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Breaking Supply Chain News- Panasonic Plans an Additional EV Battery Production Facility in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

This report cited informed sources indicating that the State of Oklahoma is being considered as a location for this facility but that there are no guarantees that an agreement will be reached. manufacturing facility somewhere in Oklahoma as well. Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. Stardust Power Selects Oklahoma for Battery Grade Lithium Refinery Development stage U.S. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce performed an illustrative analysis of the incentive package based on the Company’s inputs.

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The Big Texas Chemical Freeze Raises Issues on Resiliency of the Petrochemical Supply Chain

NC State SCRC

For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical). In another example, to get access to nitrogen, this company relied on shipping it in from Oklahoma, as the pipelines were non-functional. One of the big bottlenecks is nitrogen and refrigerants.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The announcement comes five years after Panasonic Group began production of lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) , referred to as Tesla’s Gigafactory , in Sparks, Nevada. Toyota has further announced plans to source an EV battery production facility in the U.S. is critical to help meet demand.”

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Van Rates Peak in July, Flatbed Prices Rise in Southeast

DAT Solutions

DAT Flatbed TriHaul of the Week: Houston - Oklahoma City - Ft Worth - Houston. If you have a good roundtrip, say, between Houston and Ft Worth or Houston and Oklahoma City, you don’t want to mess with it, especially if you can do the 900-mile trip in two days, including load and unload times. That breaks up the return trip.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

And if most of your production happens in FL, you may choose to divert sourcing to your secondary facility, say in New Jersey, during heavy produce shipping season months to avoid the heightened costs. Much of Oklahoma’s crop production is focused on hay, wheat, cotton, and corn. You may need to pay more to attract capacity.