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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

GM has committed to 30 new electric vehicles by 2025. The winners are the electrostates: first Australia which has all of the metals in the green seven; Second Chile (which has 42%. There are other risks as well: logistics in these regions (especially Africa and Chile).

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4 Crucial Commodities to Watch in 2023

Resilinc

Due to electric vehicle (EV) production, demand for cobalt is expected to increase 293% by 2025. And in 2021, Apple reported that 13% of cobalt shipped in its products came from recycling. In December 2022, manufacturing giant 3M announced it would stop making products containing PFAS by the end of 2025 ( Forbes ).

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

According to eMarketer , global e-commerce retail sales will rise to $5.542 trillion this year and surpass $7.391 trillion by 2025. It’s impossible to paint the new international shipping surcharges with the broad strokes of the past, and shippers need to know exactly what to expect and what countries are affected. EUR to 0.60