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A U.S. Company Seeks to Reduce China’s Dominance in Rare Earth Production

Efforts are underway in the U.S. to break China’s monopoly on the mining and processing of rare earth minerals, which are found in many high-tech products for consumer, industrial and military use. But it’s going to be a long haul to achieve that goal.

Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel prior to being crushed into powder. One of several rare earth elements, neodymium is critical to the motors used in electric vehicles. Photo: Bloomberg.

American Meat Packers Don’t Have Answers for Lack of Distancing

As part of an investigation into the spread of coronavirus at U.S. meat plants, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker released responses from major producers that defended their operations during the pandemic.

A worker packages trays of ground beef chuck. Photo: Bloomberg.

‘Covidpreneurs’ Hawk Body Bags Amid Mexico Shortages

With millions of Mexicans out of work due to COVID-19, some are seizing on the pandemic to trade in medical and other equipment, solving shortages while also causing price spikes and supply chaos.

Source: Bloomberg

The World’s Supply Chain Isn’t Ready for a COVID-19 Vaccine

The industries that shepherd goods around the world on ships, planes and trucks acknowledge they aren’t ready to handle the challenges of shipping an eventual COVID-19 vaccine from drugmakers to billions of people.

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Trade Pact to Give Africa $450 Billion Boost, World Bank Says

An Africa-wide free-trade pact could bolster the region’s income by $450 billion and lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty by 2035.

Source: Bloomberg

New Country Resilience Index Showcases the Usual Suspects, Best and Worst

Much attention has been paid to the ability of individual companies and their supply chains to withstand disruptive events. But what makes an entire country resilient?

A U.S. flag is displayed on a factory floor in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Photo: Bloomberg.

Why Service Has a Big Role to Play in Shaping the New Economy

COVID-19 has been the ultimate digital accelerant, giving advanced industrial services a big role to play in shaping the new economy.

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Survey Shows Asian Businesses Facing Huge Liquidity Pressures

COVID-19 has thrown the global economy into turmoil, interrupting normal operations everywhere, wreaking havoc on supply chains, and causing a severe drop in global trade. Asia, of course, is not immune.

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Podcast | Coming Out of the Crisis: A Playbook for Recovering Supply Chains

If we didn’t think supply-chain risk management was all-important before, we know it now.

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How the Grocery Industry Is Responding to New Consumer Behavior

This year's supply-chain shocks are forcing grocery retailers to answer to changing consumer needs — and fast.

Source: Bloomberg

Alibaba Helps Asia’s Malls Go Online After Virus Upends Retail

Clobbered by the crushing effects of the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of retailers from Bangkok to Singapore have rushed to set up online shops on big e-commerce platforms to stay afloat this year. Now entire shopping malls are going virtual for the first time.

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'Virtually Entire' Fashion Industry Complicit in Forced Labor

Many of the world’s biggest fashion brands and retailers are complicit in the forced labour and human rights violations being perpetrated on millions of Uighur people in China, according to a coalition of human rights groups.

A woman walks in Xinjiang, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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