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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

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India has again demonstrated the highest level of PMI growth and the report authors point to Greece, Indonesia, Russia and Brazil as demonstrating stronger rates of expansion. along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Growth expansion has returned across China and the U.S.

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Sustainable Forestry: Can We Get It Right?

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Deforestation for palm oil plantations in Indonesia averages to about 300,000 hectares (about half the size of Delaware) each year. million tons) and Western Africa (2.4 million tons in 1995 to 62.6 million tons in 2015). million tons), Thailand (1.8 million tons).

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

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This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam. Various ocean container and bulk shipping vessels remain compelled to bypass this transit point to and from the Suez Canal , and to route instead around Africa to reach European and other major ports.

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How to Manage Risk and Boost Transparency in the Raw Material Supply Chain

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tin from Indonesia). Umicore, a global materials technology and recycling group, introduced its Sustainable Procurement Framework for cobalt. 3TGs: Updates on Gold Sustainable Procurement. Several stakeholders trust that cooperation, for example the Global Battery Alliance , can lead to positive change.

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Global Sourcing and Human Rights Go Hand in Hand

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Organizations continue to scour global markets for even lower labor rates, moving from Western China to the Pearl River, and now to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and North Africa.

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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

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What US industrial leaders must now worry about is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which includes China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia and others. It excludes Canada, USA, Mexico, Chile, and Peru. This is a development that we all need to be more aware of.

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) are designed to boost economic growth through trade by opening markets by way of progressive removal of customs duties, eliminating or reducing trade barriers and tariffs, lifting restrictions on services and even through public procurement. South Africa. Kazakhstan.