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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

China has also invested in lithium production in other nations like Zimbabwe and Bolivia , underscoring the strategic significance of lithium in achieving low to zero-emission technology objectives. By 2040, over 60% of demand for nickel is projected to come from batteries—up from less than 10% in 2020. from 2023 to 2030.

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COVID-19 in 2021: Supply Chain Organizations’ Biggest Concerns

DynaSys

Understand their sources of income. Riots and violent protests connected to the pandemic have occurred diverse places like Serbia, Nigeria, Bolivia and even Berlin. Having the means to process all useful, relevant data streams from any source in any format, and draw helpful conclusions from it, is where the industry has been heading.

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Supply Chains Carry The Day at COP21

EcoVadis

The next goal is to become a “carbon balanced” company by 2020, and sustainable sourcing of raw materials is their key area of opportunity for carbon reduction. L’Oreal recently achieved a goal to reduce carbon footprint by 50% between 2005 and 2015.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

While all major carriers have implemented surcharges since March 2020, FedEx has now taken another step forward by implementing surcharge hikes across pre-eminent international O/D pairs. Such strong forecasts mean one inevitable outcome for global carriers—raising rates to stay competitive and deliver the growing volume of packages.