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

Exiger Perspectives

With existing domestic deposits and expanding processing capacity, Exiger’s research and analysis suggests that the U.S. Bauxite is mined in quantities matching Chinese output by countries like Australia and Guinea. Germanium is primarily acquired as a byproduct of zinc processing, and the U.S.

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Commerical Air Cancellations Quarantine Ebola Supplies

MIT Supply Chain

By consolidating cargo from various shippers, freight forwarders reduce the cost of air shipment significantly from express services, which is important when shipping multiple pallets. Most of the flights to Liberia, and their air cargo capacity, were suspended: Arik Air : Banned flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone beginning July 28.

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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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A Reflection on Supply Chain Digitization Trends in the Metal Industry

o9 Solutions

There is not a single day without the metals industry making the headlines: from the Guinea coup to price volatility, to the semiconductor crisis impacting the automotive industry and consequently reducing the demand for metal manufacturers. The fourth challenge is the capacity to run optimized production scheduling (17%).

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. In this fast-paced world, where there is also increasing pressure to reduce the carbon footprint, global fashion and luxury goods manufacturers have to redesign their go-to-market strategy to meet demand in a cost-efficient and sustainable way: Plan.