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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. “Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

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The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan. From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. That represented a 2.3

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September and Q3 Global PMI Levels Remain in Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

The three specific regions of concern remain the Eurozone, United Kingdom, along with Taiwan. The regions reported as having the most declines in production volumes were noted as Brazil, Canada, Japan , and the United Kingdom. average of the three months of Q3, declined 1.5 percentage point drop from the average of Q1.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

Supply Chain Matters

Source: S&P Global and Other Sources. Considerable weakness was noted for both Germany (a 38 month low) and Austria (a 39 month low) in July, both reporting the lowest PMI values in this sector. Germany’s July PMI activity level was the worst performance since May 2020.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom. Austria was indicated as the worst performer, followed by Germany and France. Commenting on the November data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. reflecting a 1.1

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Output reportedly rose in China, India, Brazil and the United States , while declines continued in the Eurozone , Japan and the United Kingdom. India again led all other regions, while Germany and Austria remain at highest levels of PMI contractionary levels. Contrasting Reporting for U.S.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

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Croatia has the highest number of freeports in the EU with Austria, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Sweden having none. In the US free trade zones are often used by manufacturers to produce goods using components sourced overseas – which can mean significant savings on tariffs.