The Next Chip Shortages?

The rollout of chiplets and heterogeneous designs could have unexpected implications on a global scale, Read More →

Airbus Predicts Asia to Lead Air Traffic Boom in Coming Decades

Airbus SE predicted aircraft manufacturers will deliver 40,850 new jets over the next two decades Read More →

U.S. Slips in Supply Chain Ranks After Child-Labor Violations

The U.S. has joined a list of mostly emerging-market countries where ESG supply chain risks Read More →

Walmart Planning to Open Case-Ready Beef Facility in Kansas

Walmart announced June 13 that the organization would be opening its first owned and operated Read More →

Blinken to Travel to China This Week in Push to Repair Ties

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Beijing during the week of June 16, Read More →

Biden Administration Pledges $192mn for Battery Recycling Initiatives

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $192 million in funding to improve Read More →

U.K.’s Centrica Warns More Gas Storage Needed for Energy Security

Britain’s energy security is at risk without more capacity to store natural gas for covering Read More →

Slumping Cardboard-Box Sales Signal U.S. Consumer Spending Slowdown

U.S. paper mills are scaling back production as big-box retailers buy less cardboard, signaling a Read More →

VW, Glencore Back $1bn SPAC Mine Deal to Secure EV Metals

Russian metal industry veteran Artem Volynets’ blank check firm agreed to acquire two Brazilian mines Read More →

Biden Called to Intervene as Labor Dispute Disrupts West Coast Ports

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling on President Joe Biden to intervene in a Read More →

White House Claims Supply Chain Resiliency Has Improved Since 2020

The Biden-Harris Administration claimed that critical supply chains are “significantly more fluid and resilient” now Read More →

Canada Joins U.S. Trade Complaint Against Mexico’s GMO Corn Ban

Canada will join a trade dispute initiated by the U.S. over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically Read More →

China to Host Country’s First International Supply Chain Exhibition

Chinese officials announced June 9 that the country will host the inaugural China International Supply Read More →

U.S. Expands China Forced-Labor Embargo with Ban on Two New Firms

The U.S. expanded a ban on imports from China’s Xinjiang region, placing two more companies Read More →

China Lobbies EU Over Proposal to Punish Firms Supplying Russia

China is putting pressure on the European Union behind closed doors to scrap proposed trade Read More →

Soaring EV Sales Could Still Leave World Short on Emissions Goal

Electric-vehicle sales are poised to more than double by 2026 but eliminating emissions from road Read More →

Podcast | ‘Reinventing’ the Supply Chain for the 21st Century

The structural flaws of global supply chains were exposed by COVID-19. But the origins of Read More →

Australian Defense Department Mismanaged $1.7bn of Logistics

Australia’s Department of Defense, Defence Australia, reportedly failed to effectively manage millions of items equating Read More →

Lithium Shortages Could Hand Salt a Starring Role in EV Shift

Carmakers who faced skyrocketing prices for lithium and other battery metals in 2022 could increasingly Read More →

Mercedes-Benz Strikes Supply Deal with H2 Green Steel

Merecedes-Benz and H2 Green Steel announced June 7 that the two sides had signed a Read More →

Europeans Reluctant to De-Risk from China, Survey Says

More Europeans are considering China a key economic partner despite seeing limits to the relationship, Read More →

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