Chemicals & Energy

China's Energy Crisis Is Hitting Everything From iPhones to Milk

October 8, 2021

The hit from China’s energy crunch is starting to ripple throughout the globe, hurting everyone from Toyota Motor Corp. to Australian sheep farmers and makers of cardboard boxes.

Supply Chain Crisis May Have Caused California Oil Spill

October 6, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

The gridlock of container ships outside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may have been the cause of a major oil spill off the coast of California, according to authorities.

What Crisis? Johnson’s Team Says Supply Crunch Is Good for Wages

October 5, 2021

Bloomberg

Faced with a supply-chain squeeze that’s increased prices across the economy, the U.K. government is seeking to recast the crisis as a good news story for British workers.

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Watch: The Infrastructure Bill: A ‘Game Changer’ for Electric Vehicles?

October 5, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Paul DeCotis, senior partner in the energy and utilities practice of West Monroe, says the money set aside by the infrastructure bill for electric vehicle development will have a huge impact on the future of that technology.

Johnson Says Brexit Britain Must Adapt Amid Fuel, Food Shortages

October 3, 2021

Bloomberg

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he won’t fall back on immigration to solve the U.K.’s truck driver shortage, as he presented supply chain troubles that have left supermarket shelves bare and gas stations dry as a “period of adjustment” in the wake of Brexit and the pandemic.

Iron Battery Breakthrough Could Eat Lithium’s Lunch

October 1, 2021

Bloomberg

The world’s electric grids are creaking under the pressure of volatile fossil-fuel prices and the imperative of weaning the world off polluting energy sources. A solution may be at hand, thanks to an innovative battery that’s a cheaper alternative to lithium-ion technology.

An Obscure Chinese Mining Law Is Hobbling Global Energy Security

September 30, 2021

Bloomberg

China’s current energy crisis can be traced back in part to a legal amendment targeting miners that garnered little notice when it went into effect in March.

Gas-Starved Europe Can't Look West as U.S. Faces Its Own Crunch

September 29, 2021

Bloomberg

Americans are staring down their own supply squeeze — and the accompanying sky-high utility bills.

China’s Electricity Crunch Is World’s Latest Supply Chain Threat

September 28, 2021

Bloomberg

China’s energy crisis is shaping up as the latest shock to global supply chains as factories in the world’s biggest exporter are forced to conserve energy by curbing production.

Johnson Burned Bridges With EU Truckers He Now Wants Back

September 28, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.K. wants to issue visas for truckers to ease a shortage that’s led to gasoline stations running dry and hit food supply chains. The hard part could be persuading drivers from eastern Europe, the biggest pool of labor in recent years, to come back.

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