THE TOLL OF TARIFFS: Factories under strain as they try to counteract higher duties

Jacquelyn Voghel

12/05/2025

STRING SKILLS: Machine operator Maria Dacruz works on the production floor of Neocorp Inc., a standard and technical rope and bungee cord maker in Pawtucket. Neocorp is among the local manufacturers that have dealt with inflated tariffs in 2025.  PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

If there was one thing Rose Wood had been able to count on as a buyer at Pawtucket manufacturer Neocorp Inc., it was that prices for raw materials would increase each year, but usually in predictable amounts. In 2025, that has gone out the window. And the uncertainty is causing stress for the family-owned maker

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