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30 January 2023

Energy Technology Perspectives 2023

Analysis of the risks and opportunities surrounding the development of clean energy and technology supply chains viewed through the lenses of energy security, resilience and sustainability. The Energy Technology Perspectives 2023 (International Energy Agency - IEA) provides a comprehensive analysis of global manufacturing of clean energy technologies today – such as solar panels, wind turbines, EV batteries, electrolysers for hydrogen and heat pumps – and their supply chains around the world.

19 January 2023

US business study shows negative impact of tariffs on China

A study Impacts of Section 301 Tariffs on Imports from China: Case Studies of Apparel, Footwear, Travel Goods and Furniture has called out the ‘detrimental economic impacts’ of the massive tariffs imposed on consumer goods from China, saying that the trade war has led to higher costs and prices for American companies and families. It also said that shifting away from China as a source of goods was costly and ‘not always successful’. [Joint Industry Study Flags Negative Impacts of Section 301 ... - AAFA]

29 December 2022

Supply chains avoid China

More and more companies are shifting their supply chains away from China. Apple plans to make some MacBooks in Vietnam next year, Nikkei reported, while major international automakers aim to gradually shift production away from China, according to the Financial Times.

02 December 2022

Extreme weather, high rates

Climate change may mean that inflation remains high, central bankers said. More extreme weather patterns both affect workers’ abilities to do their jobs and supply chains’ dependability, forcing prices higher.

23 June 2022

European manufacturing slows down

Growth in Europe’s two largest economies slowed sharply as manufacturers suffered from a dearth of demand, increasingly strained supply chains and surging prices. With the initial boost from a loosening of Covid-19 restrictions in Germany and France wearing off, gauges of activity fell more than expected in June. Manufacturing output contracted in both countries. This was reported by Bloomberg, commenting on the surveys of S&P Global.

16 June 2022

USA, "Our sector" (consumption, clothing, etc...) worsens

The stock market is collapsing, inflation is rampant and scarcity is affecting supply chains, against the backdrop of Covid and the war in Ukraine. It is a terrible self-perpetuating cycle. The question for the apparel and footwear industry is: Will consumers continue to buy? Robert P. Antoshak's answer in this article (Staring at an Economic Precipice? Just Wait, It Gets Worse) in the Sourcing Journal is that for a while they will, but not for long.

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