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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

To meet this demand and ensure a sustainable supply chain, Australia, Chile , China, and Brazil are proactively ramping up their lithium production. Nickel in Electric Car Batteries Top Consumers and Producers of Nickel Indonesia is the world’s foremost nickel producer, accounting for 37% of global production.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. “We luckily were never in a situation where our staff had to go without personal protection equipment or had to use makeshift products.” But there was a cost to this. Our discussion afterwards,” Dr.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For example, the EU’s tightening rules on palm oil imported from Southeast Asia places Malaysia and Indonesia in a difficult position, as they account for 85% of the world’s total palm oil supply. Firms should remain alert to new regulatory changes in international trade that may threaten their structure. Conclusion.

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“Too Big to Fail”: 10 Things you Need to Know About El Niño

Elementum

Raw materials will be cheaper to export from Australia. El Niño tends to cause drier winters in Australia, and a lower chance of cyclones. There’s a 75% chance of fewer cyclones in Australia this winter , meaning that mining in the region will get easier. This should keep prices low and shipping lanes open.

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Chances of a Weather-Roiling La Niña This Year Are Now Above 80%

Supply Chain Brain

La Niña can lead to droughts in South America and California, and more rain across parts of Indonesia and Australia.

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A time of transition: 3 key trends for oil & gas in 2018

DELMIA Quintiq

The current top seven exporters of LNG in the world are Qatar, Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, Algeria and Russia. Global LNG export capacity is constantly increasing and there are a large number of liquefaction projects at different stages of construction worldwide. RENEWABLES & LOW CARBON ENERGY.

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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

TPP is a unprecedented trade deal in history because it involves 12 countries (United States, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam), which accounts for 40% of global trade. (The The global trade amounts to US$ 38 trillion in 2014, where China took the lead with US$ 4.2

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