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Cinco de Mayo 2022

Enterra Insights

The holiday commemorates the anniversary of Mexico’s victory at the Battle of Puebla, but it has become much more than that. Cinco de Mayo is a binational celebration of the deep ties between the United States and Mexico, as well as our shared values.”[1] Much of that also comes from Mexico. In fact, Mexico is the U.S.

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Geo-Political Forces Become More Complex for Industry Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

To encourage China to eliminate its unfair trade practices regarding technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, the President is directing increases in tariffs across strategic sectors such as steel and aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, critical minerals, solar cells, ship-to-shore cranes, and medical products.”

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The Brittle China/U.S. Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

strategy needs reglobalization to snatch critical power away from China.”[2] They are looking to other countries in Asia and Mexico. They are reducing their presence and hedging their bets so they don’t get stuck from another pandemic, or politics.”[5] ”[7]. It remains to be seen if U.S. Footnotes. [1]

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Can the US Produce Lithium-Ion Batteries Domestically? Li-Bridge Outlines a Plan

Resilinc

Acts such as The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , and the CHIPS and Science Act have been created to bolster the US battery and semiconductor industries. This should include a strategy for recycling lithium battery materials.

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What’s the Hold-up with COVID Vaccinations? Don’t Hold Your Breath…a 2021 Prediction

NC State SCRC

But then you have this huge gap in the center of the country – the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, parts of West Texas – where there isn’t a lot of cold storage capacity. Given the COVID-19 pandemic situation, oil prices have dropped which has caused reduction in CO2 productions as overall oil production went down.

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How Companies Guard Against Modern Supply Chain Risks

RFgen

A global marketplace allows companies to shop around for the best supplier offering the most practical price. For example, RFgen works with a variety of military contractors that must guard against fraudulent parts and supplies – especially sent from particular regions in Asia. Working in Other Regions. Hershey is a U.S.

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How Companies Guard Against Modern Supply Chain Risks

RFgen

A global marketplace allows companies to shop around for the best supplier offering the most practical price. For example, RFgen works with a variety of military contractors that must guard against fraudulent parts and supplies – especially sent from particular regions in Asia. Working in Other Regions. Hershey is a U.S.