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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The Kingdom of Belgium achieved its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, and has become an admired modern country, well-known as the home of international organizations such as NATO and the EU. Since most Western European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, Belgium’s capital, it is an ideal location for international groups.

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Doing Business in Germany

QAD

km and borders the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and other countries including the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. It is among the world’s largest and most advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, chemicals and cement. . Germany adopted the Euro in 1999.

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Doing Business in the Netherlands

QAD

It is bordered by Belgium, Germany and the North Sea. Typical manufacturing products from the Netherlands include food processing, chemicals, oil and petroleum refining, construction, electrical machinery and metal processing and fabrication. Primary trading partners included Germany, Belgium, the U.K., state of New Jersey.

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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

Gallium in particular is needed to manufacture gallium arsenide , an integral chemical compound used to make semiconductors. Bindiya Vakil, Resilinc CEO and co-founder, commented on the restrictions in a recent Institute for Supply Management webcast. “In In this fight, we only lose.

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From Lab to Arm: Supply Chain Journey of the COVID-19 Vaccines

BlueYonder

And the make or manufacturing process here includes its own BOM: not just the mRNA but also the lipids and other simple chemicals. Pfizer has chosen to work with logistics provider to ship vaccines directly from their plants (in Kalamazoo and Belgium) to the various states and specified DCs. and also the case/special packaging.

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Shortages of coolant set to impact the semiconductor industry

Resilinc

Supreme Court) to shut down a Belgium-based 3M plant is anticipated to bring fresh turmoil to the semiconductor industry: likely shortages of specialized coolants. 3M’s Zwijndrecht, Belgium, plant produces coolant that is essential to the etching process used in semiconductor manufacturing. Coolant is a key input in chip manufacturing.

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Welcome to Antwerp

Arkieva

Antwerp is the most populous city in Belgium with 513,570 residents in 2015. It is also the biggest (petro-)chemical cluster in Europe with one of the Top 10 biggest chemical producers in the world and with the recent construction of the biggest ethylene terminal in Europe by Ineos Oxide, Antwerp is THE hub for chemical feedstocks.

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