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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

The last 18 months have been very good for petrochemical manufacturers—and not so good for their customers in a wide range of industries. This year has brought another round of pain for the vast array of manufacturers that depend on petrochemical inputs.

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

Elementum

2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg. Lazada now owns Redmart and Alibaba has a controlling stake in Lazada.

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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. What will happen to those manufacturers that can’t or won’t convert? Add on the effects of poor infrastructure that limits rail networks, vehicle routes, and a lack of efficient ports for ocean cargo, and extracting and shipping minerals becomes a real problem!

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China and the global textile machinery

Exapro Hub

Number of draw-texturing spindles and shuttle-less looms that were shipped increased by 23% and 13%. Most of the new short-staple spindles (95%) are shipped to Asia. The study shows that the six largest investors in the short-staple segment in 2017 are: Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, Uzbekistan, India and Indonesia.

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