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This Week in Logistics News (February 5-9, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Our guinea pig Cow died this morning. What do you do with a deceased guinea pig? The kids named him Cow when he was born. He was a tiny little thing when he was born, smaller than the palm of your hand. The kids said their goodbyes this morning before going to school. The kids said their goodbyes this morning before going to school.

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China Restricts Exports on Two Chip Metals, Raising Supply Chain Concerns

Exiger Perspectives

Bauxite is mined in quantities matching Chinese output by countries like Australia and Guinea. Gallium can also be obtained from bauxite, an ore that is the world’s main source of aluminium.

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Over the last six years, several countries significantly improved their CPI score, including Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and the United Kingdom, while several countries declined, including Syria, Yemen and Australia. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau. Source: UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau.

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Aluminum and silicon shortages causing price volatility

Resilinc

In that last category, mounting tension between Australia and China, the world’s largest aluminum producer, has led to reduced Chinese imports of Australian bauxite and alumina. At the same time, Chinese imports of bauxite from Guinea, the world’s largest supplier, were threatened by political unrest there.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Back in December, we welcomed two new members to our family: Milo and Otis, guinea pig brothers we adopted. Our first guinea pig, Bubbles, had passed away a few weeks earlier (after bringing us much joy and laughs for over four years), so we were very excited to bring Milo and Otis home and begin a new chapter of memories.

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button. Choose country. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bangladesh. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Guadeloupe.

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White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button. Choose country. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bangladesh. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Guadeloupe.