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Xi’s Careful Reply to Trump Tariffs Shows China Has More to Lose

China’s options range from promises to buy more American oil and gas and keeping the yuan stable to delivering on the Phase One deal.

Xi Jinping. Photographer: Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg

Supply Chains 2025: The Uncertainty Principle

The future contains much uncertainty, but also a wealth of opportunities for innovative and far-thinking enterprises.

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Mitigating Rare Earth Dependency While Creating New Revenue Streams

A well-structured, resilient supply chain can turn dependency risks into new avenues for profitability and long-term success.

Reshaping the Future and Global Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing

By blending its strengths in innovation with proven global best practices, the U.S. can reclaim its position as a manufacturing leader.

Sustainable Logistics Strategies for The Chemicals Industry

Practitioners of chemical logistics will find themselves with a significant advantage over other industries: the ability to leverage long-standing experience in working under strict protocols.

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Canada, Mexico Hit Back at Trump Tariffs, China Vows Action

“Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada will make your life more expensive,” Congressman Greg Stanton said in a post on X.

Tractor trailers wait in line at the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge port of entry in Juarez, Mexico, on Dec. 20, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Relief as EU Delays Sustainability Deadline to 2028

Now, only companies with more than 1,000 employees and over €50 million ($52 million) in turnover will need to report on their carbon emissions.

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South Africa Coal, Metal Exporters to Spend Billions on Rail

Organizations representing firms including Glencore Plc and a unit of Anglo American Plc are negotiating the terms of the pacts with Transnet.

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South Carolina Utility Eyes Buyers for Unfinished Nuclear Reactors

The utility is hoping to capitalize on the recent boom in demand from tech companies looking to use nuclear reactors to power AI data centers.

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Tint Introduces Flexible Cargo Insurance Tool

Carriers can now purchase usage-based, pay-per-load annual insurance directly through their transportation management system, with the ability to flex coverage limits on demand.

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Mexico Plans Nearshoring Incentives to Curb China Imports

Among the “Plan Mexico” priorities are to speed up the permit process for exporting manufacturers that import materials duty-free and boost the purchase of locally made goods.

Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference on Plan Mexico, at the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City on Jan. 13. Photographer: Stephania Corpi/Bloomberg

U.S. & U.K. Escalate Sanctions Against Russian Energy Sector, Shadow Fleet

The new sanctions target more than 180 vessels from Russia’s fleet of shadow tankers used by Moscow to evade existing oil sanctions.

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