All Things Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
With the recent technological advancements of the 21st century, cobalt has become a key ingredient of the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries. Used in electric vehicles (EV) it gives them the…
SCM Research
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Why is final assembly being done in China and not in the EU or Canada? Why is packaging being done in Eastern Europe or Mexico and not in China; and why not in Northern Europe or Canada, where the consumers are located? What can be problematic about sourcing raw materials from the Congo? What modes of transport should be used?
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NC State SCRC
APRIL 22, 2022
of the lithium reserves and a quarter of its copper deposit, much in the Atacama desert – see picture of the flats above); Third, the Congo which has 46% of global cobalt reserves and produces 70% of the world’s output. You guessed it – China – which has nabbed the biggest commercial deposits of cobalt in the Congo.
EcoVadis
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Conversely, countries that continue to use a lot of coal, like Germany, Poland, or China, will have a minimal environmental gain. . We are improving the environment a little in France while degrading it significantly in China, which makes no sense and renders the environmental bill generally negative for the planet. .
NC State SCRC
MAY 11, 2023
Cobalt: The Democratic Republic of Congo has 46% of global cobalt reserves and produces 70% of the world’s output. Congo is an autocracy, which means that the government controls most of the industry. and China, where some of the world’s biggest manufacturers of electric vehicles are located. And how will we mine them?
Resilinc
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Volkswagen vehicles, including those under its brands such as Audi, Porsche, and Bentley, to ties to forced labor in China. And, of the automotive shipments detained, almost 100% came directly from China. Problem #2: Automotive Supply Chains and Forced Labor For the same period, 61 automotive shipments were detained, totaling $3.96M.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
But, in 2019, the Trump Administration stopped imports of clothing, gold, diamonds, and other items believed to have been produced with forced labor by companies based in Brazil, China, and Malaysia, as well as some gold mined in eastern Congo and diamonds from a region in Zimbabwe.
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