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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-up- February 13, 2023

Supply Chain Matters

GlobalFoundries , based in upstate New York , operates semiconductor chip production facilities formerly operated by IBM in Malta New York and Burlington, Vermont. Chips Act, to construct an additional chip fabrication plant in Malta, New York. There remains speculation that permanent shifts in container routings from Asia to the U.S.

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US Semiconductor Fab Investments Make Headlines and Concerns

Supply Chain Matters

billion grant for GlobalFoundries to support the development and expansion of fab facilities in Malta, New York , and Burlington, Vermont. Noted in interviews with sources is a realization that facility construction costs are four to five times higher than what they would be Asia. That includes a February announced $1.5

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

16 The surcharge increase will apply to other destinations in the same zone as Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Virgin Islands). 7 Includes American Samoa, Cook Islands, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, French Polynesia, Palau, East Timor, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, and Samoa. 15 All of Europe except Vatican City.