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NAFFIC and Aware to Launch First China-Europe Digital Product Passport
The National Advanced Functional Fiber Innovation Center (NAFFIC) and Dutch supply chain traceability platform Aware joined forces to…
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Beauty
One Brand’s Secret to Lower Prices? Off-Peak Production
“It looks way too good to be true,” wrote one Reddit user. “I was skeptical — the prices are so cheap, I thought it must be a weird dupe…
Business
Cascale CEO exits, Vietnam event spotlights supply chain challenges
Following its forum in Vietnam, Cascale said Browne will step down from his CEO role on 31 July, a decision made out of “personal choice”.…
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Are U.S. Tariffs Affecting Your Business? We Want to Hear From You.
President Trump’s trade war has created chaos for companies around the world, snarling supply chains, sowing uncertainty and muddling…
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UPS and FedEx Once Handled a Deluge of Packages From China. That’s Changing.
Less than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American…
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A Tidal Wave of Change Is Headed for the U.S. Economy
When the Covid pandemic hit, factories in China shut down and global shipping traffic slowed. Within a matter of a few weeks, products…
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China Is Weighing Tariff Exemptions on Some U.S. Imports
The Chinese government is considering whether to exclude some essential products from its retaliatory 125 percent tariffs on American…
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Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico
When Dennis Nixon started working at a regional bank in Laredo, Texas, in 1975, there was just a trickle of trade across the border with…
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Trump’s Latest Tariff Threats Could Hit Global Companies
Mexico’s pitch to companies considering the American market was simple. Worried about vulnerable supply chains? Need to reduce your…
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Trump’s Colombia Tariff Threat Startled Companies Trying to Rely Less on China
Before Sunday, Colombia was quietly emerging as a refuge for multinational brands seeking a stable place to make their products in a time…
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Trumps Threatens Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
When President Trump refrained from immediately imposing new tariffs on his first day in office, as he had previously threatened, business…
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Port Labor Talks Hinge on Deal on Automation
Ports on the East and Gulf Coasts could close next week if dockworkers and employers cannot overcome their big differences over the use of…
Business
Apple accused of using conflict minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple,…
Business
Experts call for a shift from reactive to proactive clinical trial supply frameworks
With supply chain disruptions becoming worse and more frequent over the past decade, moving from a paradigm of reactiveness to…
Lifestyle
NYU doc wants "chemicals of concern" out of plastic products
During last week's "The Future of Plastics: Reducing Waste and Rethinking Materials" event, environmental sustainability and health…