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Aluminum and silicon shortages causing price volatility

Resilinc

One central indicator is the escalating shortages and price increases of rubber, steel, aluminum, silicon and other raw materials that are needed to make everything from artificial Christmas trees to Xbox consoles. Then came energy rationing in China , accompanied by rising natural gas prices worldwide. Aluminum in the spotlight.

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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. construction, automotive, etc.). Our data is of poor quality.”