Importers must start asking the hard questions and take action to mitigate the significant legal, financial, and reputational risks of trading with partners involved with forced labor. 

The nation, which has curbed overseas sales of all grades of rice to control domestic food inflation, will reduce the minimum export price to $850 a ton from $1,200.

Volkswagen will be dialing back production of its ID.3 and Cupra’s Born EVs at the company’s Zwickau factory until October 16.

The plant is set to start operating in 2026 and will initially produce enough batteries for about half a million EVs. 

Will three big recent funding measures entice manufacturers to shift production from China back to the U.S.?

Logistics appears to be emerging into the world of TV, at least online and on-demand.

UgoPilot allows companies to securely manage their fleets, reduces the need for underused equipment and provides businesses with access to energy professionals.

Tokayev said that Kazakhstan has shipped roughly 500,000 metric tons of crude oil to Germany’s Schwedt refinery through 2023.

The three-year deal gives Trafigura a big new chunk of credit for trading at a time when energy prices are rising again.

Manufacturers can't prepare for everything, but they can prepare to be more agile when the inevitable disruptions occur.