour Utah’s Advanced Manufacturing Plants” scores 21 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 2 linked companies.