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HRT: inside the complex global supply chain behind a $20bn market
In the centre of the factory stand 31 reactors: giant metal globes that can hold up to 10,000 litres of liquid each. Every week, gleaming stainless steel drums arrive by truck at this plant on the outskirts of Oss, in the Netherlands. Their…
Is a beer shortage on tap? Inflation and supply chain pressures on brewers are intensifying
Beer makers are facing many challenges as inflation and supply chain issues raise cost of brewing and shipping. Shortages in aluminum cans and carbon dioxide, used in brewing, have hampered some brewers. For consumers, beer prices are rising…
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Is a beer shortage on tap? Inflation, supply chain pressures intensifying for brewers
Is a beer shortage on tap? Inflation and supply chain pressures on brewers are intensifying. (Source: CNN) Published: Sep. 24, 2022 at 4:23 PM MDT|Updated: moments ago (CNN) - We have already dealt with a shortage of toilet paper and baby formula…
REV Group Stock: Supply Chain Issues Weigh On The Outlook (NYSE:REVG)
Recreational vehicle designer/manufacturer REV Group (NYSE: REVG) delivered another volatile quarter in Q3 2022, as much like many other manufacturers in the space, supply chain issues continue to hinder its ability to meet demand. While the…
New York is now the nation's busiest port in historic re-routing of trade away from West Coast
Port of New York and New Jersey moved 843,191 TEUs (imports + exports) in August, its busiest August ever. The Port of Long Beach and LA were second and third in cargo volume as more trade moved away from the West Coast due to ongoing concerns…
Security News This Week: Child Predators Mine Twitch to Prey on Kids
Some churches across the United States are using invasive phone-monitoring technology in efforts to discourage “sinful” behavior, a WIRED investigation revealed this week. The churches are using a series of apps, dubbed…
Ford supply-chain leadership overhaul reflects EV ramp up
Ford Motor Co.'s moves to overhaul its supply-chain leadership reflect the increasingly crucial role technology is playing as the development of electric vehicles is transforming the way cars are produced. Ford Motor Co.'s moves to overhaul its…
Beto O'Rourke Says US Guest-Worker Program Would Help Slow Inflation
Beto O'Rourke, the Democrat running for Texas governor, said his plan for a guest-worker program would help slow inflation and alleviate a worker shortage that plagues agriculture and other US industries. “A Texas-based guest-worker program…
Mint Explainer: What Huawei's 'US-free' supply chain would mean for China
Battered, bruised but not yet bested, Chinese technology giant Huawei has been at the centre of a protracted battle between the United States and China as both powers scramble to purge the other from their supply chains. Huawei is now at the…
Convertibles drive into the sunset as automakers invest in electric vehicles
Convertibles – once a sign of open-air freedom and summer adventures – are increasingly fading away as companies shift to EVs and SUVs. Sales of traditional drop-tops such as the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang as well as roadsters…
Shipping Emissions On The Rise As EU Shifts Energy Supply Chain Away From Russia
Western countries' unilateral sanctions slapped Moscow with ignite even more man-made carbon dioxide emissions from the shipping industry as Europe rejiggers energy supply chains away from Russia by sourcing energy products from far away. Jan…
Wall St blames missteps at FedEx as parcel service fails to deliver
Markets had feared the company's big earnings miss foretold broader economic strife Raj Subramaniam's credibility was on the line this week as the FedEx chief executive tried to project confidence that he could correct the US parcels group's course…
Ford halts some deliveries after running out of blue badges: report
Ford paused some deliveries because it ran out of blue badges, the company told The WSJ. Sources said the shortage affected Ford's popular F-Series pickups. This week, Ford said that it had up to 45,000 vehicles awaiting their final parts. Get the…
Battery recycling companies in South Korea plot overseas expansion
Groups are capitalising on a shift to diversify supply chains away from China Some leading South Korean battery recycling companies have made strong stock market debuts as they target overseas expansion during a global scramble for EV metals.
India and the Kindleberger Trap: Multipolarity Amid the Taiwan Crisis
In September 2019, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in his statement at an Alliance for Multilateralism meeting unambiguously stated that “the Kindleberger Trap on the shortage of global goods is far more serious than the…
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