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Codelco Planning to End Some Copper Deals with Chinese Clients in 2025

Sources said Codelco is hoping to replace exclusively copper concentrate deals with other agreements that include concentrate and value-added intermediate products.

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I-95 Bridge Collapse Underscores the Project Manager’s Role in Supply Chain Repairs

The I-95 bridge collapse presents a case study that will be analyzed for decades to come as other parts of the supply chain face additional and inevitable challenges.

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U.S. Department of Commerce Publishes Text of Landmark Indo-Pacific Supply Chain Agreement

The proposed Supply Chain Agreement is designed to enable IPEF partners to work together collaboratively through information exchange, sharing of best practices, collective response to disruptions, and supporting labor rights.

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Food Prices Resume Decline Despite Lingering Supply Threats

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

Torun, Poland. Photo: Bloomberg

OEMs Confident They Can Overcome Supply Chain Issues

Almost two-thirds of senior automotive executives say they cut their backlogged orders by 61% while another 34% expect to reduce their backlogs over the next 12 months.

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Saudis, Russia Extend Their Oil-Supply Curbs to Year-End

The leader of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will continue its production cutback of 1 million barrels a day until December 2023.

Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

China State Media Declares Huawei Phone a Victory in U.S. Tech War

Speculation swirled that the device achieved 5G capabilities, which would make it the first such handset since the Shenzhen-based electronics firm lost access to advanced chipmaking technologies in 2020.

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Kroger DC Employee Death Being Investigated

Leaders from Teamsters Union #667 said that Tony Rufus died on a dock in front of his co-workers on August 25.

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Indian PM Urges Critical Minerals Leaders to View Control as a “Global Responsibility”

Modi added that India could build an efficient and reliable supply chain in comparison to pre-COVID-19 supplies that “broke down” when the world needed them most.

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Trade Rep: China’s Rare Earths Dominance Can Lead to U.S. Vulnerability

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said that the U.S. is not where it wants to be in terms of supply chains and its reliance on China.

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Affirmative Action Is Out — But Supplier Diversity Is Here to Stay

For organizations that have dedicated years to nurturing their supplier diversity programs, what lies ahead?

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Over 80% of In-Store U.K. Shoppers Have Had Out of Stock Experiences in 2023

The number of in-store U.K. supermarket shoppers that said they dealt with items being out of stock was up 11% from 2022.

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