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Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market

Supply Chain Movement

At the same time, the supply chain specialists are expanding across Europe and even into North America. The major consultancy firms are still acquiring smaller niche competitors to intensify their supply chain expertise. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Uzbekistan. Virgin Islands, British. Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna.

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EV segment will likely depend on China for many years

Resilinc

Australia and Zimbabwe have far more lithium resources than China, and China mines just 1% of the world’s cobalt, but Chinese firms dominate the value chains for these and other critical minerals through ownership of foreign mines and domestic refining capacity. China produced 84.6% for the U.S., over the protectionist features of the IRA.

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