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The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of Poolmageddon

ToolsGroup

At the mercy of Hurricane Laura, the Louisiana production plant was completely eradicated. The fire started at Majestic Industries, before spreading to the Qualco chemical plant located nearby. After the Louisiana plant burned back in 2020, BioLab put forth a $170 million investment to rebuild. Image Source: USA Today.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Weller says that “until the Industrial Revolution, 150 years ago, we have lived our entire evolutionary history outdoors all day, every day. industrial supply chain but has been shut down for repairs 20 times in the last 10 years. What is abnormal is that we now spend our lives inside and briefly pop outside.”

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Defying?Ida: Prospects for?Disaster Recovery?for Oil and Gas

Requis

As I write this blog, Louisiana is in the?earliest?stages The people of Louisiana are?resilient,?and remediation efforts are well underway we will know the impacts Ida will have on the energy industry?in stages of recovering from Hurricane Ida.?I I have spent the past few days trying to reach?family,?friends,?and confirm that?they

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The North American Battery Supply Chain is Getting Amped Up!

QAD

Recently, I attended a dinner outside of Detroit hosted by QAD, the Korean Battery Industry Association and NAATBatt (an organization dedicated to the development and commercialization of advanced battery manufacturing in North America). Leadership in the EV industry will require control of the battery supply chain. .

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7 Reasons Panama is the Latin American Supply Chain Capital with Demo Perez

The Logistics of Logistics

Long ago the country found a free trade agreement from Louisiana, translated it into Spanish, and implemented it. Every day, there are new disruptions in this industry. Panama is the most competitive market in Latin America and the US dollar is used. [31:22] 31:22] What’s the fifth reason? The free trades zones that we have.

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Did The Barbie Movie Cause a Worldwide Pink Paint Shortage? The Supply Chain Explanation 

Resilinc

Meanwhile, Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana in August of 2020 with Hurricane Zeta coming a month later. As a movie industry supplier, Rosco was low on the priority list for paint replenishment compared to department stores such as Lowe’s, which received replacement supplies far earlier.

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Building the Future of Your Supply Chain

QAD

QAD Explore 2019, the company’s premier customer conference connecting its global community of leading manufacturers, recently took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was a pleasure to attend. The Consumer Products and Food & Beverage Vertical Update session featured three presenters, covering a variety of industry-specific topics.