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Breaking Industry Supply Chain News from Tesla

Supply Chain Matters

The announcement makes reference to the initial 2014 investment in the Gigafactory Nevada complex and a statement that upwards of $6.5 A follow-on report by Bloomberg indicated that deals were potentially in progress involving China based BYD , and South Korea based Hyundai Motors , in addition to Tesla.

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Prep Your Supply Chain for Super Typhoon Soudelor

Elementum

Update 8/09/2015, 18:03 PST: Tropical Storm Soudelor to Hit South Korea on August 11. Tropical Rainstorm Soudelor, which continues to inundate eastern China, is moving northwestward to hit South Korea on Tuesday, August 11, threatening to bring heavy rains and isolated flash flooding.

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America Needs a Tune-up for Its Innovation Engine

Enterra Insights

One indication of China’s push for innovation is the fact that it has risen from 29th spot in Bloomberg Index in 2014 to the mid-teens in the latest report, although it did slip one spot this year. 2] Michelle Jamrisko, Alex Tanzi and Wei Lu, “ South Korea Leads World in Innovation as U.S. ” Footnotes. [1]

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Will the Nuclear Power Sector Make a Resurgence? Part Two

Enterra Insights

A Department of Energy-sponsored report estimated in 2014 that the US nuclear industry would produce 94 percent less fuel waste if it switched to advanced reactors and made more use of recycled fuels.”[6] 1] Brad Plumer, “ Why America abandoned nuclear power (and what we can learn from South Korea) ,” Vox, 29 February 2016. [2]

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Large Shipping Losses Have Declined 38% over Past 10 Years

Material Handling & Logistics

There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world in 2017, down 4% year-on-year -- the second lowest in 10 years after 2014. There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world in 2017, down 4% year-on-year (98) -- the second lowest in 10 years after 2014. Looking at the past decade the decline was 38% globally.

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Russia-Ukraine war: semiconductor value chain impact

Resilinc

The Resilinc report also reveals that the 2014 Russian seizure of Crimea pushed neon prices up 600%; the shock sent much of the chip industry scrambling to diversify its supply. for banning export of advanced semiconductors to Russia, and convincing Japan, South Korea, and chip-making leader Taiwan to follow suit.

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What Your Global Forwarder Must Know about Importing to China

CH Robinson Transportfolio

According to the International Monetary Fund, China’s 2014 GDP reached $10.38 Between 2004 and 2014, China imported $13.52 Between 2004 and 2014, China imported $13.52 Most imports come from Europe, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), South Korea, Japan, and United States, respectively, based on import value.

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