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

Exiger Perspectives

has substantial zinc deposits in Alaska, Tennessee, and Washington. Bauxite is mined in quantities matching Chinese output by countries like Australia and Guinea. It’s probable that, in the near term, expansion of recycling programs would be able to supply the consumption of germanium for at least U.S.

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Talking Turkey for Thanksgiving

Enterra Insights

Europeans confused this bird with the guinea hen (an African fowl) that had been imported via Ottoman Turkey. 4] Laura Reiley, “ Turkey farmers fear that, this year, they’ve bred too many big birds ,” The Washington Post, 19 October 2020. [5]

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Back in December, we welcomed two new members to our family: Milo and Otis, guinea pig brothers we adopted. Our first guinea pig, Bubbles, had passed away a few weeks earlier (after bringing us much joy and laughs for over four years), so we were very excited to bring Milo and Otis home and begin a new chapter of memories.