Europe

Gas Is So Scarce in Europe That Coal Is Making a Comeback

June 21, 2021

Europe is so short of natural gas that the continent — usually seen as the poster child for the global fight against emissions — is turning to coal to meet electricity demand that is now back to pre-pandemic levels.

European Companies Plan to Invest More in China After the Pandemic

June 17, 2021

Bloomberg

Nearly 60% of European companies plan to expand their China operations in 2021, up from 51% last year, according to an annual survey.

U.S., EU Agree to Trade Deal That Stands Up to China

June 16, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.S. and European Union are aiming to build a broad coalition of Western democracies to challenge China’s hardball tactics in the economic sphere.

ICT SPRING 2021: physical edition to reconnect to business

June 15, 2021

Farvest

The international tech summit will take place next September 14-15, 2021

Wednesday July 28th, 2021

One plan, no Excel, real-time decisions with HP Inc.

June 15, 2021

Anaplan

Disruption has pushed many companies in the direction of using one plan — join our webinar to learn about the HP Inc. digital transformation success story.

Biden Needs More Than $52 Billion to Counter China in Chips

June 10, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden’s blueprint for the U.S. semiconductor industry marks an ambitious effort to set industrial policy for a critical sector of the economy, but the strategy will need more money and global support to take back chip supremacy and preempt a rival effort from China.

U.S. and EU to End for Good Trump’s $18 Billion Tariff Fight

June 9, 2021

Bloomberg

EU leaders and President Biden will commit to ending outstanding trade battles when they meet next week and promise to remove tariffs related to a steel and aluminum conflict before the end of the year.

EU’s Breton: It's Time to Fix ‘Naive’ Approach to Chip Supply

May 6, 2021

Bloomberg

Europe was naive to outsource so much of its semiconductor design and manufacturing to other regions and needs to redress the balance, the European Union’s top industry official said.

How the U.K.-EU Trade Deal Impacts Supply Chains

May 5, 2021

Carole Welch, SCB Contributor

For the most part, the trade agreement maintains continuity of supply and prevents greater challenges that industries might have faced without it.

Parcel Lockers Ease Europe’s Last-Mile Challenges

May 5, 2021

John Haber, SCB Contributor

Like logistics providers everywhere, European carriers are facing capacity challenges, delivery delays and rising costs to deliver parcels.

Europe

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in Europe. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance across Europe’s 50 sovereign states and four dependencies - addressing a range of challenges such as varying regulations, developing customs and tax laws and government controlled exchange rates.