Chemicals & Energy

Fed Sees Supply-Chain Issues Growing Despite Better U.S. Outlook

April 15, 2021

Bloomberg

The Federal Reserve is seeing both labor and material shortages mounting up across several sectors of the U.S. economy.

The Chip Industry Has a Problem With Its Giant Carbon Footprint

April 9, 2021

Bloomberg

Demand for semiconductors is surging as life becomes increasingly digital, but all that computing power comes at a cost.

Commodity Shipping Rates Are Surging Amid Uneven Recovery

April 8, 2021

Bloomberg

For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no further than the market for shipping raw materials.

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Watch: The Global Impact of Biden’s Supply Chain Executive Order

April 8, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A look at the possible implications of President Biden’s order to review critical supply chains on the United States’ relations with its trading partners, with Jeff Weiss, partner and co-chair of the International Trade Policy Practice, and leader of the Supply Chain Team, of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.

EV-Battery Rivals Race to Sway Biden on Import Ban

April 7, 2021

Bloomberg

The development of the battery supply chain will depend on President Biden's decision this week.

U.S. Manufacturing Surges Most Since 1983

April 5, 2021

Bloomberg

U.S. manufacturing expanded in March at the fastest pace since 1983, catapulted by the firmest orders and production readings in 17 years. The data add to evidence of an economy poised to accelerate.

The New Demand Planning: Leveraging CRM for Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Success

April 1, 2021

River Rock Advisors

In this ebook, Dave Nelson, principal at value chain optimization firm River Rock Advisors discusses the use of customer relationship management (CRM) processes and tools to pilot a precision-based, in-depth use of data to forecast demand while giving leaders greater insight into their customer base.

Biden's $2.25 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Aims to ‘Bring Everybody Along’

March 31, 2021

Bloomberg

The “American Jobs Plan,” as the president dubbed it, lays out an eight-year program that includes $620 billion for transportation and $580 billion for American manufacturing.

End of Suez Snarl Marks Beginning of New Stress on Global Trade

March 31, 2021

Bloomberg

The Ever Given leaves in its wake several weeks or months of disruptions across a world economy where the pandemic revealed both the sturdy backbone of global trade and an Achilles’ heel.

Suez Mess Adds to Global Economic, Supply-Chain Stress

March 29, 2021

Bloomberg

The backlog is one more strain for global supply chains already stretched by the pandemic.

Chemicals & Energy

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the chemicals and energy industries. Learn how chemical and energy companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.