Chemicals & Energy

Seven Ways the Cargo Ship Industry Is Cleaning Up Its Filthy Act

January 18, 2019

Air pollution from cars and factories has been regulated in much of the world since the 1970s. When it comes to the smoke-belching ships that carry global trade, the rules have been a lot looser.

Saudi and Canadian Cuts Leave Hole in Global Oil Supply

January 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Output cuts in oil-rich Alberta and Saudi Arabia are combining to leave heavy-crude refiners from the Gulf of Mexico to Asia in a bind.

How Emissions Rules Could Actually Make Shipping Fuel Dirtier

January 10, 2019

Bloomberg

Thousands of merchant ships will soon start burning fuel containing higher concentrations of sulfur — a quirky outcome of rules that are supposed to cut emissions of the pollutant.

LogiChem Announces Preliminary Speaker Lineup and Agenda Europe's Only Chemical Supply Chain Conference

January 8, 2019

Europe's Only Chemical Supply Chain Conference

More Companies Make Supply Chain Changes in China

January 8, 2019

Bloomberg

These companies are exploring manufacturing options outside of China as a result of tariffs and the trade war, according to Bloomberg.

Seven Key Issues to Watch This Week in U.S.-China Trade Talks

January 7, 2019

Bloomberg

U.S. and Chinese officials are set to begin trade negotiations on Monday in the hope of reaching a deal during a 90-day truce between President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

Over 100 Million of Employee Hours are Spent on Calls, Emails, and Funneling Data

January 4, 2019

Elementum

The +$100M SCM Problem We’ve Been Misunderstanding

January 4, 2019

Elementum

Aircraft, Food and Drugs: U.S. Businesses Feel Shutdown Pain

January 4, 2019

Bloomberg

In ways both small and large, businesses are beginning to feel the bite of the government funding impasse that has shuttered nine major departments.

U.S. Factories Ended 2018 on Sour Note

January 3, 2019

Bloomberg

Five Federal Reserve indexes of regional manufacturing all slumped in December, the first time they’ve fallen in unison since May 2016.

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