Kazakhstan Planning to Increase Oil Supplies to Germany September 28, 2023 SupplyChainBrain Tokayev said that Kazakhstan has shipped roughly 500,000 metric tons of crude oil to Germany’s Schwedt refinery through 2023.Read More
Trafigura Gets $500M to Buy Saudi’s Non-Crude Commodities September 28, 2023 Bloomberg The three-year deal gives Trafigura a big new chunk of credit for trading at a time when energy prices are rising again.Read More
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR Plans Are Nothing, Planning Is Everything - Are You Prepared To Compete in Any Environment? September 28, 2023 Oliver Wight This webinar will focus on the top five key drivers of readiness to compete effectively in an ever-changing supply chain environment.Read More
THINK TANK Amidst Another Disappointing Peak Season, Manufacturers Increasingly Look to Data September 27, 2023 Tom Gregorchik, SCB Contributor Manufacturers can't prepare for everything, but they can prepare to be more agile when the inevitable disruptions occur. Read More
Saudi Cargo Firm SAL’s $678 Million IPO Sells Out in Hours September 26, 2023 Bloomberg Saudi Arabia has outlined an ambition to become a global supply chain hub and develop one of the largest airports in the world in Riyadh.Read More
Micron Begins Construction of $2.75B Semiconductor Plant in Gujarat September 26, 2023 SupplyChainBrain Tata Projects will collaborate with Micron Technology in constructing the plant, which it says will begin shipping out semiconductor chips in 2024. Read More
EU Rules on Electric Cars Could Cost Carmakers Billions September 25, 2023 SupplyChainBrain The U.K. is by far their largest export market for European car-makers, with 1.2 million vehicles arriving at U.K. ports last year. Read More
Lego Abandons Effort to Make Bricks From Recycled Plastic Bottles September 25, 2023 SupplyChainBrain The project to make bricks from recycled drinks bottles instead of oil-based plastic would actually have led to higher carbon emissions over the product’s lifetime, Lego said.Read More
India Rice Export Ban Is Fueling Risk of Social Unrest, UN Says September 25, 2023 Bloomberg Prices of the crop, a staple for half the world, surged to the highest levels in almost 15 years after the globe's top shipper began curbing exports.Read More
Russia Temporarily Bans Diesel Exports; European Prices Jump September 22, 2023 Bloomberg The ban, which also applies to gasoline, came into force September 21 and doesn’t have a final date, according to the government decree.Read More
Podcast | Will an Investment ‘Supercycle’ Spark the Revival of American Manufacturing?Sourcing/Procurement/SRM