If the situation escalates, the car companies or their direct suppliers may have to support smaller companies in the supply chain to protect their production plans.

The mechanism will consist of a direct ban on purchases, which would take effect on January 1, as well as an indirect ban, which would kick in more gradually.

The airline has said it will get just 19 new Airbus SE aircraft in 2023, instead of the 30 it originally expected.

At risk are farmers who need diesel to harvest crops and homeowners who rely on its sister fuel, heating oil, to get through the winter.

UPS said in August that the heated discussions caused about 1.2 million packages per day of lost volume — either directly to competitors or new business that didn’t occur.

The deal marks a breakthrough for Boeing as Vietnam Airlines currently operates an all-Airbus SE single-aisle fleet.

Maersk is working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2040, a decade earlier than its initial 2050 ambition.

An index of food-commodity costs fell by 2.1% in August on subdued demand and good outputs of vegetable oils and milk.

Narrowbody handovers will be near the bottom of Boeing’s goal of shipping 400 to 450 of the popular 737 jets this year, said chief financial officer Brian West.

South Africa is trying to increase its supply of renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its reliance on Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.